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
Vendor Selected to Develop New MAAFPCWDA Curriculum
In 2024, the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA) was passed. An important part of this legislation includes effective workforce training. To that end, the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy brought together the MAAFPCWDA Vendor Selection Committee to name a curriculum developer through a competitive proposal process. After careful deliberation of eleven proposals, Public Knowledge from Lakewood New Jersey was selected to design and build the training curriculum. Work will begin in November 2025 and training is anticipated to begin in April 2026.
Training in Roseville? Check Laptop WiFi
Prior to your training at the Metro Learning Center building in Roseville, we strongly recommend that you consult with your agency’s IT department to ensure that you have the latest WiFi WPA3-capable drivers installed on your computer. Learn more.
Updated Mandated Reporter Training
During the first week of September, the Training Academy released the latest version of Mandated Reporter Training. Based on feedback from community partners and learners, this updated course includes information about labor trafficking as a form of child maltreatment, which was added in legislation in July 2025, as well as expanded content about identifying child neglect, abuse, and trafficking. Learn more.
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. We are looking for supervisors interested in taking part in the upcoming pilot starting in November. Learn more.
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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