TSA’S

TECHNICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT

WHAT IS A TSA?
• CTE Technical Skills Assessments are designed to certify and document student attainment of
industry-validated knowledge and skills through an online testing applications. TSA’s are one of the
elements that are considered “essential” for a complete career and technical program.
• Why are TSA’s important
For students:
1.Develop and articulate valuable technical and employability skills sought by employers.
2. Enter the world after graduation confident in their ability to meet their employer’s needs
3. Earn a Workforce Readiness and Career Technical Diploma
For employer’s:
1. Identify candidates who possess the employability skills necessary to succeed in the
workplace.
HOW TO TAKE THE TSA
To take the TSA, you must complete the Financial Services Pathway at MHS:
1. Introduction to Business and Finance (prerequisite for Accounting I)
2. Accounting 1 – (prerequisite for Accounting II)
3. Accounting II (capstone)

While you are in the capstone course you will prepare for, register, and take the
Applied Accounting TSA. The capstone is offered both in the Fall and Spring.
REGISTERING FOR THE PRE-TEST
AND TSA
• Pre-Test: The pre-test will help prepare you to take the • TSA: This is the test needed to complete your
TSA. This also gives us information on where you are pathway, and is an element of earning the
at and where you need to be to pass the TSA.
Workforce Readiness and CTE Diplomas
• Registering:
• Registering:
– Semester 1 Registration due on 9/1
– Registration due on 9/30 for first date
– Semester 2 Registration due on 1/8
offering and 4/30 for second test offering
• Testing Dates
– Semester 1: 8/14-10/13. MHS will offer their pre-test
• Testing Dates
on 9/30 (in computer lab administered by Mrs. H.) – Semester Testing dates are 11/01-05/31.
– Semester 2: 11/27-2/16 MHS will offer their pretest on MHS will be offering one on 10/30 and 5/25.
1/31 (in computer lab administered by Mrs. H.)
• Cost:
• Cost:
– The TSA’s are $8 and paid for by IDCTE
– The Pre-Tests are $7 and paid for by IDCTE
PREPARATION AND PASSING

• Complete the Financial Services Pathway Course

– This is the KEY: All the knowledge and skills will be covered in your pathway courses. Learn and apply what you are
learning! Review your books, notes, and assignments. Its in the Standards!
• Take the pre-test
• Outside Resources
– There are online resources, and accounting-related practice tests- such as this one
• Pass the TSA!
– Applied Accounting (121041) Cut Score : 75
– TSA Cut Scores and Capstone Courses
– TSA Applied Accounting Statewide/District Results
– TSA Applied Accounting Results by Standard
RESOURCES

• MHS Registration Forms

– Pre-Test
– TSA
• Career and Technical Education Consortium of States Idaho CTE Secondary Webpage
Information on pricing, dates, student registration, and submitting test tickets, and test administration
• Idaho Division of Career Technical Education TSA Page
Still blank as of 10/20/23
• Scores and Results:
– TSA Cut Scores and Capstone Courses
– TSA Applied Accounting Statewide/District Results
– TSA Applied Accounting Results by Standard