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Enroll in Oregon’s child-care Central Background Registry

Oregon’s Central Background Registry approves individuals for association with child-care facilities.

Steps

2 steps
  1. Choose online or mail applicationApply online yourself if you are 18 or within 90 days of turning 18 and have a Social Security number. Without one, mail an application and Statement of No Social Security Number.
  2. Complete fingerprinting and follow upWhen instructions arrive, schedule fingerprinting promptly using the FieldPrint code from CCLD, and respond to information requests.
  • How-to

    Apply for an unarmed security guard certification

    Jobs & work
    1. Check the minimum standardsYou need to be 18 or older with a high school diploma, GED or college degree, and pass a good moral fitness background check.
    2. Complete the 14-hour unarmed basic courseYour instructor records completion on Form PS-6, which goes in your application packet.
    3. Get fingerprintedUse a fingerprint card from DPSST or complete Fieldprint electronic fingerprints.
    + 2 more steps in the full guide
    BringForm PS-1 applicationFingerprint card or Fieldprint proofForm PS-6 (14-hour course affidavit)Form PS-20 if you are employed
    Cost$152 for a new unarmed certification; $104 to renew
    Oregon DPSST Private Security Program503-378-8531
  • How-to

    Apply for Oregon Emerging Small Business certification

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    1. Check that your business qualifiesThe business must be for profit and an Oregon business according to federal tax filing.
    2. Gather your recordsUse the Application Checklist to collect everything you need.
    3. Apply onlineUse the Certification Management System e-application.
    + 2 more steps in the full guide
    CostFree, including renewals
    Business Oregon (COBID)503-986-0075
  • How-to

    Apply for Traditional Health Worker certification

    Jobs & work
    1. Create a Health Workforce Registry accountUse a computer or smartphone. Save copies of your training certificate and oral health certificate first.
    2. Start a new THW applicationSign in and choose the worker type that matches the training certificate you received.
    3. Add and upload your certificatesAdd your OHA-approved worker-type training and your oral health training, and upload each certificate.
    + 2 more steps in the full guide
    BringTHW training certificateOral health certificate
    Oregon Health Authority, Traditional Health Worker Program