Ohio CTE Assessment Tools
Wayground aligns to Ohio's Career Field Technical Content Standards — supporting 92 CTPDs and the CTPD Report Card metrics that measure CTE success for one in four Ohio high school students.
"Wayground CTE maps its practice sets and assessments to Ohio's Career Field Technical Content Standards, which define the competencies students must demonstrate in each career-technical pathway. The platform supports certification prep for industry credentials recognized by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, including CompTIA Tech+ (formerly ITF+), CompTIA A+, OSHA 10-Hour, and NCCER Core, and provides readiness reporting aligned to the Technical Skill Attainment component of the CTPD Report Card. Ohio's 208 unique IWIP credentials across eight career clusters are supported through Wayground's standards-aligned assessment framework."
Wayground CTE Research Brief, 2026
Understanding Ohio's CTE Framework
Ohio's CTPD structure is one of the most rigorous CTE accountability systems in the country.
Technical Content Standards
Ohio's Career Field Technical Content Standards (developed by ODEW) define the technical competencies for each career-technical pathway. They serve as the basis for curriculum development, end-of-course assessments, articulated credit transfer agreements, and Perkins V performance indicator reporting.
Regional Accountability System
Ohio's 92 CTPDs each receive their own report card measuring Technical Skill Attainment, Industry Credential attainment, Career and Post-Secondary Readiness Rate, CTE Graduation Rate, and Performance Index. Technical Skill Attainment is the core metric — the percentage of concentrators who demonstrate proficiency on end-of-course assessments or earn approved credentials.
High-Value Industry Credentials
Ohio's 208 IWIP (Industry-Recognized Workforce Innovation Partnership) credentials across 8 career clusters represent the highest-value credentials endorsed by industry. Where approved, industry credential attainment may substitute for end-of-course assessment scores — creating a direct incentive for certification prep investment.
Supported Ohio Industry Credentials
All credentials below count toward CTPD Report Card Technical Skill Attainment and Industry Credential components.
| Certification | Ohio Career Field | CTPD Report Card Eligible |
|---|---|---|
| CompTIA Tech+ (formerly ITF+) IT | Information Technology | ✓ Technical Skill Attainment + Industry Credential |
| CompTIA A+ IT | Information Technology | ✓ Yes |
| OSHA 10-Hour Trades | Construction Technologies; Manufacturing Technologies | ✓ Yes |
| NCCER Core Trades | Construction Technologies | ✓ Yes |
| ServSafe Culinary | Hospitality and Tourism | ✓ Yes |
| W!SE Financial Literacy Business | Business and Administrative Services; Finance | ✓ Yes |
| Certiport E&SB Business | Business and Administrative Services | ✓ Yes |
Ohio CTE Accountability: What CTPDs Need to Know
Technical Skill Attainment is central — and Wayground is built around it.
End-of-Course Assessments & Credential Substitution
Ohio's career-technical education testing system uses career field pathway end-of-course exams as the primary measure of technical skill. However, where approved, industry credentials or dual enrollment credit can substitute for end-of-course assessment scores.
This makes certification prep doubly valuable — it prepares students for both the credential exam and the competencies measured by the end-of-course assessment.
Quality Program Review Standards
Ohio's Quality Program Review standards require CTE programs to use authentic and performance-based assessments to measure student learning. A quality assessment process involves ongoing formative and summative assessments measuring knowledge and skill attainment.
Wayground's combination of AI-generated formative assessments and certification prep aligns directly with these requirements.
CTPD Report Card-Ready Reporting
Wayground's readiness reports track Technical Skill Attainment progress, Industry Credential readiness, and concentrator-level dashboards — the exact metrics that drive CTPD ratings. CTPDs can roll up data across schools for district-level reporting before year-end testing windows.
Why Ohio CTPDs Choose Wayground
Built for CTPD Accountability
Wayground's readiness reporting is designed around the metrics that matter for CTPD Report Card ratings — Technical Skill Attainment, Industry Credential attainment, and Career Readiness. CTPDs get early visibility into student performance across schools, enabling targeted intervention before year-end testing.
Teachers Already Know the Platform
Wayground is already in use across the majority of Ohio schools. CTE teachers can start using certification prep content immediately, without learning a new system or going through a new vendor onboarding process. Same login, same interface — zero training overhead.
Supports Articulated Credit Agreements
Ohio's statewide articulated credit transfer agreements between secondary and postsecondary CTE programs rely on demonstrated competency. Wayground's standards-based readiness reports provide evidence of student proficiency that supports credit articulation conversations between CTPDs and partner colleges.
25+ Accommodations
Ohio CTE programs serve students with IEPs and 504 plans who require assessment accommodations. Wayground's 25+ built-in accommodations ensure equitable access to certification prep without requiring separate tools or manual workarounds — supporting compliance across all 92 CTPDs.
Fund Wayground with Perkins V
Ohio CTPDs can use Perkins V Section 135 local funds to purchase assessment tools that support technical skill attainment. Wayground qualifies as an allowable expenditure. Use Wayground's readiness data to document CLNA progress in your next biennial assessment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Wayground crosswalks its certification prep content to the competencies in Ohio's Career Field Technical Content Standards for each career-technical pathway. Practice questions are tagged to specific standards, and readiness reports show performance by competency area.
Wayground's readiness reports track the metrics that drive CTPD ratings: Technical Skill Attainment, Industry Credential readiness, and concentrator-level performance. CTPDs can use this data for early intervention and Perkins V reporting.
Wayground provides certification prep for CompTIA Tech+ (formerly ITF+), CompTIA A+, OSHA 10-Hour, NCCER Core, ServSafe, W!SE Financial Literacy, and Certiport Entrepreneurship and Small Business — all recognized for CTPD Report Card metrics.
Yes. Wayground is an allowable use of Perkins V local funds under Section 135 for assessment tools that support technical skill attainment in CTE programs.
Wayground's standards-aligned practice content reinforces the same competencies measured by Ohio's career field pathway end-of-course assessments. Students preparing for industry certifications with Wayground are simultaneously building the skills measured by end-of-course exams.
Wayground provides both formative assessment tools (AI-generated, standards-aligned practice) and summative certification prep that align with Ohio's Quality Program Review standards for authentic, performance-based assessment processes.
Improve Your CTPD Report Card with Wayground
With 136,692 Ohio students in CTE and one in three achieving concentrator status, the stakes for Technical Skill Attainment have never been higher. See how Wayground supports Ohio CTPDs.
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