Academy Practices

Just-in-time resources to equip you with how-to's, guides and supports to manage and grow your academy.

The Future of NAFTrack Certification

You might have heard about changes coming to NAFTrack. Here's a look at what you can expect!

Do you know how to find the results of the annual student survey?

NAF's Annual Student Survey provides a lot of valuable information and data from students in NAF academies across the country.

Did you know Student Reflections are available in the WBL Tracker?

You are now able to view and download the reflection forms completed by students. This can be done by activity in the WBL Tracker located in ASH.

How to give teachers permissions/access in User Management

Read this to find out what the different permissions/roles mean and how to assign them properly

How to send in a ticket that gets your problem solved TWICE as fast!

Are you tired of waiting on a solution to the ticket you submitted? Check this out!

NAF Jumpstart

Jumpstart is a learning module that helps educators who are new to or unfamiliar with NAF learn how to navigate our site, find resources that help inform their work, and contact the right NAF staff when more help is needed.

How to create a NAF account

In order to access your academy's data, student data, and see personalized options designed to help you do your work, you must be added to ASH AND have a NAF account. Do this FIRST!

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The Future of NAFTrack Certification You might have heard about changes coming to NAFTrack. Here's a look at what you can expect!
What's Changing with NAFTrack Certification? (Video) We are excited to announce some upcoming changes to the NAF Design, specifically related to our approach to Outcomes-Driven Work-Based Learning...
What does "Career Connected Program of Study" mean? NAF’s Career-Connected Program of Study is aligned with the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, also...
Academy Quality Process Key Dates - 2023-2024 Key dates and deadlines academies must meet to participate in NAF's academy quality process.	Guides\|Academy Assessment
Introducing the NAF Chatbot (and Support bubble) Your on-demand access to help navigating ASH and NAFTrack, easy support ticket submission, and how-to articles without navigating to other pages
Naftrack Certification vs. Academy Assessment '23-'24: Decoding Differences Starting in the 2023-2024 school year, NAFTrack Certification is moving forward with new requirements. But don't worry, it's a simple shift...
Do you know how to find the results of the annual student survey? NAF's Annual Student Survey provides a lot of valuable information and data from students in NAF academies across the country.
Did you know Student Reflections are available in the WBL Tracker? You are now able to view and download the reflection forms completed by students. This can be done by activity in the WBL Tracker located in ASH.
Looking for your CEUs from NAF Next? Click here! Download your NAF Next CEUs
How to send in a ticket that gets your problem solved TWICE as fast! Are you tired of waiting on a solution to the ticket you submitted? Check this out!
How to give teachers permissions/access in User Management Read this to find out what the different permissions/roles mean and how to assign them properly	User Management
How to create a NAF account In order to access your academy's data, student data, and see personalized options designed to help you do your work, you must be added to ASH AND...
What do the different roles in User Management really mean? Learn about the different roles and permission in User Management, and what they mean for accessibility in NAF platforms.	User Management
Create New Internship Learn how to create a new internship for an academy in NAFTrack	Internship Management\|NAFTrack
The Academy Support Hub is here! The Academy Support Hub (ASH) is brand new! We are excited to share a short video highlighting the intuitive navigation and a more...
How to change academy and district leadership roles in ASH If you want to make changes to Academy Leadership roles (lead and admin), please go to the Academy Information form in the Quality Center.	User Management
Download NAFTrack Certificates for Students For students who have successfully completed the requirements for NAFTrack Certification, educators can quickly and easily download and print the...	NAFTrack
Teacher Reset of Student Password Learn how to reset a student's NAFTrack account password
Adding Students to a Class Steps to add students to classes that have been created	Class Management\|NAFTrack\|Student Management
Accessing Quality Level Certificates Step-by-step directions for finding and downloading quality level certificates for your academy.	Quality Center
Submitting Dual Enrollment Course for Approval The process for submitting dual enrollment courses for approval by NAF is an automated process in the NAFTrack Certification. Just follow these...
COVID-19 Updated Options for Meeting NAFTrack Certification Internship Requirements Due to COVID-19, we temporarily changed the NAFTrack Internship Requirements
Edit Employers Learn how to make changed to internship employer information including employer name, phone number, address, parent corporation and active status
Editing a Student's Profile Information Students can change information such as their date of birth, email, and password
Editing Students Learn how to edit student information including name, date of birth, gender, email, and more	Student Management
Creating a Student Account & Logging Into NAFTrack How students establish their NAFTrack accounts and log in to the NAFTrack portal	Student Management\|NAFTrack
How long does it take for information to come from NAFTrack Certification into ASH?
Student Graduation How to approve and graduate students in NAFTrack
NAFTrack Certification Overview Here you'll find info on the benefits of getting NAFTrack Certified and the required criteria to do so	NAFTrack
Student Request for Course Recognition
Student Requesting Forgotten Password If a student forgets their password they can reset it themselves	Student Management
Student Upload - Excel Learn how to upload multiple students into NAFTrack simultaneously using an excel spreadsheet	Student Management\|NAFTrack
Uploading an Individual Student Learn how to add individual students into NAFTrack manually - this is usually done when adding a student to an additional academy	Student Management\|NAFTrack
System Technical Specifications and Supported Platforms Details on operating system and web browser requirements for NAFTrack compatibility
Upload of Culminating Project No Longer Required (as of August 2021) FAQ and information regarding NAF no longer requiring upload of the culminating project	Class Management\|NAFTrack
View Completed Internships Learn how to view details of completed internships and their assessments
View Internship Details Learn how to view and edit different internship details for an academy
View Student Progress Toward NAFTrack Certification Learn how to view a student's progress report toward NAFTrack Certification
Create a Class Instructions on how to create a class in NAFTrack	Class Management\|NAFTrack
Internship Assessment Upload Learn how to properly upload internship assessments into NAFTrack	Internship Management\|NAFTrack
Upload Grades/Scores for Courses Simple directions for uploading student course grades and scores	Class Management\|NAFTrack
Monitoring Classes Monitoring the status of your classes	Class Management\|NAFTrack
Entering Grades/Scores for Courses Simple directions for entering students grades and scores for courses	Class Management\|NAFTrack
Managing Course Recognition Requests from Students Once a student submits a request, it needs to be approved by a teacher.	NAFTrack
Editing Class Details Quick and easy directions to edit class details
Unlock EOC for NAF Courses How to unlock EOC exams for NAF Courses in NAFTrack Certification	NAFTrack\|Class Management
Managing Course Recognition Requests (School Leads) Once a student submits a course recognition request, it will need to be approved the academy lead.	NAFTrack\|Class Management
How to add a Teacher to ASH Teachers who don't exist in ASH must be added in by academy or district leadership so they can access NAFTrack and ASH pages	Quality Center
Upload Internships (Excel file) An alternate method of creating new internships by uploading an Excel spreadsheet with the internship information	Internship Management\|NAFTrack
Internship Assessment Form NAFTrack Internship Assessment form for supervisors
Youth PAR (Participatory Action Research) Tools - Now in ASH! NAF’s Youth Engagement and PAR Toolkit and resources can be accessed in the ASH Learning Center under Academy Practices.	Youth Engagement and Voice\|Participatory Action Research (PAR)
How to RESET your NAF account password & security question For educators, getting locked out of your account can be a huge barrier to getting work done. Luckily, you can reset your password AND security...	User Management
What does the student facing NAFTrack portal look like? A screenshot of the student facing NAFTrack portal	NAFTrack
How to complete an internship assessment from an alternate email Did you know we have multiple ways to complete internship assessments in the NAFTrack Certification system?	Internship Management
How to Add an Activity Learn how to add an activity in the WBL Participation Tracker.
How to Add Students to an Activity Learn how to add students to an activity in the WBL Participation Tracker.
Introduction to the WBL Participation Tracker Part 1 Learn how to access the tracker and add an activity in part 1 of this two part video series.
Introduction to the WBL Participation Tracker Part 2 Learn how to add students to an activity and access reflection form results in part 2 of this two part video series.
Glossary of Terms A list of terms and definitions for the WBL Participation Tracker.
August/September Academy Updates 2023 Welcome Back to the 2023-2024 School Year!Hello NAF Network! We hope you had a great summer and are ready for the new school year!