A-STEP is an alternative, fast-tracked education program that will help you obtain your goal of a career in the field of sleep technology and becoming a registered sleep technologist.  A-STEP provides participants with standardized education and training that develops a knowledge-base about sleep medicine and the professional skills required of a sleep technologist.  The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has example job descriptions for the PSG Trainee and PSG Technologist.

There are three parts to the comprehensive A-STEP program that must be completed:

• 80-Hour Introductory Course
• 80-Hour Introductory Course Final Exam
• Online Self-Study Modules

Part 1 consists of 80-hours of combined on-line instruction, live classroom sessions and practical hands-on training.

Part 2:  The course concludes with an online final exam, which CSCC will proctor the final day of the course.

Part 3: the On-Line Self-Study Modules, consist of a series of 26 interactive self-study learning videos ranging from 45-60 minutes in length, followed by a brief set of post-test questions.  The self-study modules are required to be completed as a third and final step towards meeting the requirements for Pathway 4.