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.

Review the learning pathways

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.

Possible learning formats

California-focused learning options

Exam prep

California CBEST and Basic Skills Prep

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Exam prep

California CSET Subject Exam Prep

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Exam prep

California Reading Instruction Assessment Prep

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Official sources

Verify before acting

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

Sources checked July 22, 2026. Confirm current regulator requirements before acting.