California

After Graduation

The Next Steps Following Graduation

  • Students will create their Credentia Account during orientation
  • On Graduation Night, students will receive their signed 283B(students must be paid in-full and have their textbook returned in order to receive their 283B)
  • Instructors will go over how to upload the document onto the Credentia website
  • Students will be able to schedule their State Exam once their paperwork has been accepted by the State
  • State Exams cost $120/per try
  • Students will need TWO legal forms of I.D. to test (State ID, Driver’s License, Birth Certificate, or Passport)
  • There are two sections to the exam: Written and Skills
  • Students get three tries to test before needing to redo the program. Prosperity Training Center allows gradautes to practice in the Lab prior to their exams. Prosperity Training Center will also offer remediation to any student who has failed either portion of the exam – just contact your instructor!
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Credentia Registration Step by Step Process

  • Search “Credentia find my exam”
  • Click “CNA Exam”
  • Click “Find my state”
  • Choose California
  • Click “Create Account”
  • Click “Sign Up”
  • Enter email and create password. Password needs to be very long, so suggest adding sequential numbers to their normal passwords.
  • DO NOT use special characters (hyphens or accents, etc) when entering your information.
  • Go to email and confirm account creation.
  • Go back into Credentia it will talk the text. Click “View” to stop it.
  • Click “Start Application”
  • Select E1 – Nursing
  • Click “Agree to all”
  • Click “Next”
  • Click “Find Facility Number”
  • Scroll down to the “P”s and choose Prosperity Training. Right now, only two options are available: Full-Time (in-person) should select S-2474, all others select S-2475.
  • Enter course completion date. Use the date that is listed as the course completion date on the 283-B.
  • Select “No accommodations” unless you have an IEP to verify if you need or don’t need accommodations. If you, you will need to provide the correct documentation that is asked of you.
  • E-sign by entering your name and today’s date.
  • Select “Regional”, not “In-Facility” until we are able to test in-house.
  • Select “Save as draft” if creating an account during orientation, as they will need the signed 283-B at the end of the course to upload.
  • After graduation, the students will log back in to Credentia and upload the signed 283-B and select a test date.

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*If you are unable to find a location/date/time that works best for you, we advise you to continuously check the available options. Credentia is constantly updating their availability.