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Certification

On July 19, 2006 the State Board of Education adopted the Phase 4.5 Amendments to the Professional Licensure and Standards Code. The business education endorsement titles have been updated. Each endorsement has been delineated to specify exactly what the holder of each endorsement may teach. Reciprocity will be a part of the Phase 5 Amendments. Follow the links below for additional information.

Keyboarding Proficiency Examination
NJBTEA has partnered with the New Jersey Department of Education to offer a keyboarding proficiency examination that candidates may take to fulfill the requirements for a variety of business education endorsements. Candidates may contact any testing site for more information and to schedule an appointment to take the examination.

Professional Licensure and Standards Code with Phase 5 Amendments
Adopted December 6, 2007. Effective January 7, 2008. Scroll down to page 113
(6A:9-9.2(a)9i) to view the delineated business education endorsements.

Certificate Endorsements and Codes


Economics
On December 1, 2008, New Jersey Commissioner of Education Lucille E. Davy confirmed that many business business education teachers are highly qualified to teach economics.


Financial, Economic, Business, and Entrepreneurial Literacy Graduation Requirement
On May 21, 2009, New Jersey Commissioner of Education Lucille E. Davy clarified several of our concerns about the new graduation requirement, including implementation and certification.