(1) The professional counselor section shall grant a professional counselor training certificate to any individual who does all of the following:
(a) Submits an application for the certificate to the department on a form provided by the department.
(b) Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (6) .
(c) Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.12 (2) .
(d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the professional counselor section that he or she is employed full-time, or has an offer of full-time employment, as a professional counselor in a supervised clinical professional counseling practice or in a position in which the applicant will, in the opinion of the professional counselor section, receive training and supervision equivalent to the training and supervision received in a full-time supervised clinical professional counseling practice.
(2) A professional counselor training certificate is valid for 24 months or until the date on which the holder of the certificate ceases to be employed in a position specified in sub. (1) (d) , whichever occurs first, and may not be renewed by the professional counselor section. Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (6) , a professional counselor training certificate authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04 (6) and to practice professional counseling within the scope of his or her training or supervision during the period in which the certificate is valid.