Hi @jebratt ! I oversee the program and would be happy to help! We have some great feedback in our CCE FAQ doc, here: Canvas Certified Educator FAQs.
We are also having two info sessions next week (it's our birthday - 2 years!) that might be helpful for you. They are on Wednesday, November 9, at 4 p.m. (sign up here) and 6 p.m. (sign up here). Participants who attend will be entered into a drawing for a full scholarship to the program.
You can definitely sign up for a course now, even though they began October 24. You can catch up for sure. Or, if you'd rather wait, we have a session starting January 9. Those courses will be available for sale in our Catalog by December 9.
If you have additional questions, please let me know! You can ask here, or you can email us at cce@instructure.com.
-Erin