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
MAAFPCWDA Training Now Available
The Training Academy is excited to announce that the much anticipated training for the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act (MAAFPCWDA) has launched. Learn more in this blog post.
Academy Spring Quarterly Update
Throughout 2026, our co-directors will share quarterly video updates of the latest news from the Training Academy.
MAAFPCWDA Active Efforts Training Phasing Out
Starting this summer, Addressing Disparities and Disproportionality: MAAFPCWDA (CWTA X224) will launch and is required training for all Minnesota county child protection workers and supervisors. The Active Efforts Training: Family Preservation and the MAAFPCWDA Framework (CWTA X221), which launched in late 2024, will be phased out by June. Content from this training is being added to the CWTA X224 course. Learn more about these training changes here.
NTI Course Registration Now Through CASE Website
With the National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training Initiative (NTI) course no longer required for new child protection workers, as well as the need to accommodate learners who do not need a Training Portal profile, we have decided to stop hosting the NTI course through the Training Portal and instead to send learners directly to the Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE) website for the NTI training.
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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If you are a child protection worker or supervisor for a Minnesota county or tribal health and human services agency, contact us so we can add you to those specific mailing lists.