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In the 2018-2019 school year, CTAE students completed over 43,000 end of pathway assessments. The assessments aim to gauge the technical skills attained by students. EOPAs measure skill gains and may also result in Georgia students leaving high school with a real-world credential valued by employers. Georgia students received passing scores on 162 unique EOPAs in the 2018-2019 school year that spanned 16 career clusters.
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted CTAE program delivery and data collection, in particular EOPA data.
Top 15 EOPAs by # of Students Passing, 2018-2019 School Year
End of Pathways Assessments (Vendor) |
# of Students Passing EOPA |
|---|---|
| Early Childhood & Care Basic (NOCTI) |
3,271 |
| Engineering State Developed Exam (NOCTI) | 3,109 |
| Food Safety Handler Certification (ServSafe) | 2,921 |
| National Health Science Assessment (National Consortium for Health Science Education) | 2,646 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certified PowerPoint User 2016 (Microsoft) | 2,346 |
| General Management (NOCTI) | 1,822 |
| Standard Marketing POS/EOP HS - 3 Credit (MBA Research) | 1,635 |
| Culinary Arts Cook Level 2 (NOCTI) | 1,628 |
| Criminal Justice (NOCTI) | 1,332 |
| Television Production (NOCTI) | 1,256 |
| Certified Nursing Aide/Assistant (CNA) | 1,238 |
| FEMA EMI “Community Preparedness” Assessment (Federal Emergency Management Agency) | 1,115 |
| Agricultural Science I (Precision Exams) | 1,105 |
| Advertising Design Skill Connect (SkillsUSA/PrintED) | 643 |
| Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certified PowerPoint User 2013 (Microsoft) | 621 |