Matagaluega o Aoga a le Setete o Hawaii

Ka 'Oihana Ho'ona'auao o le Malo o Hawai'i

Mauaina o Lau Laisene A'oga

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) offers a two-year licensure for private trade, vocational and technical schools that meet accreditation or approval requirements. Licensure ensures compliance with regulations, access to funding and qualification for professional licensure, while certain schools may qualify for exemptions.

Talosaga mo Laisene Aoga

The HIDOE does not evaluate private vocational school curriculums or teaching methods to determine if a vocational school is qualified to deliver training.  All schools applying for licensure are required to be accredited by an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or approved by a governing body that has determined they are qualified to deliver training in their respective field.

Obtaining a license from the HIDOE allows for one or more of the following benefits:

  1. Usita'ia tulafono a le feterale po'o mana'oga fa'amaonia.
  2. Fa'aagavaaina le pisinisi tumaoti, matata po'o a'oga fa'atekinisi mo feterale, setete po'o tupe tumaoti.
  3. Fa'au'u agava'a i matata tumaoti, a'oga matata po'o a'oga fa'apitoa mo laisene fa'apolofesa.

Talosaga mo Laisene a'oga ma Fa'atauga Fa'atau

Laisene Muamua

Private trade, vocational or technical schools are welcome to apply for licensure with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education. Licenses will only be granted to schools operating in Hawaiʻi. For more information, please email [email protected].

Fa'atauga Tausisi

E mana'omia e le HIDOE le tulaga "tausi" mai lala sooupu mo talosaga muamua ma fa'afouina laisene. E te mafaia fa'atau se lipoti ile initaneti, which will indicate your status from the following: Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Hawai‘i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and the Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Online Schools and Training Programs Outside Hawaiʻi

The Department does not license schools not physically located in Hawaiʻi. Online schools or programs located outside of Hawai‘i that want to provide training may contact the State of Hawaiʻi Workforce Development Council e uiga i le agava'a e avea ma tu'uina atu a'oa'oga agava'a.

Close up photo of kalo leaves

Tuusaunoaga

O a'oga e ausia tu'utu'uga nei e mafai ona talosagaina se tusi mai le Matagaluega:

  1. O a'oga o lo'o tausia po'o vasega e fa'atautaia e tagata e ana galuega mo a latou lava tagata faigaluega pe a leai se pili po'o a'oga e totogi;
  2. O a'oa'oga e tu'uina atu e se sosaiete fa'aleuso, fa'atonuga alofa po'o fa'alapotopotoga fa'apolofesa i ona sui ma e le o fa'agaioia mo ni tupe mama;
  3. Vasega e faia mo le itiiti ifo i le lima tamaiti aoga i le taimi e tasi;
  4. Vasega poʻo kosi o aʻoaʻoga e faʻatautaia mo le 20 pe itiiti ifo vasega vasega i soʻo se 12 masina;
  5. Avocational, mea fiafia, fa'afiafiaga, po'o vasega fa'alesoifua maloloina po'o vasega;
  6. Kosi o a'oa'oga i mataupu fa'alelotu e tu'uina atu i lalo o le fa'amalumaluga a se fa'alapotopotoga fa'alelotu; ma
  7. A'oga ua resitalaina pe fa'atagaina e le Matagaluega o Pisinisi ma Tagata Fa'atau (DCCA) po'o komiti ma komisi ua tu'uina i le DCCA mo fa'amoemoega tau pulega.

Ina ia talosagaina se tuusaunoaga, faamolemole lafo mai:

  1. O le fea tuusaunoaga o lo'o talosaga i ai lau a'oga ma so'o se fa'amatalaga fa'aopoopo e lagolago ai lea tuusaunoaga.
  2. Kopi o se tusi faamaonia o tulaga lelei mai le Vaega o Resitala Pisinisi i lalo ole DCCA.
  3. Lafoga a le Matagaluega o Lafoga a Hawai'i.
  4. Fa'asologa o vasega.

Fa'amolemole imeli so'o se talosaga.

Fa'atagaga po'o le fa'atagaga

Ole a'oga tumaoti, matata po'o a'oga fa'atekinisi e mana'omia laisene e tatau ona tu'uina atu pepa mana'omia.

E manaʻomia e le PTVT se faʻamaoniga e faʻamaonia le aʻoga e se komisi faʻamaonia o aʻoga ma kolisi, faʻamaonia le fono mo le faʻaauauina o aʻoaʻoga ma aʻoaʻoga, poʻo se ofisa faʻamaonia o aʻoga soifua maloloina; pe a fa'apea e suitulaga i sea fa'amaoniaga, e mafai e le a'oga ona tu'uina atu se tusi mai le setete talafeagai, feterale po'o isi pulega fa'alaisene e fa'amaonia ai le lava ma totoe mataupu aoaoina o matata eseese, matata po'o a'oga fa'apitoa e saunia ai se tagata fa'au'u e agava'a mo laisene fa'apolofesa.  

E matua fautuaina le sailia o le fa'amaoniaga mai lala sooupu e aloaia e le US Department of Education. This will not only add validity to your school but also allow your school to qualify for financial aid and other assistance from the federal government.

Fausia lau Fa'amaumauga a le A'oga

Fa'amolemole ia mautinoa o lo'o i au tamaiti a'oga fa'amatalaga uma latou te mana'omia a'o le'i filifili e auai i lau a'oga tuma'oti, matata po'o a'oga fa'apitoa. O mea nei e tatau ona fa'aalia i totonu o se fa'amaumauga a le a'oga ma/po'o le upega tafa'ilagi:

  • Faiga fa'avae (tulaga avanoa i a'oa'oga, le fa'aituau, ma isi).
  • Mana'oga ulufale (tipiloma a'oga maualuga po'o le GED mana'omia, ma isi).
  • Fa'asologa o talosaga (laasaga ma le umi, ma isi).
  • Aufaigaluega ma agavaa (fa'amatalaga o le aufaigaluega, a'oa'oga ma tala'aga o galuega).
  • Polokalame avanoa.
  • Fa'amatalaga o tusi pasi pe a mae'a se polokalame.
  • Fa'amatalaga o laisene/fa'ailoga (pe a talafeagai, fa'ata'ita'iga, togafiti fa'amasima).
  • Tulaga o tamaiti aoga-faiaoga.
  • Fa'amatalaga o fale (tu'u ata).
  • Fa'amatalaga o meafaigaluega (tu'u ata).
  • Faiga fa'avae o le 'auai (fa'amatala faiga fa'avae i vasega misia, fa'ato'aga o le toesea).
  • Faiga fa'alelei.
  • Faasologa o vasega.
  • Fa'ailoga.
  • Fa'amalieina le alualu i luma (fa'afefea ona su'esu'eina tamaiti a'oga i le taimi o le a'oga).
  • Kalena a'oga.
  • Tau o polokalame ma faiga fa'avae toe fa'afo'i.
  • Fuafuaga totogi.
  • Fesoasoani tau tupe.
  • Fesoasoani tu'u.
  • Au'aunaga a tamaiti aoga (fa'ata'ita'iga, fesoasoani ile resitalaina, tusi, ma isi)
  • Faiga faasea.
  • Faiga fa'avae ma faiga fa'aa'oga (a'oa'oga po'o pulega).
  • Misiona a le aoga ma filosofia.
  • Fa'aliliuga itula.
  • Avanoa o tusitusiga (pe fa'aeletoroni po'o kopi faigata).
  • Amioga ma tulafono a tamaiti aoga (e aofia ai le fa'alavelave pPolicy).
  • Fa'amuta.
  • Apili.