Training in Roseville? Check Laptop WiFi

Prior to your training at the Metro Learning Center building in Roseville, we strongly recommend that you consult with your agency’s IT department to ensure that you have the latest WiFi WPA3-capable drivers installed on your computer. Learn more.

Updated Mandated Reporter Training

During the first week of September, the Training Academy released the latest version of Mandated Reporter Training. Based on feedback from community partners and learners, this updated course includes information about labor trafficking as a form of child maltreatment, which was added in legislation in July 2025, as well as expanded content about identifying child neglect, abuse, and trafficking. Learn more.

Contractors/Grantees Invited to Submit RFP for MAAFPCWDA Training Curriculum

We are seeking proposals for the development of a new training curriculum as outlined in the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA) of 2019. We are looking for an individual, group, or entity to develop a dynamic, community informed training curriculum for child welfare professionals working toward cultural competency with families and communities who are over represented within the child welfare system with specific attention to working with African American families and communities. RFP submissions are due September 22, 2025. Complete details, specifications, and expectations can be found at z.umn.edu/maafpcwda_rfp.

New Supervisor Training Pilot Fall 2025

Curriculum for the upcoming New Supervisor Training is now complete, and the Training Academy is moving through the final stages of preparation to launch this new course! Our trainers are currently learning the curriculum and preparing to lead practice sessions between now and October. We are looking for supervisors interested in taking part in the upcoming pilot starting in November. Learn more.

Certification

Certification is a formal recognition of professional competency. It enhances credibility, ensures adherence to standards, promotes continuous professional development, and ultimately provides assurance that child welfare professionals possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. Certification is coming to New Worker Training in 2026. Learn more.

New Worker Training

We now have a page on our website with all information you need to know about New Worker Training, which includes Orientation (self-paced and Enhancement), ICWA/MIFPA 2-Day Training, and Foundations. Learn more.

Foundations Video Update

Following is the video update for the launch of New Worker Foundations.