The Michigan CTO Council strongly encourages our members to seek CETL certification. For K-12 education technology leaders, earning the CETL certification will demonstrate to your staff, superintendent, and other stakeholders that you have mastered the knowledge and skills needed to define the vision for and successfully build 21st century learning environments in your school district.

Achieving the CETL designation will:   

CoSN’s CETL certification program was created by and for education technology leaders. This ensures that the program is a reflection of today’s CTO profession. The program is managed by the Certification Governance Committee (CGC), which is a volunteer group of subject matter experts with a combined total of more than 160 years of experience in the education technology field.

Following certification industry best practices, there is a distinct firewall between those creating and monitoring the CETL program and exam, and those responsible for CoSN’s day-to-day operations. This ensures the integrity of the exam. Those overseeing the CETL certification program are not involved in CoSN’s decision-making and budget oversight. In addition, those at CoSN responsible for creating preparatory materials for the exam do not have access to the exam’s content.