Created in 2007 by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), The Pennsylvania Key implements the work and supports the policies developed and managed by OCDEL. Learn More. >
Created in 2007 by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), The Pennsylvania Key implements the work and supports the policies developed and managed by OCDEL. Learn More. >Special Event/Conference approval is required for individuals who do not have their individual PQAS approval. This application may be used for instructors who aren’t PQAS approved. Individuals who have let their PQAS expire or have been denied, will not qualify for a temporary approval. If your Special Event/Conference is using all PQAS approved instructors, a Special Event/Conference application is not needed.
Applications should be submitted by an approved Professional Development Instructor or an approved PQAS Organization. Application must be submitted within 60 days of the conference/event.
Upon approval, a notice will be sent to the contact person listed below via email. It is the responsibility of the contact person to submit the conference for course approval in the PD Registry. Once the event has occurred, you will have two weeks to complete all necessary documentation in the system. For coding purposes, learn more about the Pennsylvania Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators at pakeys.org/professional-competencies.
Exclusions
Some exclusions apply to Special Event PQAS approval including, but not limited to, the Specialty Discipline topics of: Fire Safety, Pediatric First Aid/CPR, Water Safety, and Mandated Reporting.
These topics may be included in a Special Event if the instructor is individually PQAS approved for that topic. College courses do not qualify for Special Event PQAS.
Receipt Verification
When you submit your special event/conference application via email to pqas@pakeys.org, you will automatically receive a response that we have received your email. You will receive notification via email once your special event/conference application is approved or if we need additional information.
Items Needed for Review:
Subject Line: Special Event/Conference PQAS
Application and additional documentation should be submitted to pqas@pakeys.org.
pqas@pakeys.org
800-284-6031
