Industry-Based Certifications
Students in Bellville ISD (BISD) have the opportunity to earn an Industry-Based Certification (IBC) in most of the Programs of Study offered within BISD’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways. More information is provided on each Program of Study page.
A certification is a validation that an individual possesses certain skills, usually related to an occupation and measured against a set of accepted standards. An occupation may have multiple certifications, with different levels of expertise. An individual earns a certification by successfully passing a test or battery of tests. Certifications are not administered by an institution of higher education; instead, certifications are administered by a certification body, usually an organization such as a trade association or industry approved testing entity.
In order to help remove barriers for students completing certain criteria in these Programs of Study, BISD will pay for an attempt at any certification examination listed on the BISD Approved IBC chart. In order to qualify for the BISD funded IBC, the student must be enrolled in or have completed the specified course(s) on the chart. The chart may be updated as needed when the IBCs or course sequences change for the Programs of Study. The fee for the IBC listed on the most updated chart at the time of testing will be paid by BISD. Any student who does not pass the initial attempt at the IBC may be provided an additional attempt paid by BISD upon approval by BHS administration and the teacher of the course after completion of additional preparation at the discretion of the teacher of the course.