CTC

Education, Care & Workforce

California statewide coverage directory

California Educator Credential Exams: qualification, exams, and education

CBEST, CSET, reading-instruction, performance-assessment, and credential planning with California testing alternatives.

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Regulated credentials

Who this California guide covers

Licenses and credentials

  • - Teaching credentials
  • - Services credentials
  • - Subject-matter and basic-skills requirements

What 101PD may provide

  • - CBEST and CSET preparation
  • - Reading-instruction assessment support
  • - Credential and examination planning

Provider qualification route

How 101PD can become authorized

Independent exam prep may be offered without claiming CTC approval. Guides must present statutory testing alternatives and current CTC documents.

Non-substitution boundary

What online training cannot replace

Prep cannot issue a credential, approve subject matter, replace a preparation program, supervise clinical practice, or decide eligibility.

Planned catalog

California-only launch queue

Exam prep

California CBEST and Basic Skills Prep

$0 / Free

Independent preparation only; it does not create exam eligibility or replace the regulator's application process.

Not yet enrollable

Exam prep

California CSET Subject Exam Prep

$0 / Free

Independent preparation only; it does not create exam eligibility or replace the regulator's application process.

Not yet enrollable

Exam prep

California Reading Instruction Assessment Prep

$0 / Free

Independent preparation only; it does not create exam eligibility or replace the regulator's application process.

Not yet enrollable

Official sources

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The regulator controls eligibility, fees, applications, examinations, and credit. These are the sources used for this page.

Research review date: July 22, 2026. Next review due October 22, 2026. Recheck required before activation.