CTECS is excited to start the new school year with you and accommodate your Technical Skills Assessment (TSA) and Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment (WRA) needs.
School Year 2023-24
Again this year, you will be using just one E-SESS organization, Idaho CTE. This consolidation of student testing data worked well for SY2022-23.
The School Term field will also be used again this year to help manage testing data and differing school terms. The field will contain either “semester” or “trimester.”
Please note that regardless of semester type, all schools will register their own students for pre-tests. IDCTE will register semester/yearlong students for the TSA/WRA post-tests and retakes. Trimester schools will register their own students all year for TSA/WRA post-tests and retakes.
Reminders
- Register annually (by Nov.) completing the Test Site Administrator Registration and Agreement form. A day or two after the form has been submitted, you will receive an email from [email protected] with login instructions. Note! If you do not have the password you used last year to access E-SESS, request a password reset from [email protected] or [email protected].
- Returning test site administrators have access to student testing data from previous school years. Just log into E-SESS and follow instructions to “Change Organizations.”
- When new test site administrators are added to E-SESS, they are sent an email message from [email protected] with a temporary password and instructions to create a new one.
- Please refer to the Educator Portal for the FAQs for Idaho-specific information.
- Menu options in the left column provide additional important details. Preparation for the administration of testing is a multi-step experience and requires processing time.
- IDCTE is your primary point-of-contact for Assessment and Student Registration Questions: Kyle Luchte 208- 429-5538, [email protected] or Heather Luchte, 208-429-5512, [email protected]
- You should only contact CTECS with technical issues during testing or with E-SESS.
- The testing process is set up for In-School Testing (IST) only. Contact Ken Potthoff [email protected], if you have questions about Fully Automated Testing (FAT).
Workforce Readiness Incentive (WRI)
- Pass the Workplace Readiness Assessment (WRA),
- Pass the Technical Skills Assessment (TSA), and
- Earn all SkillStack® sub-badges in their pathway.
Workforce Readiness and Career Technical Education (CTE) Diploma
Students that pass both assessments may also qualify for the Workforce Readiness and CTE Diploma.
Assessment Resources
- CTECS Idaho website (this webpage).
- CTECS – Test Site Administrator and Proctor Guides
- See Educator Portal for:
- Assessment FAQs
- TSA Cut Scores and Capstone Courses in ISEE
- TSA Assessment Results–(statewide summary)
- Program Standards & Assessment Results
- Statewide/District Results for each Pathway
- Results by Standards Results for each Pathway
- Workplace Readiness | Idaho Division of Career Technical Education
SkillStack® Resources
- Transition Coordinators Contact Information
- Educator Video (Upload details helpful for trimester schools in March)
- See Educator Portal for:
- Approver guide
- Lesson plan
- Student Resource
SkillStack® Information
- Nov. 1-March 29: Teachers validate rosters
-IDCTE using ISEE data
-Trimesters will ONLY upload students last last trimester
- Nov. 1-May 31: Teachers award skills all year long.
Certificates are available for SkillStack® badges, including assessment badges!
Types of Tests CTECS Offers Idaho
Test Site Administrators: Register annually and early for ongoing communication.
See test characteristics for descriptions of tests.
Pre-Tests: TSA $7 / WRA $7
TSA Pre-tests are for capstone students, grades 11-12.
TSA Pre-tests Paid by IDCTE | WRA Pre-tests Paid by School
Test tickets created by school
Semester Testing Dates: Aug. 14-Oct. 13 | Nov. 27-Feb. 16*
Trimester Testing Dates: Aug. 14-Oct. 13 | Nov. 27-Feb. 16* | Mar. 1-Mar. 29
TSA $8
Semester Testing Dates: Nov. 1-May 31*
WRA $10
CTECS WRA is for seniors in their second CTE course (grades 9-12) or junior/senior capstones
Semester test tickets created by IDCTE using ISEE data*
Retakes: TSA $8 and WRA $10
Paid by district. A purchase order or contract is required. Do not delay in setting this up.
Semester schools – test tickets created by IDCTE
Trimester schools – test tickets created by school
Testing Dates: >14 days after failed TSA (May 31 is final day to test)
Postsecondary Assessments
Paid by IDCTE
Testing Dates: May – June (dates vary by technical college)
Check with regional transitional coordinators on dates
IDCTE uses ISEE data to create test tickets and rosters from Oct-Mar. Make sure ISEE data is accurate for grants and incentives. If your district has concerns with test tickets, please contact Performance Management.
*NOTE: Assessment dates have been extended, but Apr. 30 is the last day for the WRI calculations.
TSA = Technical Skills Assessment WRA = Workplace Readiness Assessment *New for 23/24
TSA Test Titles with Passing Scores
- Administrative Services* (Standard of mastery: 70%)
- Agribusiness* (Standard of mastery: 55%)
- Agricultural Food Science & Processing (Standard of mastery 60%)
- Agricultural Leadership & Communications* (Standard of mastery: 67%)
- Agricultural Mechanics & Power Systems* (Standard of mastery: 64%)
- Animal Science* (Standard of mastery: 68%)
- Apparel and Textiles (Standard of mastery: 60%)
- Applied Accounting* (Standard of mastery: 75%)
- Automated Manufacturing* (Standard of mastery: 62%)
- Automotive Collision Repair* (Standard of mastery 66%)
- Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair* (Standard of mastery: 64%)
- Business Management* (Standard of mastery: 73%)
- Cabinetmaking & Bench Carpentry* (Standard of mastery: 65%)
- Commercial Photography* (Standard of mastery: 66%)
- Computer Support* (Standard of mastery: 60%)
- Construction Trades* (Standard of mastery: 69%)
- Cosmetology* (Standard of mastery: 68%)
- Culinary Arts* (Standard of mastery: 70%)
- Dental Assisting* (Standard of mastery: 68%)
- Digital Communications* (Standard of mastery: 62%)
- Digital Media Production* (Standard of mastery: 69%)
- Drafting & Design* (Standard of mastery: 70%)
- Early Childhood Education* (Standard of mastery: 70%) This version of the test ends at the close of school year 2023-2024.
- Ecology & Natural Resources Management* (Standard of mastery: 67%)
- Education & Training* (Standard of mastery: 68%)
- Electronics Technology* (Standard of mastery: 66%)
- Emergency Medical Technician* (Standard of mastery: 71%)
- Firefighting* (Standard of mastery: 67%)
- Graphic Design* (Standard of mastery: 65%)
- Heavy Equipment/Diesel Technology* (Standard of mastery: 60%)
- Hospitality Services* (Standard of mastery: 68%)
- Hospitality Management* (Standard of mastery: 66%)
- Industrial Maintenance Mechanics* (Standard of mastery: 65%)
- Law Enforcement* (Standard of mastery: 67%)
- Marketing* (Standard of mastery: 73%)
- Medical Assisting* (Standard of mastery: 76%)
- Network Support* (Standard of mastery: 62%)
- Nursing Assistant* (Standard of mastery: 73%)
- Ornamental Horticulture* (Standard of mastery: 63%)
- Pharmacy Technician* (Standard of mastery: 68%)
- Plant & Soil* (Standard of mastery: 68%)
- Pre-Engineering* (Standard of mastery: 71%)
- Precision Machining* (Standard of mastery: 68%)
- Programming & Software Development* (Standard of mastery: 64%)
- Rehabilitation Services* (Standard of mastery: 62%)
- Small Engine Repair / Power Sports* (Standard of mastery: 67%)
- Web Design & Development* (Standard of mastery: 73%)
- Welding* (Standard of mastery: 70%)
* Indicates tests that offer an associated Pre-Test.
Tests for all programs are not yet available.
Tests in Pilot stage are in development and participants are by invitation only.
For more information, please contact the Idaho Division of Career and Technical Education.
Chet Andes, [email protected]
Assistant Director of Program Quality
208.429.5523
Privacy Policy
- what data we collect for the purpose of curricular instruction and testing AND how we collect it;
- how we use the data we collect;
- and finally, how we share AND protect personally identifiable information (PII) within the education testing environment involving students. (PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context).