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HSE & Proficiency Communications and Presentations

Please find the latest communications and presentations regarding the High School Equivalency (HSE) and Proficiency Programs below.

2024 August Summer Convenings

This professional development opportunity was hosted by the California Department of Education (CDE) and was designed for equivalency and proficiency program chief examiners, test site administrators, school counselors, and others with a connection to alternatives to high school graduation. These trainings included updates from GED® Testing Service, HiSET Equivalency, HiSET Proficiency, and the CDE.

Summer Convenings Resource Guides and Video Recordings:

2024 CASAS Summer Institute Resource Notetaking Guide

2024 Homeless Youth Education and California Counsel for Adult Education Notetaking Guide

2024 Foster Youth Conference Presentation Notetaking Guide

2023 HSE Summer Convenings Videos and Notetaking Guides

This three-series webinar was provided by the California Department of Education (CDE), HiSET®, and GED® Testing Services. These webinars were designed for high school equivalency chief examiners and test site administrators, high school counselors, and others with a connection to this alternate option for students. Below are links to the session videos and their respective note-taking guides.

California Adult Education Program (CAEP) 2023 Summit

  • CAEP Notetaking Guide (DOCX)
    Empowering All Learners: Exploring Equivalency and Proficiency Programs Evaluation, California Adult Education Program (CAEP) 2023 Summit, October 26, 2023.

2022-23 HSE and Proficiency Webinar Recordings

Questions:   Proficiency, Equivalency, and Fitness Testing Office | hseoffice@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-9438
Last Reviewed: Friday, September 27, 2024
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