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kd4jfd
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USA
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 Posted - 10/17/2009 : 12:29:17 PM
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Special Needs Endorsement
We are pleased to offer a new addition to the NAPT Professional Certification Program – a certificate of Special Needs Transportation Training. The program was created to encourage individuals involved in school transportation to enhance their knowledge about transporting students with disabilities and promote excellent leadership skills for the community of transportation personnel serving children of allages with special needs.
The 32-hour Special NeedsTransportation Training can be completed as a stand-alone certificate program or used to its highest impact as an endorsement to one of the existing NAPT professional certifications, similar in concept to the endorsements offered by the federal government’s commercial driver licensing (CDL) program.
The curriculum has a core of six (6) learning experiences, including a school bus roadeo and a trade show of school transportation products and services, that have been specifically designed with a focus on transporting students with disabilities. The core curriculum is supplemented by eight (8) hours of instruction from the NAPT Professional Development Series. All courses will be available in a variety of locations throughout the year.
Each program participant will be required to have a mentor/faculty advisor. Your mentor/faculty advisor will be approved by NAPT and dedicated to assisting you throughout your learning experience. Program participants are encouraged to meet (either in-person or online) at least twice each year with their program mentor/faculty advisor.
All individuals participating in the NAPT Special Needs Transportation Training program are required to be a member of NAPT and all individuals in this program must pay a non-refundable one-time fee of $25.00 for program enrollment. A complete list of program elements is available.
There are several difficulties with this certification.
1. You have to be a member of the NAPT. I'm not, can't afford it.
2. You have to go to their meetings to get the classes. See #1.
3. Where would you find a mentor? They would aready have to have taken the course, wouldn't they?
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Edited by - kd4jfd on 10/17/2009 12:42:40 PM
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NAPT to unveil special-needs certification
