Workshops Required for NYS Certification
Child Abuse Identification & Reporting (NYS Mandated Reporter)
All applicants for Certification are required to complete two (2) clock hours of coursework or training regarding the identification and reporting of suspected child abuse and maltreatment in accordance with Sections 3003(4) and 3004 of the Education Law. This training is available only from a provider approved by the New York State Education Department.
School Violence Prevention & Intervention (SAVE)
All applicants for Certification are required to complete two (2) clock hours of course work or training in school violence prevention and intervention in accordance with section 3004 of the Education Law. This training is available only from a provider approved by the New York State Education Department.
DASA Training (Dignity for All Students Act)
Effective December 31, 2013, all applicants for Certification are required to complete six (6) clock hours of coursework or training in accordance with Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law. This training is available only from a provider approved by the New York State Education Department. Upon completion of the workshop, the provider will report your completion electronically.
| * Proof of completion of the Autism Workshop is required for students completing a Special Education (SWD) Post Master’s program. |
Coursework or Training in the Needs of Children with Autism*
For applications submitted after September 1, 2009, individuals who pursue one of the following special education certificates are required to complete coursework or training in the needs of children with Autism from an approved provider: Students With Disabilities (SWD), and Speech and Language Disabilities.
Workshops & Your TEACH Account
Submitting the Workshops
- The information you submit to the workshop provider must be an exact match of the identifying information in your TEACH account (SSN, date of birth, full name). You are responsible for verifying the information in your TEACH account and making sure that it matches the information you submit to the workshop provider. If it does not match, this will delay the processing of your workshop. If you have questions about the information the workshop provider has on file, you must contact the provider to make sure that they can submit your workshop correctly.
- Some providers of the workshop transmit the Certification of Completion to the Office of Teaching Initiatives electronically. Check with the provider to find out whether it will be transmitted electronically.
- If you received a college recommendation from a New York State college or university with a degree date of May 2001 or later, no Certification of Completion will be awarded because the training was a required component of your program. TEACH will automatically credit the workshop based on the degree date listed in your college recommendation; no additional training is required.
- If you are not receiving a college recommendation, and your provider is not transmitting the workshop electronically, you will have to get the New York State Education Department Certification of Completion from the provider. This is the only form that is acceptable: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/pdf/sampleworkshopform.pdf
- Once you have filled out Part A, scan the form to your computer in PDF format and email it to: workshopsoti@nysed.gov with “workshops” in the subject line.
- DASA Workshop Documentation
If you completed a DASA training workshop and are not receiving a college recommendation for certification, the provider will report your completion electronically to the Office of Teaching Initiatives within four weeks. You can check your TEACH account regularly to see when the workshop is entered by going the Account Information page in the Workshops section. After the workshop has been entered, it will immediately appear as verified on your application.
Verifying the Workshops
After the workshop has been submitted, check your TEACH account regularly to see when it gets entered. You can do this by accessing to the Account Information page in your TEACH account and going to the Workshops section. After the workshop has been verified, it will immediately appear as verified on your application. Please note that the Workshops section will not list this workshop if you received a college recommendation. In these cases, TEACH automatically credits the workshop.
Queens College Workshops
Updated 8.23