Welcome to the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy!
Our mission is to train, develop, and support the skills, expertise, and well-being of Minnesota’s child welfare workforce while nurturing a commitment to equitable child welfare practice.
Updates
Contractors/Grantees Invited to Submit RFP for MAAFPCWDA Training Curriculum
We are seeking proposals for the development of a new training curriculum as outlined in the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA) of 2019. We are looking for an individual, group, or entity to develop a dynamic, community informed training curriculum for child welfare professionals working toward cultural competency with families and communities who are over represented within the child welfare system with specific attention to working with African American families and communities. RFP submissions are due September 22, 2025. Complete details, specifications, and expectations can be found at z.umn.edu/maafpcwda_rfp.
New Supervisor Training Pilot Fall 2025
Curriculum for the upcoming New Supervisor Training is now complete, and the Training Academy is moving through the final stages of preparation to launch this new course! Our trainers are currently learning the curriculum and preparing to lead practice sessions between now and October. A Pilot will take place in November and December. Learn more.
Certification
Certification is a formal recognition of professional competency. It enhances credibility, ensures adherence to standards, promotes continuous professional development, and ultimately provides assurance that child welfare professionals possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that ensure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. Certification is coming to New Worker Training in 2026. Learn more.
Updates to Mandated Reporter: Effective July 1, 2025
There are new requirements for the child protection response to human trafficking (labor and sex). Visit the Training Academy's Mandated Reporter Training page to learn more, access the current policy bulletin, and watch a new video designed to identify labor trafficking in children and youth and requirements for mandated reporters.
New Worker Training
We now have a page on our website with all information you need to know about New Worker Training, which includes Orientation (self-paced and Enhancement), ICWA/MIFPA 2-Day Training, and Foundations. Learn more.
Foundations Video Update
Following is the video update for the launch of New Worker Foundations.
Minnesota Child Welfare Practice Framework
Child welfare work requires a sophisticated set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in order to provide effective services to children and families. The Minnesota Child Welfare Practice Framework outlines the competencies required for quality practice among front-line child welfare professionals and their supervisors.
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