Credentials or Certification

Graduation Plan > Maintenance > District > Tables > Credentials or Certification

This tab allows you to maintain a district-level code table for credentials and certification criteria (e.g., welding or cosmetology). Each certification must be associated with a PEIMS certification code. These criteria populate the Industry Credentials or Certification fields on the PGP tab.

Update data:

Existing credential and certification codes are displayed in order by code.

❏ Click +Add to add one blank row. A blank row is added to the grid.

Or, click +Add 10 to add ten blank rows to the grid.

Code	Type a unique two-digit code.
Description	Type a description for the code, up to 35 characters.
Origin	Indicate if the credential or certification is recognized as international (I) or national (N), or leave blank if neither. This information is used on Maintenance > Student > Individual Maintenance > PGP and Performance Acknowledgment tabs, and prints on the Student Personal Graduation Plan (SGP1000) and AAR Multi-Year (SGR2047) reports.
PEIMS Code	Click to select the PEIMS certification code (C214) associated with the district code. NOTE: Codes entered in this field can be saved regardless of the school year when the certification was attempted.
PEIMS Description	The description for the selected PEIMS Code is displayed.
IBC Exam Fee	Enter the exam fee amount. This fee identifies the amount of money that was paid by the local education agency for a student’s industry certification exam. NOTE: This field will be pre-populated if completed on the Credentials or Certification tab on Graduation Plan > Maintenance > District > Tables. TWEDS Data Element: IBC-EXAM-FEE-AMOUNT (E1654)
IBC Vendor	Use the drop-down menu to select the vendor. This field identifies the organization or company that offered the service. NOTE: This field will be pre-populated if completed on the Credentials or Certification tab on Graduation Plan > Maintenance > District > Tables. NOTE: Codes entered in this field can be saved regardless of the school year when the certification was attempted. TWEDS Data Element: IBC-VENDOR-CODE (E1655)
IBC Vendor Description	This field identifies the IBC Vendor and is automatically populated when the vendor code is selected from the IBC Vendor drop-down menu.

❏ Click Save.

❏ To update a description, type over the existing description and save.

NOTE: You can only update the description; you cannot update a code. To change a code, you must delete and re-enter the code and description.

Other functions and features:

	Delete a row. 1. Click to delete a row. The row is shaded red to indicate that it will be deleted when the record is saved. You can select multiple rows to be deleted at the same time. 2. Click Save. You are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the row. Click Yes to continue. Otherwise, click No. You can save edits and delete records in the same step (i.e., the changes are all committed when the record is saved).

Delete a row.