OTC Program Information

OTC performance data and information necessary to implement, report and carry out the federal Carl D. Perkins legislation.

OTC New Program Approval & Program Change Process

Click on the OTC-HEI link below to login and access the new program approval form:

• https://otc-hei.ohiohighered.org
• OTC Program Operations and Approval Manual

Perkins IV OTC Nontraditional CTE Program Lists

Nontraditional Career-Technical Education (CTE) programs prepare students for occupations or fields of work in which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in those occupations or fields of work. The male and female lists are updated annually for Perkins IV. Click on the PDF links below to access the list from current and past fiscal years.

• Ohio Technical Center (OTC) Nontraditional Career-Technical Education (CTE) Programs

Teacher Certification/Licensure Guidance/Adult Permit Codes

Adult education instructors are required to possess either the adult permit or a teaching license issued by the Ohio Department of Education that is valid for the course(s) they teach. Instructors that possess a valid teaching license do not need to obtain the adult permit.

Guidelines for the Adult Permit are located on the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) website. It is available for a one-year or four-year time period.

The chart below identifies the valid permit codes for the Adult Permit.

*Additional requirements for EMTs & Firefighters are provided on the ODE website.

EMT/Firefighter certification – Candidates must provide verification of their active Ohio EMS certification(s) and instructor card(s) with the online application for the adult education permit.

Useful Links and Information

• Educator Licensure (ODE)
• Adult Permit Application Process
• Career Technical Credit Transfer (CT²)
• Ohio State Apprenticeship Council
• USDOL Apprenticeship
• ACT WorkKeys
• ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate