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The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and its Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) are devoted to promoting quality transition education services and programs for all students with disabilities. CEC and DCDT maintain the fields’ leading standards and competencies for preparing and credentialing professionals working in the transition field. CEC and DCDT have partnered together to offer the National Certification in Transition Services, currently offered to individuals who have successfully completed a DCDT approved transition specialist preparation program (scroll down to see a list of approved programs). All certifications are valid for five (5) years.
*CEC and DCDT are currently partnering to develop an alternate certification process for professionals who did not complete a preparation program at a DCDT Approved institution. Please sign up HERE to receive updates on this process.
Provisional Certification (Initial)
For applicants who have recently completed a DCDT approved transition preparation program and/or do not currently hold a certification.
Professional Certification
Requires a Provisional Certification and a minimum of three years of experience providing transition services.
Application Fees:
- Provisional (Initial Application) DCDT Members: $100; Non-Members $175
- Provisional Renewal* DCDT Members $125; Non-Members $200
- Professional (Initial and Renewal) DCDT Members $125; Non-Members $200
*Provisional may only be renewed twice.
CEC Accreditation Program Review follows these steps:
1. Submit the CEC Accreditation Eligibility Application and pay the eligibility application fee.
2. Once approved, the appropriate program review shell will be opened and your program will have three years to submit the program review report.
3. Submit the program review report and pay the program review fee.
4. For programs achieving accreditation, an annual report shell for each year will be opened to your program. This report is due. If your program achieves Provisional Accreditation, on year 2 this shell will open.
5. Submit the annual report or provisions report and pay the annual program fee through year 7 from accreditation date.