Types of Certificates and Licenses – Department of Education

Certificates Currently Available for Applicants
Annotation and Extension Types Coaching Types Classroom Teacher Types Other School Service Certificate Types Pupil Personnel Service Types School Administrator and Supervisor Types Teaching Assistant Types

Certificates No Longer Available for Issuance

School Administrator and Supervisor - Provisional Certificate
Validity: Valid for five years
Classroom Teacher - Permanent Certificate
Valid for life, unless revoked or suspended for cause by the New York State Education Department
Classroom Teacher - Provisional Certificate
Validity: Valid for five years
Classroom Teacher - Transitional E Certificate
Validity: Valid for three years
Teaching Assistant - Continuing Certificate
Validity: the certificate is valid continuously, except when the holder has not been regularly employed as a teaching assistant in the public schools of New York for a period of five consecutive years, in which case the validity of the certificate shall lapse.