The focus of the health careers (health occupations) teacher education program is to prepare teachers who will design curriculum and deliver instruction in a comprehensive high school or area career center health occupations program.  The nursing sequence is the most common program at the secondary level.  In this program, health occupations teachers develop students to successfully demonstrate required skills and knowledge to sit for the state administered exam to become certified nurse assistants (CNA).  This same model is used in other health career disciplines teaching the skills specific to their discipline.

Course of Study*

The health careers teacher certification course of study is an articulated program beginning with an Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program offered at Illinois community colleges.  Once nursing licensure is obtained, the student will enter the SIUC Capstone Program into the Department of Workforce Education and Development and the College of Education and Human Services Teacher Education Program and will meet all program entrance requirements.

Students enrolled in the health careers teacher certification program would be interested in membership in the Health Occupations Division of the Association for Career and Technical Education.

For further information about the Health Education program, please contact Dr. Barbara Hagler