Here is a clip from the NYS web that applies to TEACHER ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION. Aides are NOT certified.
Those seeking teaching assistant certification in New York State must apply through the state's Education Department. Prospective assistants must complete the "Child Abuse Identification and School Violence Prevention and Intervention" course and pass either the "New York State Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills" exam or the "Liberal Arts and Sciences Test," according to the New York City Department of Education
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