ProLiteracy: Canadian CAEC Readiness: What’s New, What’s Different, & How to Prepare Learners: This webinar offers a practical introduction to the CAEC.  The session highlights both the strengths and challenges educators are encountering implementing the new exam, including shifting expectations and emerging instructional needs. Participants will also explore the Vretta online platform and key preparation resources to support confident, well‑aligned learning pathways for adults preparing for the CAEC.

AlphaPlus: Preparing learners for the new Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC): Access a report, slides, and video to find out more about the three main types of changes in the CAEC: Digital changes, Content changes, and the use of a cognitive complexity framework. 

Vretta: CAEC replaces the GED: An article on how the CAEC was developed.

Gov of AB: Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC): A 5-min video about what to expect in the CAEC and how it is assessed.

CLO: Alignment Chart for CAEC and OALCF: This resource lists how CAEC learning outcomes are aligned with the OALCF with examples from the CAEC tests

CLO: CAEC Alignment Project: The CAEC alignment project includes 50 resources. Each document contains ten resources, which are grouped into five test areas.  

CESBA: Secondary School Credit Learner Self-Assessment: This self-assessment is aligned with the OALCF.  If you start your program planning with tasks from this inventory you can be confident in knowing you are working with tasks that 1) are goal path-specific, directly related to the learner’s goal, and 2) have been properly situated within the Curriculum Framework. 

CESBA: Tip Sheet for Secondary School Credit Learner Self-Assessment: How to use the self-assessment

Literacy Northwest: Common Assessment for the OALCF Goal Paths - Secondary School Credit: This Resource Package provides Get SET Practitioners with a sample common assessment strategy and tools  that practitioners can use to select, administer, interpret and track assessment results. 

Literacy Northwest: Common Assessment for the OALCF Goal Paths - Secondary School Credit - slides: From a past webinar, this describes wow the resource is organized and a short description of each tool.

Testing accommodations must be requested early on in the CAEC process.  Review these scenarios with your learner to identify the best way forward.

AB: Supporting Diverse Learners: This gives a brief summary of learner supports available during the CAEC, including universal supports, special arrangements, and specific accommodations.

CAEC: Candidate Requests Accommodations During Test Booking  (Candidate works with the Jurisdiction)

CAEC: Candidate Requests Accommodations During Test Booking  (Candidate works with a Testing Center)

CAEC: Universal Supports, Special Arrangements, and Accommodations: (start at page 10) This extract from the test administration guide provides a more in-depth description of the supports available to learners and how to request them.

AlphaPlus: CAEC Test Preparation: AlphaPlus created this Google Site comprehensive guide primarily using the CAEC sample tests so we can clearly describe the test from the test-taker's perspective:

• What will candidates see, do and experience when taking the test (i.e. digital interface, navigation, icons and symbols, stressors and challenges)?

• What sources will they have to read, view, interpret and understand?

• What types of knowledge do they need to answer the test questions (e.g., conceptual, factual, techniques and processes, reading comprehension, close reading, online composition, reasoning, etc.)?

• How are the test questions designed to demonstrate their knowledge (e.g., match, analyse, infer, understand, evaluate, argue, etc.)?

• How will they show their knowledge on the screen (e.g., direct entry, click one button, order buttons, drag and drop, click a dropdown menu, click a graphic, etc.)?

MTML: CAEC Resources: MTML compiled a number of documents plus links to other resources that includes CAEC related learning activities (from different sources) and resources for practitioners to help prepare individuals for CAEC.

MTML: CAEC Resources document with fixed links 

LearningHUB: All CAEC Courses: LearningHUB practitioners will take Pre-test results and prepare a tailored learning plan so learners can be successful with CAEC and PLAR assessments. The LearningHUB also offers a set of practice tests simulates the questions expected and is a good predictor of readiness for the actual tests. All 5 subjects are available for CAEC and PLAR, as well as College-level PLAR Math and Science test for learners with a college goal.  The LearningHUB will provide a tailored learning plan based on the assessment results

Khan Academy: With practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard, Khan Academy empowers learners to study at their own pace, both in and out of the classroom. Covers all subjects in the CAEC and more. 

AB: Provincial Achievement Tests: The Alberta Provincial Achievement Tests (PAT) include similar questions/content to those on the CAEC test, and are hosted on the same Vretta platform.  They were developed prior to the CAEC, and were an influence in CAEC development.

AB: How to Earn Your CAEC [Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate]: A complete overview on the CAEC, including study links, how to register, and what to expect when taking the test.

Literacy Nova Scotia Resource Hub: Practitioner Links: Links to a number of resources that could be helpful in supporting learners prepare for the CAEC.

Nova Scotia: GED to CAEC Alignment Guide 2024: This document was created to support Get SET Practitioners as they transition from teaching GED Preparation to CAEC Preparation, and to inform CAEC preparation resource development.

AlphaPlus: Preparing adult learners for the new Canadian Adult Education Credential Report: For each section, there are “recommendations for instruction” which are clear, direct instructions to assist learners with preparation.  

• P.12: Navigating test – linking to the test interface digital tools needed with a link to the “CAEC try the tools” page.

• P.26-27: Recommendations for digital instruction: Very helpful and detailed look at digital skills and confidence in digital skills required for the test, as well as practical ways practitioners can support learners as they prepare.

• Specific resource suggestions for each test subject

AlphaPlus: 1 hour webinar presentation and slides: The slides and webinar thoroughly go through the report, covering the three main types of changes in the CAEC:

• Digital changes with the new online testing platform, test questions and sources to read and interpret

• Content changes in reading, writing, science and social studies, including questions without sources (math has fewer changes) 

• The use of a cognitive complexity framework that emphasizes the application of conceptual knowledge and skills rather than the recall and reproduction of facts.

CAEC: Test Outcomes and Evaluation Plan by Subject: This resource provides a clear breakdown of each part of the test including the breakdown for each sub-topic of each test. subject. There is an additional division based on Cognitive Domain (Low /Moderate/High Complexity).

Gov of AB: CAEC Test Administration Guide: The CAEC Test Administration Guide outlines the policies and procedures of the CAEC testing service for jurisdictions, which offer the CAEC. Information in this guide also supports test candidates, CAEC testing centres, CAEC preparation providers, and members of the public gain an understanding of the CAEC.

Gov of ON: General CAEC Info: This provides a good overview that can be shared with learners; it provides a clear overview of what CAEC is, eligibility, cost, how to register, etc.  It also links to PLAR and ACE options.

ILC: About the CAEC in Ontario: CAEC overview including registration and testing information.  This is a good starting point for learners as it goes through eligibility, registration, and testing steps.

LearningHUB: CAEC and PLAR: LearningHUB practitioners will take Pre-test results and prepare a tailored learning plan so learners can be successful with CAEC and PLAR assessments. Resources are available for all subjects. For Reading, Writing, Math, Personal Management, and Learning Skills. 

Vretta: Practice Tests:  A very important resource, subdivided by subject, with an answer key (including explanations of answers to each question and identification of which objective is tested in each question).  No registration required and results can be downloaded after completion so learners could complete this independently and send their results to their practitioner.

Vretta: CAEC Help Resources: A collection of guides and descriptions for common learner questions, including how to create a Vretta account, how to book a test, how the CAEC is structured and marked, and how to request accommodations.

Employment Ontario: Goal Path Description for Practitioners and Learners – Secondary School Credit: The secondary school credit goal path description examines the connection between Get SET service provision and transition to secondary school credit programs. This goal path description addresses options available to learners who wish to obtain secondary school credit(s) or an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).

Cansego: For-cost prep service with some free online tools: Cansego offers 6- or 12-month access to their courses, depending on the purchased plan. This links to a free sample of the courses.

Careers in Transition: CAEC Study Bundles: These bundles offer a package of resources designed to cover every aspect of the CAEC curriculum. Available as a complete bundle for all subjects or as individual subject packages, they may be helpful for practitioners but are not free of charge.