Training and education is reviewed to determine if it meets the Training and Education Criteria. Use the following tools to understand how training and education is reviewed. Please allow for 30 or more business days processing time when submitting documents.
The Oregon Registry: Training & Education Criteria are the standards for training and education accepted in Oregon’s childhood care and education system. The Training & Education Criteria is a document that defines what will and will not be accepted in ORO.
For training and education verification support, contact the Oregon Registry Licensing & Verification Specialist at 503-725-8552.
The Core Knowledge Categories (CKC's) provide the basis for training, education and ongoing professional development essential to the early learning profession in Oregon. It embodies what professionals should know and be able to do to effectively care for and educate all of Oregon's young children from birth to age 8.
For a one-page summary of the CKC's and their identification for licensing purposes, view the Core Knowledge Categories Definitions.
The Oregon Registry and Oregon Community Colleges work closely to align early childhood academic year course offerings and CKC's. Use this Guide to Courses by Core Knowledge Category for planning purposes when taking college classes.