In an effort to increase accessibility to training and to assist ECE professionals in meeting their professional development goals, the Registry will soon begin to compile a Trainer Directory.  The directory is a means for connecting early childhood professionals with trainers across the state. The directory will be available on the Registry website and will allow consumers of training to look for specific trainers with expertise in specific topics of interest. Trainers who are available to provide training and education to the workforce, and who choose to be listed in the directory, will be able to do so for a nominal annual fee. The directory will contain information specific to individual trainers such as name, employer/business name, educational background, Career Ladder level, and eventually, trainer level (in conjunction with the development of trainer criteria). Basic contact information and areas of training expertise will also be provided.  The directory is projected to be available online January 2009.

Please stay tuned for more details as this process develops.