(a) Training may include clock hours or CEUs provided by:
(1) A training provider registered with the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System Training Registry, maintained by the Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office;
(2) An instructor who teaches early childhood development or another relevant course at a secondary school or institution of higher education accredited by a recognized accrediting agency;
(3) An employee of a state agency with relevant expertise;
(4) A physician, psychologist, licensed professional counselor, social worker, or registered nurse;
(5) A person who holds a generally recognized credential or possesses documented knowledge relevant to the training the person will provide;
(6) The primary caregiver who has demonstrated core knowledge in child development and caregiving; and:
(7) A person who has at least two years of experience working in child development, a child development program, early childhood education, a childhood education program, or a Head Start or Early Head Start program and:
(b) Training may include clock hours or CEUs obtained through self-instructional materials, if the materials were developed by a person who meets one of the qualifications in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Instructor-led and self-instructional training, but not self-study training, must include:
(1) Specifically stated learning objectives;
(2) A curriculum, which includes experiential or applied activities;
(3) An evaluation/assessment tool to determine whether the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the stated objectives; and
(4) A certificate of successful completion from the training source.
Source Note: The provisions of this §747.1315 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10266; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 935; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909