DESE Licensure Process

If you have any questions regarding the MA DESE Licensure process, please click review the CTE Instructor Licensure Process PowerPoint on the left. This resource provides you with updated information and live links that outline the requirements and licensing process.

If you are looking for courses needed for your Professional License, you must complete six, three-credit courses approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and a SEI Endorsement course.  These courses address the Professional Standards for Vocational Technical Teachers set forth in 603 CMP 4.10.  The required courses are:

1. Seminar for the Beginning Vocational Technical Teacher
2. Developing and Implementing a Standards-Based Curriculum in Vocational Technical Education
3. Addressing the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Vocational Technical Education
4. Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education:  Educating and Assessing the Vocational Technical Education Learner
5. Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education:  Instructional Strategies
6. Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education:  Using Research-Based Practices to Develop Effective Instructional Strategies
7. Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement*These courses can be taken in any order.

All MAVA courses are offered through Fitchburg State University and Westfield State University. 

Click on the college/university link below for more information about courses offered.

If you are in a degree program at any college/university, please be sure to review the college/university credit transfer policies before registering for a course outside of your college/university.  Please review closely as the transfer credit policies vary from graduate to undergraduate courses.