Join The Nevada Registry between February 1st and March 30th to receive 3 hours of online training from the Child Care Education Institute for FREE!  Registry-approved courses can be used to fulfill your annual training requirements for licensing. This no-cost training opportunity is a limited time offer so apply today! Note: This offer is available to individuals applying to the Registry for the first time and only when a complete application is submitted. 

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Applying to the Registry for Career Ladder Placement

The Member Application is completed the first time you apply to The Nevada Registry for Career Ladder placement. After your application is processed, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement stating your level on the Career Ladder based on your documented formal education and experience (up to 4000 hours). Your certificate will expire on a yearly basis. Use the Career Ladder Placement Checklist to help ensure that your application is complete when submitted. (Incomplete applications will be returned).


Career Development Files

When you join the Registry, a confidential Career Development File is created on your behalf. Your Career Development File* contains:

  • Information from your initial application (home address, etc.)
  • A record of your current and previous employment
  • Copies of your background check and TB Test results (applies to anyone working in a licensed child care setting)
  • Copies of the initial training requirements required by licensing such as Signs and Symptoms of Illness, CPR, etc. (applies to anyone working in a licensed child care setting)
  • Copies of training certificates received for informal, non-college workshops taken (i.e. the training that is required by licensing on an annual basis)
  • Copies of your professional contributions (optional)
  • Copies of education records (high school diploma/GED, college and university course transcripts and/or degrees earned)
  • Copies of any ECE licenses, teaching certificates or endorsements received
  • Copies of any other miscellaneous documentation provided at time of application (resumes, letters of recommendation, etc.)
  • Current level held on the Nevada Early Care and Education Professional Career Ladder
* One of the primary purposes of a Registry is to help collect valuable data about the ECE workforce in Nevada. It is important to note that none of the information collected through the application/renewal process (i.e., the information contained in your Career Development File) is ever disclosed with any identifying information attached. Any data that the Registry provides to the community is combined in order to report on large groups of people, rather than on any individual member. This and ALL other information contained in your Career Development File is confidential. View our Program Statistics page and/or download the 2010 Registry Snapshot to see how the data collected by the Registry is reported.

 

Renewing/Updating Your Career Development File 

Membership with the Registry is renewed on an annual basis prior to the date that your Certificate of Achievement expires. An Update/Renewal Form will be sent to your home address reminding you to renew approximately 4-6 weeks prior to the expiration date. For this reason, it's important to ensure that your most current address is always on file with the Registry. If you move between renewal dates, please submit a Change of Name/Address Form to our office via fax or mail to ensure that you continue to receive correspondence from the Registry.

Updating your Career Development file is SIMPLE! Whereas the Member Application is very comprehensive, the renewal form consists of several basic pages reflecting the personal and employment information that the Registry currently has on file. If the information that we have on file has changed, you are asked to provide updated information. Otherwise, it is simply a matter of checking a few boxes. You are also asked to submit copies of any certificates for additional training taken and transcripts for college courses/degrees completed since you applied/last renewed. This documentation is important because it could result in a change in your Career Ladder level. It is also another way for the Registry to keep backup copies of your completed educational and professional accomplishments should you ever need to replace lost or misplaced documentation. After your file is updated, you will receive a new certificate indicating your Career Ladder level that will remain in effect for another 12 months.

Questions? Go to Career Ladder FAQs to find answers to the most commonly asked questions regarding the application process.


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