Business and Industry Partnership Teacher Authorization (CL-895)

Authorization

The Business and Industry Partnership Teacher (BIPT) Authorization allows the holder to teach in the subject or subjects named on the credential in grades twelve and below and in classes organized primarily for adults, in career technical, trade or vocational courses.

Available subjects, also known as industry sectors, are as follows:

Requirements for the BIPT Authorization

Individuals must satisfy all of the following requirements:

1. Three years of work experience directly related to each industry sector to be named on the credential. One year equals a minimum of 1000 clock hours and the experience may be full-time or part-time, paid or unpaid. See Terms and Definitions for additional information regarding the experience requirement.
   
   
2. High school diploma requirement by one of the following methods:
   
   
   1. Possess a high school diploma
   2. Possess a diploma based on passage of the GED Test
   3. Possess the foreign equivalent of a high school diploma
      
      
3. Verification, signed by the Commission-approved program sponsor, that the applicant will complete the early orientation to teaching portion of a CTE program.
   
   
4. Completed application ( form 41-4).
   
   
5. Completed Live Scan receipt (41-LS), verifying fingerprints have been taken and fees have been paid, unless fingerprint clearance is already on file with the Commission.
   
   
6. Application processing fee.
   
   
7. Recommendation by a Commission-approved CTE program sponsor.

Period of Validity

The BIPT will expire at the end of the employing agency’s school year and cannot be issued for more than one year. The end of the school year shall be no later than July 1. The permit is not renewable and may be issued to an individual only once.

Terms and Definitions

Work Experience

Verification of work experience means written confirmation of the applicant’s qualifying experience, signed by the applicant’s past or present employer(s) on company letterhead that attests to and/or includes all of the following:

1. Employer’s name, address, and telephone number.
2. The working relationship of the person signing the verification to the applicant.
3. Beginning and ending dates of employment.
4. Complete description of duties.
5. A statement as to whether or not the employment was full-time (If employment was less than full-time, an accounting of the number of hours the applicant was employed is required).

If the applicant was self-employed or if the applicant’s experience was avocational, verification shall include a statement, signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury, detailing the information described in 1–5 above, and must be further substantiated, in writing, by other person(s) having first-hand knowledge of the applicant’s self-employment or avocation, such as the applicant’s accountant, major supplier of goods, or major user of goods or services.

Completion of forty-eight (48) semester units of postsecondary vocational training related to the industry sector(s) named on the credential may be substituted for a maximum of two of the three years of required work experience. The course work must be verified by official transcript and may be made on a pro rata basis up to the two-year maximum.

At least one year of the required work experience must be within the last five years, or two years within the last ten years, immediately preceding the issuance of the preliminary credential. Additionally, one of the following may be used as one year of work experience toward meeting the three years of required experience:

• Possession of an advanced industry certificate related to the industry sector to be named on the preliminary credential, as determined by a Commission-approved CTE program sponsor. 

• One year of full-time general education teaching experience providing instructional services in preschool or grades K-12 earned in a public or private school of equivalent status.

An individual must have at least one year of actual work experience to qualify for the authorization.

For more information, visit the Professional Preparation Programs or the Commission's website.

Industry Sectors

This chart is intended to be a guide. Some of the occupations, such as “drafting,” can be applied to more than one Industry Sector. Program sponsors are encouraged to examine the work experience of the individual applying for a credential and determine which Industry Sector best applies. Assignments should be considered in the same way. The most important consideration is the background and the expertise of the individual. Effective September 1, 2014, some Industry Sectors have new titles, while some specific occupations moved into different Industry Sectors. See Coded Correspondence 14-08 for more information.