The webinars and training resources below are intended to help guide Community Instructors and Facility Instructors in building high-quality long-term care worker training programs.
What’s New for Community and Facility Instructors
Virtual Office Hours
Virtual office hours are held with Training Unit Program Managers as a live open forum using the Microsoft Teams videoconferencing platform. Instructors who have questions about their training programs, instructor requirements, applications, on-the-job training (facility only), or anything related to long-term care worker training are invited to join our virtual office hours every Tuesday, from 2pm to 3pm.
- Click here to join the virtual office hours via computer or mobile app
- Or call in (audio only) 1-564-999-2000 Phone Conference ID: 298 013 80#
Instructors can also email their questions at any time.
- Facility training programs: trainingapprovaltpa@dshs.wa.gov
- Community Instructor training programs: trainingapprovaltpc@dshs.wa.gov
Instructor Webinars
December 2022
- VIDEO: Webinar Important Training Updates that Affect You (24:38) Topics include long-term care worker training and certification deadline requirements now that our state’s public health emergency has ended. There is also a brief overview of the new Fundamentals of Caregiving, 3rd edition, that was released in July and plans to update the DSHS Orientation and Safety Training materials in 2023.
- Download the presentation PDF.
July 2022
- VIDEO: Introducing the New Fundamentals of Caregiving Textbook! (7:43). The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving (RFOC) textbook has undergone a major transformation! The RFOC is now the Fundamentals of Caregiving, 3rd edition and this is a brief introduction to the new textbook.
- Download the presentation PDF.
April 2022
- VIDEO: Long Term Care Worker Continuing Education & Home Care Aide Training Requirements (40:36). Topics include the application process for training programs and instructors, COVID emergency rules for continuing education and home care aide certification, and new DSHS curricula updates.
- Download the presentation PDF.
To view the Continuing Education information only, please view CE Emergency Rules (8:53)
Additional Training Resources
- Training Requirements and Classes
- Training Program and Instructor Application Forms
- Schedule of upcoming DSHS Adult Education classes
- Facility Instructor Qualification Requirements
- Community Instructor Qualification Requirements
- Residential Long-Term Care Services Training (388-112A WAC)
75-hour Home Care Aide Certification Training Resources
- Overview of 75-hour Home Care Aide Training and Certification
- Home Care Aide Certification Checklist
- Washington State Department of Health Home Care Aide resource page
- Fingerprint-based Background Checks Information
- Recommended components of a 75-hour training program
- Expectations and equipment needed to provide the required hands-on skills training
- Skills Practice Procedure Checklist for Home Care Aides - DSHS Approved (Available in multiple languages)
- The Prometric Exam Preparation Materials page
Community Instructor Contract Compliance Resources
Community Instructor contracts with the department include specific requirements and responsibilities. Always read and revisit your Community Instructor contract to understand the department’s expectations for providing long-term care worker training. Failure to comply with contract requirements may lead to contract termination.
The Special Terms and Conditions section of the Community Instructor Contract has specific requirements for Records Maintenance. If your business does not already have its own forms that meet this requirement, you can download and use the forms below:
- Student Class Evaluation Form (DSHS 02-691)
- Student Evaluation Summary Report (DSHS 02-690)
- Community Instructor Class List Tracking Log (DSHS 02-692)
If you plan to offer a vocational education training program to the public with a program length of more than three days, and charging tuition, you may need to obtain a “Private Vocational School License” to comply with the State’s Private Vocational School Act. Chapter 28C.10 RCW
For more information, visit the Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board.