How To Take CSM
CSM is available across the state to adults, for free, with a personal coach
West Virginia’s Office of Adult Education has a coach waiting to help you take CSM in almost every county across the state! You can take CSM in a classroom or at home, on any internet-connected device (yes, whatever device you're reading this on!).
If you don't want to take CSM at no cost through WV Adult Education, you can take CSM on your own for $54 (personal coaches are also available for an additional fee). Register here.
Taking CSM
At your own pace
Completing CSM takes as short or as long as you need -- some people finish in 20 hours or less, others in 70 hours or more.
Everyone starts CSM at a different skill level, and everyone learns at a different pace. There's no pressure, and the certificate that you earn reflects what you learned, not how long it took.
Personalized to your needs
The CSM Course has 35 Core Skills that everyone masters to earn a CSM Certificate, and 65 Supporting Skills to fill in skill gaps.
CSM detects your needs, and uses the "Goldilocks principle" to keep you right where learning is fastest and most enjoyable - not too easy and boring, or too difficult to learn.
Math that everyone can master
It can be confusing that CSM contains math that earns college math credit, yet almost anyone can succeed with it, including people who have dropped out of high school or college because of math. CSM does not include algebra, but rather a type of math called "quantitative reasoning" that people of all math abilities can master. In addition, this is truly practical math that you can use every day, and changes the way that you operate every day -- all of the sudden, numbers make sense.
With a personal coach
In most cases, you'll have a personal coach who will be working with you either at a learning center or online. If online, they might communicate by phone, text, email, or messaging within CSM -- tell them what's most comfortable for you.
The coach is there to help you learn how to learn on your own, and to be a cheerleader for your successes. Coaches don't teach you lessons -- learning skills on your own is part of the CSM experience.
At home with your technology
You can take CSM in-person at most adult education centers, or remotely through any Internet-connected device (and CSM works with low bandwidth Internet).
Where to take CSM
Below, we'll describe how adults can take CSM for free through WV Adult Education, employers or schools, or you can take CSM on your own for a modest fee.
Take CSM through WV Adult Education
All adults in West Virginia can take CSM for free -- with a personal coach -- through the West Virginia Office of Adult Education! There are offices in almost all counties in the state, and where there aren't, you can still take CSM at a distance.
If you are enrolled in the SPOKES program through WorkForce West Virginia, tell your coach you would like to take CSM (it is an approved course).
In order to take CSM through adult education, please fill in the form below.
Take CSM independently
If you'd like to take CSM privately without going through adult education, a school, or employer, you can obtain a CSM registration for $54 -- and you can get started in minutes! The course is provided by non-profit SeeMore Impact Labs, developers of CSM. And if you'd like a personal online coach for your independent study (highly recommended), the cost is an additional $115. Register here.
