FAQ
For Registrants
- Who is my training liaison?
- Do I recieve confirmation letters prior to a training for which I requested to attend?
- Since BMCW and partner agency staff have Bachelor's degrees at the very least, why do they need additional training?
- What training is required for each job function?
- How do staff find out about training offerings and requirements?
For Trainers
- What do I do if I'd like to add a new activity to a class?
- Can I change the curriculum in any way?
- Why do I need to sign my initial next to each training participant's name?
- Why do I need to arrive one hour early for my training?
- Do I need to attend "training of trainers" before I can train alone?
For Registrants
Each work site has assigned a specific person to submit training registrations, please refer to the Training Liaison listing.
Individualized Confirmation Letters are not sent out by MCWPPD Staff. Your Training Liaison receives confirmation from MCWPPD staff three weeks prior to each training class. If you have questions about your registration status, please contact your training liaison at your work site.
Since BMCW and partner agency staff have Bachelor's degrees at the very least, why do they need additional training?
No one, no matter how well prepared by formal education, comes into a job with all the knowledge and skill they will ever need. Professional competence is gained and deepened over the course of one's entire professional career.
The BMCW and its partner agencies are committed to making sure that staff are continually learning and developing greater levels of professional competence. Ongoing training is one of the mechanisms by which professional skills are learned, deepened and honed. As a result, BMCW and partner agency staff, along with staff in child welfare throughout Wisconsin, are directed to training throughout their employment.
The BMCW and its partner agencies are committed to making sure that staff are continually learning and developing greater levels of professional competence. Ongoing training is one of the mechanisms by which professional skills are learned, deepened and honed. As a result, BMCW and partner agency staff, along with staff in child welfare throughout Wisconsin, are directed to training throughout their employment.
Please consult your supervisor or other management in your program area.
Training liaisons located at each site and program can answer questions.
For Trainers
You submit a draft description of the new activity you wish to add. Your draft should include what you plan to do, why, how it works, what equipment is needed, and how you will debrief the participants.
The Training Manager will review your description. If it is approved, you may try the new activity. Because of the review time needed, please submit descriptions at least three weeks before the date you'd like to use the new activity.
The Training Manager will review your description. If it is approved, you may try the new activity. Because of the review time needed, please submit descriptions at least three weeks before the date you'd like to use the new activity.
It is okay to do the following without our approval
- supplement a topic in the curriculum,
- reformat the existing curriculum,
- change the method of conveying a topic.
However, you need to contact us if you wish to do any of the following:
- put new content in
- take present content out
- update the forms or power point
- add in a policy change
- add in a new activity
This needs to be done for auditing reasons, and we thank you for doing this.
It is important the you have a feeling of control and comfort in your training room. Arriving early ensures that everything is situated as it needs to be, and that you are able to greet participants as they arrive.
Yes, it is required to attend this class prior to training alone.