Can purchased curriculums be used to earn annual training hours?
Using a purchased curriculum (that includes activities for each day, a monthly calendar, and classroom tools and activities for teaching basic concepts) designed for use with children would not be acceptable training for caregivers unless the training materials also include self-instructional materials designed for the adult caregiver. In order for training to be counted toward annual training requirements, you must ensure the training meets criteria specified in §746.1325 including specifically stated learning objectives for adults, a curriculum designed for adult use which includes experiential or applied activities, an assessment tool, review, test or other activity that is used to determine whether the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the stated objectives and a certificate of successful completion from the training source as specified in §746.1329. If this program meets these criteria, then it may be counted toward annual training requirements up to 7.5 of the
