I entered the profession through an alternative certification route after completing a 20 + year career in telecommunications. (edprepmatters.net)
Teachers who enter the education profession through alternative certification routes are 83 percent more likely to turn over than those who choose traditional teacher programs. (ascd.org)
The project supported teacher preparation and certification through alternative teacher certification routes for bilingual and Spanish - dominant career - changing professionals and recent college graduates — in fields other than education — who wanted to enter teaching and have a specific interest in bilingual education. (idra.org)