Noncredit Education

The California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) certificate is designed to prepare students for the CBEST. The CBEST is the standardized exam that future TK -12 teachers must pass prior to being accepted into a Teacher Credential Program or hired as a teacher in California.
- NC.EDUC 001 - Test Prep for CBEST English Basic Skills Test: Provides practical strategies and techniques to prepare students for responding to analytical essay prompts for the English section of the CBEST-California Basic Education Skills for Teachers. Utilizes practice test questions, develops a study plan, and offers successful test-taking methods.
- NC.EDUC 002 - Test Prep for CBEST Math Basic Skills Test: Provides practical test-taking strategies and techniques to prepare students for the Math section of the CBEST-California Basic Education Skills for Teachers. Utilizes practice exams, develops a study plan, and offers successful test-taking methods

Identify the roles and responsibilities of an instructional aide, while also developing strategies used by instructional aides to create a positive learning environment. Topics include supporting independent work, keeping the student engaged, supporting positive behavioral interventions, facilitating instruction, and collaborating and communicating with students, teachers, and parents.
- NC.EDUC-003 - Instructional Aide Training: Roles and Responsibilities: Explains the roles and responsibilities of an instructional aide, while also developing strategies for collaborating and communicating with students, teachers, and parents.
- NC.EDUC-004 - Instructional Aide Training: Effective Practices: Explores strategies used by instructional aides to create a positive learning environment, including supporting independent work, keeping the student engaged, supporting positive behavioral interventions, and facilitating instruction.

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