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Ohio Department of Education
Ohio Expands Options
for Students to Earn Industry-Recognized Credentials
Columbus – Ohio’s high school students now have 49 more
industry-recognized credentials at their fingertips, thanks to the
input of companies and industries throughout the state. The Ohio
Department of Education added the credentials to guide career-based
program development and help students understand and prepare for Ohio’s
in-demand jobs and careers. Some students go right into the workforce
after earning credentials. For others, the credentials allow students
to earn money to help finance college.
“We owe a big thanks to Ohio’s businesses for their input on these
credentials. This invaluable information is helping show students all
the great opportunities for their future success,” said Paolo DeMaria,
superintendent of public instruction. “With these new credentials,
students can create road maps to a career and even to higher education
opportunities.”
Finding, hiring and retaining high-quality employees is a monumental
task for businesses. Industry-recognized credentials help employers
validate the knowledge and skills of potential employees and saves
valuable time in assessing the skills of job applicants.
“ODE’s innovation to allow HUMTOWN PRODUCTS to have insight and input
to these new credentials is revolutionary in connecting education to
business,” said Mark Lamoncha, president and CEO, HUMTOWN PRODUCTS.
“Without them, we are just hiring people that show up to work at a job.
These credentials align the graduates with skills that they can perform
as a professional in a career.”
Two examples of the new credentials include:
Certified Registered Central Service Technician
Central service technicians work primarily in hospitals, nursing homes
and other medical facilities to sterilize medical equipment for patient
care or surgery. They must be familiar with all tools used in surgery
and other activities within the hospital, as well as methods of
sterilizing these tools and equipment, as maintenance may vary from one
item to another. Average hourly rate is $14.56 per hour. Range is
$23,921-43,313. Source: PayScale.com.
Certified Logistics Technician
A logistics technician makes sure that all supplies and equipment for a
certain location are taken care of. This usually involves the choosing,
ordering and distributing of important equipment. In order to maintain
the best organization, all supplies and equipment must be accounted for
when doing inventory. These inventory reports must be completed with
the highest amount of accuracy for everyone at the specific location to
get the supplies they need. Average hourly rate is $16.71 per hour.
Range is $26,837-59,864. Source: PayScale.com.
One way students can earn a high school diploma is by earning an
industry-recognized credential and achieving a workforce readiness
score on the WorkKeys assessment. Here is the complete list of
industry-recognized credentials in 13 career categories. Each one links
to the sponsoring organization, which can be national, statewide or
regional. The sponsoring organization determines the qualifications and
testing that the credential requires.
Interested students and families should contact their local school
districts about the opportunity to earn a credential and be job ready
upon graduation. There are some credentials that high school seniors
can earn in one year through the Senior Only Credential Program.
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