Reporting Credentials and Competencies

Implementation Year

The Reporting Credentials and Competencies web page gives the school year during which each CIP Code program is first required to report credentials. It also shows the school year that the program first reports competencies rather than segments. For example:

• Agriculture programs (CIP 01.0000) were required to begin reporting credentials and competencies starting in the 2024–25 school year. 
• Graphic and Printing Technology and Communication programs (CIP 10.0301) continues reporting courses by segments through the 2025-2026 school year, switching to reporting by competencies in the 2026-27 school year.

Credential Reporting Guidance

Documentation on how to report credentials in the Career and Technical Education Information System (CTEIS) is found on the CTEIS Knowledge Base under “Enrollment” under the Special Collections section. The following resources may be especially helpful:

• Manage Credentials Guide 
• Foundational Credential List 
• List of All State-Approved CTE Credentials (cteis.com) 
• Credentials Excel Template 
• Manage Credentials Training Video
  

  Credential Reporting Timeline

  • Perkins V Core Performance Indicator (CPI) 5S1. Credentials must be reported in CTEIS by August 31 of the year a student graduated from high school to be counted in the numerator for CPI 5S1. 
  • State School Aid Section 61a.(1) funding. Credentials must be reported in CTEIS by the June enrollment report submission deadline to be counted for the student advancement factor in the 61a.(1) funding formula (if applicable).
    
    See Memo 2022-031 Student Advancement Definitions for Section 61a1 and Perkins V.