HSE & Proficiency Communications and Presentations

Register Now! August 2025 - Equivalency and Proficiency Summer Convenings

Registration is now open for this free, half-day, in-person, 2025 Summer Convenings. These convenings are designed to provide timely updates to and collect information from attendees regarding the GED and HiSET exams. The California Department of Education (CDE) invites chief examiners, test site administrators, school counselors, and others with a connection to the high school equivalency and proficiency programs to join us.

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Register for one of the 2025 Summer Convenings happening near you!

• Sacramento - Tuesday, August 12
• Alameda - Wednesday, August 13
• Monterey - Thursday, August 14
• Fresno - Friday, August 15
• Orange - Tuesday, August 19
• Los Angeles - Wednesday, August 20
• Jurupa - Thursday, August 21
• San Diego - Friday, August 22

2025 March Charter School Conference

2025 California Charter School Association Conference Presentation Resource Guide

2024 August Summer Convenings

This professional development opportunity was hosted by the 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 CDE Resource Guide (DOCX)
  • High School Equivalency & Proficiency Presentation (Video; 21:58)
• 2024 GED Resource Guide(DOCX)
  • GED Testing Service Presentation (Video; 12:11)
• 2024 GED Works Resource Guide (DOCX)
  • GED Works Presentation (Video; 17:02)
• 2024 HiSET Resource Guide(DOCX)
  • HiSET Proficiency Program Presentation (Video; 9:46)
  • HiSET Equivalency Program Presentation (Video; 10:48)

2024 CASAS Summer Institute Resource Notetaking Guide

• June 20-21, 2024 Notetaking Guide(DOCX)

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

• May 9-10, 2024 Notetaking Guide(DOCX)

2024 Foster Youth Conference Presentation Notetaking Guide

• April 15, 2024 Foster Youth Notetaking Guide(DOCX)

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.

• CDE High School Equivalency Presentation (Video; 19:11)
  • CDE Notetaking Guide (DOCX)
• HiSET Program Presentation (Video; 9:52)
  • HiSET Notetaking Guide (DOCX)
• GED Testing Service Presentation (Video; 27:19)
  • GED Notetaking Guide (DOCX)

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

• November 17, 2022 (Video; 13:44)
• February 15, 2023 (Video; 23:16)
• May 3, 2023 (cancelled)