This letter transmits amendments to OAC 5101:2-33-55 Education and in-service training for PCSA caseworkers and OAC 5101:2-33-56 Education and in-service training for PCSA supervisors. Forms JFS 01825 and JFS 01826 will be obsoleted and the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program's (OCWTP) Learning Management System, E-Track will be used to maintain all training records for PCSA caseworkers and supervisors. These changes will be effective on April 1, 2016.

OAC 5101:2-33-55 Education and in-service training requirements for PCSA caseworkers includes 102 hours of in-service training during the first year of the caseworker's continuous employment with a public children services agency (PCSA). Caseworkers are also required to complete 36 hours of training annually in areas relevant to the caseworker's assigned duties after the first year of continuous employment as a caseworker. County PCSAs will now use E-Track to maintain all training records for PCSA caseworkers.

OAC 5101:2-33-56 Education and in-service training requirements for PCSA supervisors includes 60 hours of supervisory core training offered by the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program during the first year of the supervisor's continuous employment with a PCSA. The supervisor is also required to complete 12 hours of domestic violence training during the first two years of continuous employment with a PCSA. Supervisors are also required to take 30 hours of training annually in areas relevant to the supervisor's assigned duties after the first year of continuous employment with a PCSA. County PCSAs will now use E-Track to maintain all training records for PCSA supervisors.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart identifies the material that needs to be removed from the Family, Child and Adult Services Manual (FCASM) and the material that should be added: