Courses For Trainers
Courses for Trainers prepare active Child Care Health Consultants (CCHCs) and other early childhood professional trainers to provide required trainings and technical assistance to early educators in their local communities in North Carolina.
- Before submitting an application, review the criteria for each course to determine if you are eligible.
- All application responses must be accurate, complete, and thorough based on what the sections of the application asks to be included. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Upon successful completion of a course, you will be expected to train and provide follow up technical assistance on the training content to early educators in your local community.
- You will be provided support to implement training guidance, Trainee Agreement and Training Recommendations.
If you are interested in taking the course solely to gain knowledge of the topic, contact an active trainer in your area from the list of active trainers.
Course Description
The ITS-SIDS Course prepares active Child Care Health Consultants (CCHCs) and professional early childhood trainers to provide the state approved and required training to early educators in their local communities.
Trainer Eligibility Criteria
Who is eligible to be an ITS-SIDS trainer?
Active CCHCs and early childhood professional trainers with experience in early childhood health and safety and whose job requires providing training and technical assistance services to local child care facilities. Course participants typically include those funded by agencies that provide training and technical assistance to child care facilities.
Applicants should possess:
- A bachelor’s degree in a health-related field or in early childhood/child development.
- Professional knowledge of health and safety issues related to infants or toddlers.
- Experience providing DCDEE approved trainings to early educators or formal education in adult training principles, preferably both.
- Verification of current trainer status with an exempt training agency or as a non-exempt trainer with the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) is required.
Course Format, Cost, and Schedule
The ITS-SIDS Course is online and free of charge. It is largely self-paced with some real-time virtual components. It takes approximately four weeks to complete. It is offered two or three times each year.
Course Description
The EPR Child Care Course prepares active Child Care Health Consultants (CCHCs) and other professional trainers to provide state approved and required training to early educators in their local communities on:
- standard emergency preparedness and response procedures that can be used for all NC child care facilities
- the benefits of planning, preparing and practicing for emergencies
- NC Child Care Regulations and best practices that support emergency preparedness and response
- supporting facilities and families in responding to and recovering from an emergency
- how to complete the required EPR Plan template
Trainer Eligibility Criteria
Who is eligible to be an EPR trainer?
Active CCHCs and early childhood professional trainers with experience in early childhood health and safety and whose job requires providing training and technical assistance services to local child care facilities. Course participants typically include those funded by agencies that provide training and technical assistance to child care facilities.
Applicants should possess:
- A bachelor’s degree in a health-related field or in early childhood/child development.
- Professional knowledge of health and safety issues in child care.
- Experience providing DCDEE approved trainings to early educators or formal education in adult training principles, preferably both.
- Verification of current trainer status with an exempt training agency or as a non-exempt trainer with the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) is required.
Course Format, Cost, and Schedule
The EPR in Child Care Course is online and free of charge. It is largely self-paced with some real-time virtual components. It takes approximately four weeks to complete. It is offered two to three times each year.