If you are currently enrolled in a teaching credential program or you currently possess a teaching credential, you would just need to take one course:

• EDSS 291 - Foundations in Career Technical Education: Bridging Industry to the Classroom.

This course is expected to be offered in a hybrid modality:

• Online synchronous from 5 – 7:30 p.m. on Jan 5, 7, 12, and 14, 2026.
• In person from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays Feb. 7, March 7, April 4, and May 2. 

Eligibility: Applicants must have a teaching credential — single subject, multiple subject, or special education, and recent, documented relevant CTE sector work experience.

Step 1: Please complete the application at this link.

Step 2: Upon completing the application, check your email for a link to upload the required documents for work experience verification, including:

• Resume/CV
• Transcripts from all institutions attended. High school, GED, bachelor’s, or master’s are sufficient. (Please upload un/officials using the link. DO NOT submit to Sacramento State Admissions.)
• Any industry licenses or credentials
• Your valid teaching credential
• Evidence of 3 years’ work experience directly related to the CTE sector you’re seeking. Can be paid or unpaid, part-time, or full-time, employed or self-employed.
  
  Evidence of work experience should be written and include:
  • Employer’s name, address, and phone number
  • The working relationship of the person signing the verification to the applicant
  • Beginning and end dates of employment
  • A complete description of duties
  • Statement confirming full-time or part-time work. (If employment was less than full-time, the number of hours the applicant was employed is required)
  • A signature by the applicant’s past or present employer(s) on company letterhead

Please check out the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing website for full details regarding CTE credential issuance and work experience verification definitions. 

Work verification sample letter examples can be viewed here.