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.

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Important Announcements

04/26/22

Effective August 1, 2022, the current version of CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest III will be discontinued and will no longer be available. This subtest will be replaced with a redeveloped version that will be administered beginning August 1, 2022.
04/26/22

Registration now open for online proctoring for the CBEST, some CSET tests, CTEL, RICA, and CPACE–Content: test remotely, including from home.
07/20/21

Registration and scheduling are now available for the 2021–2022 program year for all assessments: computer-based and paper-based tests, RICA Video Performance Assessment, CalAPA, and CalTPA.
07/20/21

The Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) Written examination will be administered as three separate subtests beginning July 26, 2021. Learn more about this update at the RICA Written Assessment web page. Registration is now open.
04/20/21

The California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) computer-based test will be administered as three separate subtests beginning June 7, 2021. Learn more about this update at the CBEST Assessment web page.
03/03/21

See the latest COVID-19 guidance for CalAPA and CalTPA.
01/19/21

CA Educator Credentialing Assessment Candidates may request to provide copies of their Performance Assessment and/or Exam score reports to additional recipients of their choice.

Vouchers are available for purchase by state education agencies and educator preparation programs to provide candidates with full or partial credit toward registration fees.
For CalAPA and CalTPA:

Review participation guidelines and faculty resources for the CalAPA and CalTPA programs.
Become an Assessor: View the required qualifications and apply to score the CalAPA and CalTPA.

Geographic Region	Location	CalTPA Date	CalAPA Date
Northern California	Evaluation Systems Offices, Natomas	November 13th	November 14th
Orange County	Concordia, Irvine	December 11th	December 12th
Bay Area	Santa Clara COE	January 29th	January 28th
San Diego area	National University, Clairemont-Mesa campus	March 11th	March 10th
Inland Empire area	San Bernardino County, West End	April 7th	April 8th