Entering the Program
2.1 How do I enter the program?First become familiar with the RE Credentialing Program Plan, which describes the program and its requirements in detail. Then submit the following application materials to the Office of RE Credentialing:
- a completed and signed Statement of Intent form;
- a short essay on why you want to be in the RE Credentialing program, your professional goals, and what has brought you to where you are in your professional journey;
- a resume with any academic and professional history (note that you are not required to detail of all your professional training on this document);
- and a completed Letter of Endorsement forms as specified in the program plan (the number and type of endorsements depend on which credentialing level is sought).
These items can be sent individually or together, but they will not be acted upon until all are received. You will be contacted by the Office once you are accepted into the program to schedule a telephone appointment for a Profile Review. This is an opportunity for the Office to gather additional information and to make sure all aspects of the program are understood. It is also an opportunity for the participants to ask any questions they may have.
2.2 Do I have to have the program requirements already completed in
order to begin the program?
No. When religious educators
enter the
program, they work towards fulfilling the requirements of the
level in which
they enter. Requirements do not need to be fulfilled
until program
completion.
2.3 Why is this program only centered around religious educators in
congregations?
The Unitarian Universalist Association is an association of congregations,
and the
ultimate goal of this program is to help congregations
strengthen their
religious education programs. This will occur
primarily through the efforts of
the religious educator in the
congregation. It is also recognized that this
strengthening occurs by
forces outside the congregation, through curricula
developers and
program consultants, for example. That is why the program is not
restricted only to those religious educators serving congregations.
2.4 Why can’t very experienced DRE’s just be grand-parented into a
credential?
This program, and the awarding of credentials,
is based
on a model in which levels of professionalism require
demonstrated
accountability to specific and objective professional
standards, and that this
accountability goes beyond the congregation.
Experience alone, as essential as
it is, does not fulfill the
requirements of this model.
For more information contact recredentialing @ uua.org.
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Last updated on Thursday, August 18, 2011.
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