New Student Instructions

The new CDA Resources and Tutorials release date is October 14, 2011. Students that enrolled prior to this date, your username and password will work for both the previous version, and the newly released CDA Resources and Tutorials. If you would like to access the previous version, click here. To utilize the new CDA Resources and Tutorials, proceed through using the blue arrow on the bottom right side of each page. To view the list of topics, scroll over the menu at the top of the page labeled Tutorials, the list of units will appear. When you scroll over each unit label, you will see a list of topics in that unit.  Click on the topic to review the information.

Did you just enroll as a new student? Please proceed by reading the information below, and clicking on the blue arrow at the bottom right side of each page.

Congratulations! You have taken the first step to accelerating your career!

The CDA Credential is easier than ever to obtain, with online training you can complete the educational component at your own pace, in your own time. We want you to be successful, so we have gone the extra mile to provide you with additional resources to make that possible. Online CDA training generally only includes the “120 hours of training”, that’s not the way we roll!

Did you know that there is a whole lot more than that to earn a CDA?

Well, there is! Some students enroll completely unaware of the CDA process. It is common for a new CDA student to believe that all they have to do is complete 120 hours of approved CDA training, and that’s it, they have their CDA Credential. Sorry to tell you this, but that is just not true.

Here is the good news!

You have chosen the best online CDA training program because we are different. Our program includes CDA Resources and Tutorials. We are the ONLY online CDA program that includes these resources.

Here is the catch; it is YOUR responsibility to utilize the CDA Resources and Tutorials.

All of the information has been provided, with every resource you will need. But if you skip it, then you will be sorry later. So! As excited as you are to start on your courses, STOP! Take the time to read all of the instructions provided on the following pages. Then, when you log in at www.cdacredential.org, click on the button to sign-in CDA TUTORIALS.

Work your way through the CDA Resources and Tutorials by clicking on the arrow on the bottom right side of each page. You can bookmark your place when you log out, leave it open on your computer, or use the menu to return to where you left off.

Be sure to track your progress.

Use the following pages of this instruction document to track your progress, if you save it to your computer then the hyperlinks will work to access the resources related to each item. Go get a binder right now, print this document, and put it right at the front of the binder. Check off each course as you complete it on the course list, and check off each task on the Things to Do List.

Okay, let’s get started!

Remember that you have access to the courses for one year from the date of enrollment.

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