Examiner Training

Registration is OPEN!

California Awards for Performance Excellence (CAPE) holds annual training to prepare Examiners to evaluate award applications through the lens of the Baldrige Framework. Examiners are volunteers and represent a diverse background of industry and professional experience. Attendees will learn how to apply the Framework for Performance Excellence to an organization, evaluate an application, and develop comment writing skills. The training is facilitated by experienced state and national examiners, who will guide the attendees through exercises that allow for group-based learning that simulates the overall examination process. 

CAPE is offering 100% virtual Examiner Training in 2025

The 100% virtual option is entirely online, consisting of independent study and instruction via ZOOM.

Register on our online course platform which contains pre-work materials, step-by-step instructions and training modules designed to guide you through the pre-work assignment and prepare you for the facilitated training sessions.

2025 Training Dates

Registration Levels/Fees


Training is the same for all levels, individuals will learn methods and techniques used by examiners to evaluate organizations processes and results against the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence.

Individuals that register as an Examiner or Experienced Examiner are committing to serve as an examiner on a real application during the 2023 Eureka cycle (examiners will serve June-October, please review the CAPE Examiner role and time commitment HERE).

Training Experience Only: $1,200 (non-Members) / $1,000 (members) : For individuals who want to attend training but do not want to commit to serving as an Examiner upon completion of training.

Examiner: $600 (non-members) / $500 (members): For individuals that want to commit to serving as a CAPE Examiner for the 2023 Eureka application cycle.

Experienced Examiner: $350: For individuals who have served on an examination team within the last three years and want to commit to serve as an examiner for the 2023 cycle (must have served between 2019-2021 on a top-tier application, no exceptions).

If you register for the member pricing and your organization is not a member, CCE will send you an invoice for the remainder of the training fee.

  • You qualify for CCE member pricing if you work for one of the following organizations:

    • Adventist Health System

    • Altura Credit Union

    • Charter School of San Diego

    • County of San Diego

    • Health and Human Services Agency

    • Desert Sands Unified School District

    • Momentum Textiles and Wallcovering

    • Sutter Health System

  • Training registration is non-refundable. In the event of cancellation made by CCE, registration will be refunded.

Questions: Contact California Council for Excellence at hello@calexcellence.org or 858-486-0400