Course Refreshers
Course Refreshers are for individuals who have previously completed a Course for Trainers (formerly known as Train-the-Trainer Courses) successfully, but are currently not recognized as an active trainer by the NC Resource Center. This is due to not meeting the requirement of either:
- Having taken the Course for Trainers in the past 3 years or
- Providing at least one training in the past 3 years.
Course Description
The ITS-SIDS Course Refresher prepares previously trained ITS-SIDS Trainers to provide state approved and required training to early educators in their local communities on:
- Risks for SIDS, suffocation, strangulation, and entrapment and how to prevent them.
- Causes of SIDS, sleep related infant death, and external stressors that contribute to an unsafe sleep environment.
- Child care rules and best practices related to safe sleep.
- How to respond to an unresponsive infant.
- Resources available for those experiencing grief from a SIDS death.
Trainer Eligibility Criteria
Must have previously completed the ITS-SIDS Course for Trainers successfully.
Course Logistics and Contact Form
The ITS-SIDS Course Refresher is online and free of charge. It is largely self-paced with one real-time virtual component. It takes approximately four weeks to complete. It is offered one or two times a year based on need.
To be notified of the next refresher, please fill out the contact form.
Course Description
The EPR Course Refresher prepares previously trained EPR 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
Must have previously completed the EPR Course for Trainers successfully.
Course Logistics and Contact Form
The EPR Course Refresher is online and free of charge. It is largely self-paced with one real-time virtual component. It takes approximately four weeks to complete. It is offered one or two times a year based on need.
To be notified of the next refresher, please fill out the contact form.