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Our Workforce Development Training Programs offers Prior Learning Evaluation that may give you credit for Prior Learning. The Prior Learning Evaluation takes approximately 3-5 business days to process once you have submitted all the necessary documentation. You will be notified by email when a decision is made and whether you will be eligible to register for your first course.
To request your Prior Learning Evaluation, you will need to contact the program coordinator to discuss what documentation may be necessary for the class you wish to have credit for. Once you have collected the discussed required documentation, complete the Prior Learning Evaluation Form and upload the requested information. All Prior Learning Credit Evaluations and supporting documentation must be submitted at least two weeks before the start date of your intended course. For Construction Trades, please refer to the information below for additional required documentation.Program Coordinators
Business and Information Technology Courses:Contact Patricia Chase at prchase1@csmd.edu
Construction Trades courses:
Contact Michael Langton at mlangton@csmd.edu
Healthcare courses:
Contact Laura Thayer at lathayer1@csmd.edu
Makerspace courses:
Contact Jack Gaskins at makerspace@csmd.edu
Transportation courses:
Contact Mike Adams at jmadams6@csmd.edu
Prior Learning Credit for High School Trades Course Work
If you took a trades class at your local high school that followed the NCCER curriculum, please be prepared to provide your NCCER ID Number, so we can obtain your NCCER transcript and evaluate it. If we are unable to locate your NCCER ID, we will advise you to request an official transcript from your high school and have the school mail it to:College of Southern Maryland
Attention: Michael Langton, REGI-CTET
PO Box 910
La Plata, Maryland 20646-0910
Prior Learning Credit for TEC-9300 Construction Trades Core Skills
To receive Prior Learning Credit for TEC-9300, Construction Trades Core Skills, please be prepared to provide the following:- A copy of your OSHA-10 construction card (or certified safety training).
- A letter from your employer verifying one year of paid employment in a construction-related field or military record. In the letter, have your employer state your full name, the start and end date of your work experience, your job title, and your specific job duties. Please, have your employer sign and date the letter.
Please be advised that if you are taking any level 1 trade, including Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC, or Plumbing, you will not receive a certificate from the curriculum developers at NCCER for Core Curriculum and level 1 of your respective trade course.
