High Impact Practices(HIPs):
Certifications 1, 2, or 3
one course sequence
Banner Code: WCT1
Banner Description: Certification 1
Community College Definition: Course or course section leading to student being able to take a certification exam, one course sequence.
2 plus course sequence
Banner Code: WCT2
Banner Description: Certification 2
Community College Definition: Course or course section, that when paired with another course or courses, leads to student being able to take a certification exam: 2 plus course sequence.
certification embedded
Banner Code: WCT3
Banner Description: Certification 3
Community College Definition: Course or course section that embeds certification into curriculum as a course requirement.
HIP Taxonomy: Minimum Definition of Practice
Certifications are identifiers that a student has completed a qualification for an industry or a particular skill area. Certifications identified in this taxonomy refer to credit-bearing courses that curricularly enable a student to take an assessment leading to industry-recognized certification.
TBR Taxonomy Project Resources
TBR HIPs Ambassadors
Tammie Bolling, Pellissippi State, tbolling@pstcc.edu, phone: 423-592-0263
Debbie Simpson, Motlow State, dsimpson@mscc.edu, phone: 615-220-7882