Required Coursework

FET

One course that is required to apply for the Kentucky Trainers Credential is Fundamentals of Effective Training (FET).

FET is a 17-hour Hybrid course which is a blend of face-to-face and online training.

FET is required for Trainer Credential applicants seeking Trainer Levels 2-5, Child Care Health Consultants and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialists.

Level 1 or Specialty Topic applicants are not required to take FET.

While not mandatory, FET is still recommended for Level 1 and Specialty Topic trainers.

This course only meets the requirements for a Trainer’s Credential application and cannot be used for renewal or toward ECE clock hours. The current Trainer’s Credential regulation can be found on the DCC website.

Introduction to Kentucky Resources for Early Care and Education Trainers

Other coursework includes Introduction to Kentucky Resources for Early Care and Education Trainers.

This course is available through Kentucky Partnership and there is no fee. It is online and is a 2 hour course. This course only meets the requirements for a Trainer’s Credential application and cannot be used for renewal or toward ECE clock hours. It is required for all applicants.

You are welcome to log on and off this course as your schedule allows. Upon completion of this course, credit will be issued in ECE-TRIS within 10 days and automatically populates into your Credential Trainer Application.

Certificates of completion are not emailed for this course.

If you have not already completed the coursework you can register for it at: https://www.kentuckypartnership.org/registration

Entering Quality Training Data into ECE-TRIS

The remaining coursework that is required is Entering Quality Training Data into ECE-TRIS.

https://tris.eku.edu/ece/
ECE-TRIS Team
229 Mattox Hall   521 Lancaster Ave.
Richmond, KY 40475
Phone: (859) 622-8811
Email: ecetris@eku.edu

Effective July of 2012, additional training for ECE-TRIS was added. In 2018 the required coursework was merged from two trainings into one, Entering Quality Training Data into ECE-TRIS.

For those of you that are not familiar with ECE-TRIS, it is the approved Cabinet designated data management system. As a credentialed trainer you will be required to enter your own data into this system so that your participants can receive credit for their early care and education clock hours.

This 2 hour online course is available through ECE-TRIS.  It is required for all applicants and the course is free. There are 9 modules with checks for understanding throughout the sections. You will be able to progress through the modules in sequential order but you can also log on and off this course as your schedule allows.  Upon completion of this course, credit will be recorded in ECE-TRIS within 10 calendar days and automatically populates into your Credential Trainer Application.

Certificates of completion are not emailed for this course but will be recorded in ECE-TRIS.

Register at: https://tris.eku.edu/ece/ece-training

When directed to the training you will login with your ECE-TRIS credentials.  If you do not have an ECE-TRIS account, you will have to first complete the Personal Information Form found on the FORMS page and fax that to ECE-TRIS (fax number is on the form).  You will then be able to log in and complete the course once you have your account set up and your credentials allowing you to sign-in.