MAAFPCWDA Active Efforts Training Phasing Out

Starting this summer, MAAFPCWDA Cultural Responsiveness Training will launch and is required training for all Minnesota county child protection workers and supervisors. The Active Efforts Training: Family Preservation and the MAAFPCWDA Framework (CWTA X221), which launched in late 2024, will be phased out by June. Content from this training is being added to the Cultural Responsiveness Training. Learn more about these training changes here.

NTI Course Registration Now Through CASE Website

With the National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative (NTI) course no longer required for new child protection workers, as well as the need to accommodate learners who do not need a Training Portal profile, we have decided to stop hosting the NTI course through the Training Portal and instead to send learners directly to the Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE) website for the NTI training.

New Process for Assigning Training to New Workers

The Training Academy has updated the Training Portal to streamline the process for assigning New Worker Training to your new child protection workers. Now when you go to Quick Navigations and then Assign Trainings in your portal, simply select the new employee's name, look for the New Worker Training bundle, and check the box (selecting the ASSIGN ALL button will also check the box). To finish, scroll to the bottom of the page and select ASSIGN TRAININGS. Learn more about this new way to assign training.

Academy Quarterly Video Update

Throughout 2026, our co-directors will share quarterly video updates of the latest news from the Training Academy.