CTE Student Industry Credential Template
PIMS CTE Student Industry Credential Template Specifications
CTE_STUDENT_CREDENTIALTemplate Description
The CTE Student Industry Credential Template serves to record industry certifications earned by students during the reporting year as a direct result of the student's enrollment within a PDE-approved reimbursable secondary CTE program or registered adult affidavit program reported within the CTE Student Fact Template.
This data also informs the Industry-Based Learning indicator in the Future Ready PA Index. Additional information can be found in the Industry-Based Learning Indicator guidelines document.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Only LEAs with PDE-approved reimbursable secondary CTE programs or registered adult affidavit CTE programs in the reporting year submit this template to record appropriate industry certifications earned by students reported within the CTE Student Fact Template. LEAs need not submit this template if none of their CTE students reported within the CTE Student Fact Template earned certifications. Prior to submitting this template, LEAs should verify in Future Ready Comprehensive Planning Portal (FRCPP)/CATS System which Industry Credentials have been selected/checked as approved for their program (CIP). Only Industry Credentials selected/checked in FRCPP/CATS System will be accepted for upload in the CTE Submission.
Template Specifications
1 - SUBMITTING AUN
The unique, 9-digit Administrative Unit Number (AUN) assigned by PDE.
Business Rules
This AUN must represent the LEA that owns the CTE-approved program reported in Field 6 (CIP CODE).
Sample Value
123456789
2 - SCHOOL YEAR DATE
A single date (June 30), the last day of the current school year indicating the whole school year.
Sample Value
2026-06-30
3 - PASECUREID
The unique, 10-digit PAsecureID assigned to the student.
Business Rules
This student ID must also be reported for the same student within the CTE Student Fact Template.
Sample Value
1000000009
4 - STUDENT SCHOOL NUMBER
This is a mandatory field within the eScholar templates. Therefore, it will be necessary for all LEAs to enter the same value populated in Field 4 (CIP SCHOOL NUMBER) in the CTE Student Fact Template.
Business Rules
This School Number must match a CIP SCHOOL NUMBER (Field 4) reported for the student within the CTE Student Fact Template.
Sample Value
1234
5 - CIP CODE
The 6-digit Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code that identifies the approved reimbursable secondary CTE program or adult affidavit program (owned and operated by a specific LEA school) serving this student.
Business Rules
Secondary Students: Report secondary students in only one CIP per CIP School Number (school) for a reporting year. If student was enrolled in multiple CTE programs at a school during the reporting year, report the CIP the student was enrolled in last. EXCEPTION: If the student completed a program before the end of the school year, report the CIP that the student completed.
Adult Affidavit Program (AAP) Students: Report AAP student CIP code documenting the program that enabled the student to receive the certification reported in Field 7 (INDUSTRY CREDENTIAL CODE).
This CIP code must match the CIP Code reported for the student within Field 6 (CIP CODE) of the CTE Student Fact Template.
Sample Value
015999
6 - DELIVERY METHOD CODE
Code identifies "Program of Study" or "Career and Technical" program delivery for secondary CTE. Code also specifically identifies a registered adult affidavit program.
PROGRAM OF STUDY – A plan incorporating secondary and postsecondary education elements. Includes coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant career and technical content in a coordinated, non-duplicative progression of courses that align secondary education with postsecondary education to adequately prepare students to succeed in postsecondary education; may include the opportunity for secondary education students to participate in dual or concurrent enrollment programs or other ways to acquire postsecondary education credits that lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level or an associate or baccalaureate degree. All programs of study operate with the agreement conditions specified in the Perkins Statewide Articulation Agreement.
Career and Technical – A plan consisting of secondary education that includes rigorous academic and technical components, and leads to admission into a postsecondary certificate, associate degree, or registered apprenticeship program.
ADULT AFFIDAVIT PROGRAM – Adult only programs formally registered with PDE's Career and Technical Education Information System (CATS) for this reporting year.
Business Rules
Report the PDE-approved DELIVERY METHOD (Plan of Delivery) CODE (70 or 75) associated with the appropriate CIP code of the approved reimbursable secondary program (owned and operated by your LEA) serving this student and reported in Field 5 (CIP CODE) of this template. Use code 80 to identify all Adult Affidavit program CIPs reported in Field 5.
NOTE: The code 80 identifier does not include or relate to "adult intergenerational programs."
This DELIVERY METHOD CODE must match the appropriate DELIVERY METHOD CODE (Field 7) reported for the student within the CTE Student Fact Template.
Valid Values
70– Program of Study75– Career and Technical80– Adult Affidavit Program
7 - INDUSTRY CREDENTIAL CODE
A 4-digit code identifying the industry certification and industry certification provider of the credential that the CTE student earned during the reporting period and as a result of the student's enrollment in the program (CIP CODE) reported in Field 5 of this template.
Business Rules
Earned certifications will be crosschecked against an industry certification's relationship to a program CIP. Refer to the FRCPP/CATS System* to view industry certifications documented as offered by a school's program. *Access to FRCPP/CATS System in MyPDESuite is required.
Valid Values
Include leading zeros. Refer to Appendix Q of Volume 2 of the PIMS User Manual for a complete list of valid values.
8 - CREDENTIAL EARNED DATE
A date to indicate the industry certification was earned by the student during the reporting year. Use the last day of the current school year.
Sample Value
2026-06-30
9 🛇
Field not collected. Must be delimited in template file.
Rules
See the Rules Section of the Template Domain for rules consistent throughout all templates