Skills Standards Programs

Sara Baird, Skills Standards Administrator Education Consultant Email: sara.baird@dpi.wi.gov Phone: 608-266-2022 Denise Byrd, Employability Skills Standards Office Operations Associate Email: denise.byrd@dpi.wi.gov Phone: 608-267-2274

Deb Motiff, Cooperative Skills Standards Operations Program Associate Email: debra.motiff@dpi.wi.gov Phone: 608-267-0360 Diane Ryberg, ACCT, Infant Toddler & CCT Education Consultant Email: diane.ryberg@dpi.wi.gov Phone: 608-267-9088

What's New

REMINDERS: The deadline for submitting 2010-11 Coop Skills completers was August 31, 2011. The deadline for registering completers from 2010-11 students for Employability Skills is December 15, 2011. Wisconsin Skill Standards Certificate Programs

The following documents will assist you in working with the online program.

• Instructions on filling out the Assurances (these instructions are for the district administrator or school principal)
• Checklist (please download this checklist and use it to guide you through the process of registering your Skills Standards Programs)
• Guidelines for Registering Your Skills Standards Program
• FAQ
• PowerPoint Presentation on Skills Standards Online Registration
• Duplicate Information: You will not be able to delete a student from the system. If a student name needs to be deleted because they were mistakenly entered, or if there has been a teacher change, you must contact one of the people listed above and we can make those changes for you. Do not enter duplicate information for a student.

IMPORTANT: You must register ALL of your students at the beginning of the program. These initial student registrations will give us our enrollment numbers in the Skills Standards programs, which are very important in maintaining the program.

Cooperative Education Skill Standards Certificate Program

• Registration PLEASE NOTE: When registering your Cooperative Education Skills Standards students you will be registering them under the general program area, once the students have completed the program you will be able to select the specific area within the program that they've completed.
• Cooperative Education Skill Standards Guide [49 pgs., 344K]
• Sample Forms [doc, 8pgs]
• Portfolios (Download for current school year)
• Final Evaluations (students must complete the Cooperative Education Skills Standards Programs by August 31st, and completion information must be entered online by September 15th)

Employability Skills Standards Certificate Program

Starting in the 2011-2012 school year, only the Employability Skills Standards Certificate Program (21st Century Skills) will be offered.

SPECIAL NOTE: The number of minimum hours of work required by students has been reduced from 180 hours to 90 hours. The reduction in hours worked applies to both programs.

Employability Skills Certificate Program (21st Century Skills)

• Registration
• Wisconsin Employability Skills Certificate Program Overview
• Portfolio (Download for current school year)
• Final Evaluations Completion information must be entered into the online registration system after the students have completed the program.

ACCT Certificate Program

• Assistant Child Care Teacher Checklist
• Assistant Child Care Teacher Summary and Final Evaluation
• Infant Toddler Checklist
• Infant Toddler Summary and Final Evaluation
• Registration
• Final Evaluations
• PowerPoint Presentation on ACCT Online Registration
• Memorandum - DCF, DPI, Registry

Youth Leadership Skill Standards Certificate Program

• Registration
• Portfolio (Download for current school year)
• Final Evaluations

For the 2011-2012 school year you can still use the Youth Leadership materials above, this will be the last year you will be able to use this material.

We have Youth Leadership Certificate "pilot" this year, if you wish to participate in the pilot program, please use the materials listed below.

• Youth Leadership Implementation Guide


• Youth Leadership Certificate Assessment


• Leadership Development Plan (LDP)


• Final Evaluations

Users must have a pdf reader installed and configured on their web browser to view pdf files. The Acrobat reader is available free at Adobe's web site.

For questions about this information, contact Debra J. Motiff (608) 267-0360

Last updated on 1/18/2012 2:48:37 PM