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7 Resources That Will Improve Your Training Program’s Accessibility

CHWTraining’s courses are always built for standards in accessibility, but the reason we take the extra care and precautions isn’t necessarily clear to everyone. The following resources will help program directors understand what’s so important about making courses available to everyone, along with some tips to improve what you offer.

Access E-Learning

Access E-Learning is a free online tutorial from the Georgia Tech Research on Accessible Distance Education (GRADE) project at Georgia Tech. The tutorial is comprised of 10 modules that offer information, instructional techniques, and practice labs on how to make the most common needs in distance education accessible for individuals with disabilities, and enhance the usability of online materials for all students. View Access E-Learning >>

Resources for Accessible eLearning for People Who are Blind

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How To Sell Online CHW Training to a Skeptic

Skeptics of online learning can have good reasons for being skeptical. When they think about turning your community health worker program from a live training to computer-based, they are concerned about what it means for your organization. They wonder how much a new CHW training initiative will cost. They need to be assured that health workers will continue to learn when they’re looking at a computer as opposed to sitting in a meeting room.
On the other hand, skeptics can also have some pretty invalid reasons for throwing up roadblocks. Perhaps they hate computers. Maybe they fear change. Maybe, for whatever reason, they distrust your enthusiasm.

No matter what motivations your critics have, you’ll do a better job of making your case for shifting to training your staff through a computer-based program if you follow the tips below. In short, doing some prep work will make the job much easier.

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11 Things To Know About Setting Training Program Goals

Smart program directors understand the value of goal-setting when setting up a successful online training program. Unfortunately, setting goals for training is difficult. You must look inside your program and understand both how it works and how your trainees are best motivated. The following items can help you look at goal-setting from a different point

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5 Best Blogs for Healthcare and Training

5 Best Training Health Blogs

There are so many helpful blogs about training and healthcare, it’s nearly impossible to choose the best. Here are five that will help you keep learning and will provide inspiration for building a superior professional development program.

APHA Blog

The Alliance of Professional Health Advocates (APHA) reaches wide with a little bit of everything for existing or aspiring health workers. The blog, written by the prolific and insightful Trisha Torrey, doesn’t covers specifically training, but everything from tips for working with patients to running a better advocacy practice. A stream of information that will help you gain perspective on your organization’s needs, including training and beyond.

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New Health Literacy Mini-Course

CHW Newest Vital Sign

Introduction to the Newest Vital Sign teaches health workers how to improve health literacy in about three minutes

WOBURN, MA, May 2, 2014  – Employers now have another course to address health literacy rates among their staff and clients. CHWTraining.org, a leader in training for health professionals, is now offering a new course: Introduction to The Newest Vital Sign, which begins July 15 and is now open for registration.  Employee training starts at $19.95, with discounted group pricing available.

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Hiring Skilled Facilitators Vs. Training Existing Staff

Hands climbing up a ladder

Organizations that are moving their online training program into an online space are faced with a difficult decision that will endure for the life of the program. Does it make sense to hire a new facilitator who is skilled in online work, or train an existing employee to do the work?

Pros of hiring from within

Both decisions have pros and cons, and ultimately organizations must make a decision based on their individual needs. However, there are some clear benefits and drawbacks.

One top pro is that you know your employees and what they do. You have a history with them that indicates how adept they are at change or if they have untapped skills that can be used. It can make the transition much smoother. Internal employees also know you and what you do. It takes less time for these kinds of hires to understand the details of your organization and your mission. An existing trainer also has in-depth knowledge of your material and audience.

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