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Assessments Prepare Register Get Results Policies Find Info Sample Emergency Message This is a sample emergency message that can be used for important program updates that have a defined start and end time.Welcome : This site provides you information about California educator credentialing assessments. Here you can find assessment information, register for your assessment, prepare, and get results for the CalAPA, CalTPA, CBEST, CPACE, CSET, CTEL, RICA, NES, and WEST. CalAPA : Learn about the California Administrator Performance Assessment. CalTPA : Learn about the California Teaching Performance Assessment. CBEST : Learn about the California Basic Educational Skills Test TM . CPACE : Learn about the California Preliminary Administrative Credential Examination. CSET : Learn about the California Subject Examinations for Teachers ® . CTEL : Learn about the California Teacher of English Learners ® . RICA : Learn about the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment ® . NES ® and WEST : Learn about additional testing requirements for the National Evaluation Series TM ’s Assessments of Professional Knowledge or the Washington Educator Skills Tests—Endorsements TM Designated World Languages: Latin test. Previous Next Welcome : This site provides you information about California educator credentialing assessments. Here you can find assessment information, register for your assessment, prepare, and get results for the CalAPA, CalTPA, CBEST, CPACE, CSET, CTEL, RICA, NES, and WEST. CalAPA : Learn about the California Administrator Performance Assessment. CalTPA : Learn about the California Teaching Performance Assessment. CBEST : Learn about the California Basic Educational Skills Test TM . CPACE : Learn about the California Preliminary Administrative Credential Examination. CSET : Learn about the California Subject Examinations for Teachers ® . CTEL : Learn about the California Teacher of English Learners ® . RICA : Learn about the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment ® . NES ® and WEST : Learn about additional testing requirements for the National Evaluation Series TM ’s Assessments of Professional Knowledge or the Washington Educator Skills Tests—Endorsements TM Designated World Languages: Latin test. Find Assessment Dates, Sites, and More: Select an assessment... California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA) California Basic Educational Skills Test™ (CBEST®) California Preliminary Administrative Credential Examination (CPACE) Agriculture American Sign Language Arabic Armenian Art Business Cantonese English English Language Development Farsi Filipino Foundational-Level General Science Foundational-Level Mathematics French German Health Science Hebrew Hindi Hmong Home Economics Industrial and Technology Education Italian Japanese Khmer Korean Mandarin Mathematics Multiple Subjects Music Physical Education Portuguese Preliminary Educational Technology Punjabi Russian Science Social Science Spanish Turkish Vietnamese Writing Skills California Teacher of English Learners® (CTEL®) Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Elementary Assessment of Professional Knowledge: Secondary Written Examination Video Performance Assessment Designated World Languages: Latin Important Announcements 11/01/19 Due to the recent fires in California, a new score reporting date for the CalAPA and CalTPA has been added.10/21/19 Introducing CalTPA and CalAPA Regional Faculty Workshops—Registration Now Open 08/23/19 The 2019–2020 CalAPA and CalTPA Virtual Think Tank schedules are now available 07/25/19 CalTPA Update for Candidates Pursuing Multiple or Single Subject Preliminary Credential Concurrent with a Bilingual Authorization 07/16/19 Registration and scheduling are now available for the 2019–2020 program year for computer-based and paper-based tests. 06/20/19 Submission and score report dates are now available for the CalAPA and CalTPA 2019–20 program year. 05/08/19 2019–2020 test dates are now available. Registration and scheduling for most computer-based tests for the 2019–2020 program year is now available. Registration for future paper-based testing for the 2019–2020 program year opens in mid-July. 04/11/19 Registration for future paper-based testing and appointment scheduling for computer-based testing for the 2019–2020 program year opens in mid-July. Test availability for the 2019–2020 program year is expected to be similar to that currently offered, with specific test dates to be posted here in early May.10/09/18 Registration is now open for the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) and the California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA) . 09/18/18 For Faculty: assessment materials, including assessment guides and templates, are now available for the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) and the California Teaching Performance Assessment (CalTPA) . 08/17/18 The revised 2018–19 CalTPA submission and reporting schedule is now available. The revised 2018–19 submission and reporting schedules are now available for CalAPA and CalTPA08/07/18 CalAPA & CalTPA District and County Office Partnership Letter 07/17/18 CTC Approves CalTPA Multiple Subject Submissions in Spanish 07/17/18 Registration and scheduling are now available for the 2018–2019 program year for computer-based and paper-based tests . 05/04/18 2018–2019 test dates are now available. Registration and scheduling for most computer-based tests for the 2018–2019 program year is now available. Registration for future paper-based testing for the 2018–2019 program year opens in mid-July. 4/20/18 A new device has been added to the list of approved graphing calculators. 12/08/17 Test centers impacted by the California wildfires. Read more . 11/07/17 Test results release for the redeveloped CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest II and CSET Single Subject Science Subtests. 07/18/17 Welcome to the updated website! 04/26/17 Registration is now open for the redeveloped CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest II and CSET Single Subject Science Subtests. 03/13/17 The period of validity of some examinations for certification is changing from five years to ten years effective 4/1/17.03/02/17 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Redeveloped CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest II and CSET Single Subject Science Subtests in 2017! 08/30/16 Test results are now available in your account for two years.Before You Register Preparation materials Alternative arrangements Policies and rules After You Register View/change registrations Day of the test Your results and testing history For Faculty and Institutions Become an Assessor: Review the required qualifications and apply to score the CalAPA and CalTPA . Vouchers are available for purchase by state education agencies and educator preparation programs to provide candidates with full or partial credit toward registration fees. Related Links Visit the Commission on Teacher Credentialing website Early Completion Internship Option Candidates: Visit www.nestest.com/california for information about the required assessments. Terms of Use Privacy Policy Trademarks Contact Us Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. Pearson, P.O. Box 226, Amherst, MA 01004 × New score reporting date for the CalAPA and CalTPA Due to the recent California fire evacuations, school closures, and power disruptions, the CTC has authorized the addition of a new score reporting date for the CalAPA and CalTPA. Candidates who submit a cycle by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday, November 7, 2019, may expect to receive their...