The NJ Registry Career Lattice

NJ Instructor Approval OrientationLesson #3

Welcome to Lesson #3!

• Before you start Lesson #3, please download and print:Instructor Orientation Quiz at Instructor Quiz #3NJ Registry Career Lattice at NJ Registry Career

LatticeCore Knowledge and Competencies, Professional

Standards for Working With Children Birth Through Age Eight and in Afterschool Programs at http://www.pinj.org/index.php?cat=core

• You may want to have the Lesson #3 Quiz in front of you as you complete this lesson

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Professional Impact NJ has developed two documents to guide the Early Childhood and Afterschool Care and Education profession in New Jersey:

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• Core Knowledge and Competencies, Professional Standards for Working with Children Birth Through Age Eight and in Afterschool Programs, examined in Lesson #2

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• the NJ Registry Career Lattice

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The NJ Registry Career Lattice

• Places a professional at one of ten levels based on his/her experience in the field and education

• One’s level increases as the professional acquires more experience in the field and higher levels of education

• As one’s level increases, the professional must have an increasing amount and depth of knowledge of the PINJ Core Knowledge Areas, as defined in Core Knowledge and Competencies

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NJ Registry Career Lattice: Core Knowledge Areas

• Child Growth and Development• Curriculum• Family and Community Relationships• Assessment and Evaluation• Professionalism and Leadership• Program Organization and Management• Health, Safety, Nutrition and Physical Activities

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The NJ Registry Career Lattice

• View the NJ Registry Career Lattice at NJ Registry Career Lattice

• The first column contains the NJ Registry Level• The second column contains the child-related

work experience required for that Level• The third column contains the educational

requirement for that Level• The fourth column contains Notes about that

particular level

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NJ Registry Career Lattice Levels

• Level I: Entry Level – No work experience in the field required– At minimum must meet the staffing

requirements set forth by the NJ Office of Licensing in their Manual of Requirements

• Level II– Minimum of six months experience in the field– Must have non-credit training in the Core

Knowledge Areas to achieve Level II

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NJ Registry Career Lattice Levels

• Level III– Minimum one year work experience in the

field– Must now have 6 college credits in the Core

Knowledge Areas

• Level IV– Minimum one year work experience– Must now have 9 college credits in the Core

Knowledge Areas

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NJ Registry Career Lattice Levels

• Level V– Minimum one year of work experience– Must now have 15 college credits in the Core

Knowledge Areas

• Level VI– Minimum one year work experience– Must have an Associate’s degree in Early

Childhood Education or a two-year degree/60 college credits with 15 college credits in the Core Knowledge Areas or an Associate’s degree in Human Services (Family Workers only)

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NJ Registry Career Lattice Levels

• Level VII– Minimum of two years work experience– Must have Bachelor’s degree with P-3 Certification or any other

approved licensure/certification/endorsement in Early Childhood Education or Special Education or English as a Second Language or a Bachelor’s degree with 27 college credits in the Core Knowledge Areas or a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Family Studies (Family Workers only)

• Level VIII– Minimum of three years work experience– Must have 15 post-Bachelor’s college credits in the Core

Knowledge Areas

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NJ Registry Career Lattice Levels

• Level IX– Minimum of three years work experience– Must have Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or child-

related field or Social Work/Family Studies (Family Workers and Coordinators only)

• Level X– Minimum five years work experience– Must have Doctoral degree in Early Childhood Education or Social Work

or Family Studies or in a child-related field

All college credits and degrees must be obtained from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

The professional must participate in 20 hours of professional development per year in order to renew his/her Level on the

NJ Registry Career Lattice

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NJ Registry Career Lattice: Levels of Knowledge

• The amount and depth of knowledge of the Core Knowledge Areas required by a professional at each Level follows:

– Levels I and II: Basic Knowledge

– Levels III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII: Intermediate Knowledge

– Levels IX and X: Advanced Knowledge

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The NJ Registry

Early Childhood and Afterschool Care and Education professionals in NJ can establish their Level on the NJ

Registry Career Lattice by applying to the recently upgraded NJ Registry for

Childhood Professionals Serving Children Birth Through Age Thirteen (now online at www.pinjregistry.org!)

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The NJ Registry

• The NJ Registry records professional growth and development of individuals working in early childhood, primary education, family child care, and afterschool programs by maintaining confidential records for each member of the system

• Data from the NJ Registry can give a valuable picture of NJ’s workforce

• The NJ Registry also issues NJ Head Teacher, Group Teacher, and School-age Program Supervisor approvals recognized by the NJ Office of Licensing

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Using the NJ Registry and Career Lattice

• Professionals can use the NJ Registry Career Lattice to determine their next steps for career advancement and track and plan their professional development

• Programs can use the Career Lattice Levels to establish job qualifications and set their pay scales

• Center directors and family child care providers can use the NJ Registry to track education, experience, and professional development for accreditation, licensing, and family child care registration records for themselves and their staff

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Using the NJ Registry and Career Lattice

• PINJ-approved trainers:– Can determine the NJ Registry Career Lattice

Level of the target audience:• Basic

• Intermediate

• Advanced

– Develop and offer trainings that are appropriate to the Level of the target audience

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Using the NJ Registry and Career Lattice

• PINJ-approved trainers:–Can enter their contact information and

areas of expertise into PINJ’s Directory of Instructional Resources, available at www.pinj.org

–Can enter trainings into PINJ’s Directory of Instructional Resources, available at www.pinj.org

– track participation in their trainings through the NJ Registry

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This is the end of Lesson #3.

• Please download, print, and completethe Lesson #3 quiz at Instructor Approval Orientation Quiz #3 before going on to Lesson #4. You may submit the quiz electronically or by mail.

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