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APD Training

Welcome to APD's Training Webpages!

Important Announcements

All Fall 2009 APD courses are Open for Registration!

To offset the cost of upgrades and ensure continuous improvement of APD's online training, a $20 tuition fee is required for each course.

Please note you must pay on the same day that you register. If you do not pay on the same day you will be dropped from your course(s) for non-payment.

You are strongly encouraged to complete the following on-line in order to expedite your access to your courses: 1) a TCC Non-Credit Admission Application; 2) Registration for Class(es); and Payment (see "Admission Application, Registration, and Login Instructions" below for directions/steps on admission application and registration). TCC accepts on-line payment of your personal or your company's Visa, Master Card or American Express. All credit card transactions are completed in our on-line secure system once you register.

TCC also accepts a company or personal check, money order or your agency's Purchase Order (PO). If you send a check, money order or an agency PO you must register on-line before sending payment. You must complete the on-line TCC Non-Credit Admission Application first before registering on-line (see "Admission Application, Registration, and Login Instructions" below for directions/steps). Make all checks, money orders, POs payable to TCC - APD and send to TCC Cashier's Office, 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32304. Once TCC's receives your mail in payment the processing time from receipt typically takes 3 business days before you can start your course(s). Please do not send cash since TCC cannot be responsible for any cash payment. For more information please contact us at apd@tcc.fl.edu or call toll free 1.866.605.7274 or 1.850.201.9631 (long distance charges apply).

Course Refund Policy: In order to be eligible for a course(s) refund, an individual or third party who paid the tuition on behalf of the individual/student must provide a written request (fax or email are acceptable) no later than three (3) business days prior to the student's anticipated start date of course(s) requesting a refund. Any student that signs into the TCC BlackBoard® system for APD course(s) will not be eligible for a refund (this includes 3rd party who paid tuition). The request must identify the student's complete name, TCC PIN, and course(s) associated with the refund. For more information please contact us at apd@tcc.fl.edu.

Through this website, the State of Florida's Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) offers dynamic, interactive on-line courses for anyone who provides direct care services to persons with developmental disabilities, as well as other interested parties. Please note that by registering for an APD on-line course you are agreeing to the release of certain information to APD. This information is limited to your name, your Blackboard ID, your status (enrolled or completed) and your final course grade(s).

Currently we offer the two required Direct Care Core Competency training courses that meet the requirements of Section 2.1 (7) of the June 23, 2005 Developmental Disabilities Waiver Services Coverage and Limitation Handbook and administrative rules 59G-8.200, F.A.C. Individuals hired after June 30, 2006 will need to complete the core competency training prior to providing unsupervised direct care. The two Direct Care Core Competency courses are:

  • Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
  • Health and Safety

A third required course is offered to satisfy the new training requirements for all individuals providing services to APD clients under the Medicaid waiver program and to residents of APD-licensed residential facilities (as described in administrative rules 59G-8.200, F.A.C. and 65G-2, F.A.C.). The third course is:

  • Zero Tolerance

The purpose of the Zero Tolerance course is to teach direct care providers, support coordinators, and any person providing care or support to an APD client on behalf of the Agency or its providers about abuse, neglect and exploitation of persons with developmental disabilities. It will provide information about how often these types of crimes happen and also describe how and why these crimes usually occur. This training will provide you with the tools to identify potentially dangerous situations and tell you how to report that information. Finally, this course will provide you with information about things you can do to help prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation from happening in the first place.

As you progress through the interactive training courses, you will have an opportunity to print aides that can immediately be used in your current job.

In the next couple of months we will be adding more interactive courses, so you may want to mark this site as one of your favorites.

Please note that you must complete the TCC Non-Credit Admission Application and Register at least one business day prior to taking any course.

Admission Application, Registration, Login Instructions, and Video Tutorials:

Grades:

Students taking an APD course either receive a "S" for satisfactorily completion of the course (achieved 70% or greater on all quizzes) or "U" for unsatisfactorily completion of the course (achieved less than 70% on all quizzes). APD Grading Process and Schedule (pdf 24.71 kB)

Transcripts:

Please scroll down to section III. Print/View Your Transcript on To Print Your Transcript page. Approximately one week after you have completed the course, you will be able to print a copy of your transcript. Select this option for more information.

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