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Important Notice about University of Nevada Campus Extension Courses

Beginning July 1, 2025, The University of Nevada, Reno Extension office has implemented modest fees for select initial training courses previously available at no charge. Please email Cathy Pesklakai at UNR Extension (cpeshlakai@unr.edu) with any questions about this change and/or to learn more about their courses.

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The next Adult Learning Academy (ALA) has been scheduled and will begin in August 2025.

The Adult Learning Academy (ALA or “the Academy”) is the pathway available through The Nevada Registry’s training approval system to help individuals interested in becoming approved trainers obtain the training delivery hours needed to initially qualify. Additionally, the ALA is designed to increase the number of publicly offered training sessions available to Early Childhood educators in Nevada. The ALA is not designed for individuals whose primary focus/intent is to deliver in-house training sessions to their own staff and priority will be given to applicants planning to deliver training to the broader ECE community.

The ALA is aligned with The Nevada Registry’s Quality Assurance System (QAS) and is designed to provide individuals with less than 15 hours of previous training delivery experience the fundamental principles of adult learning which contribute to the delivery of high-quality training sessions. Selected individuals will participate in 30 hours of Registry-approved training over the course of three months*. Upon successful completion of the Academy, graduates will have the tools to begin delivering training to the Early Childhood community and the necessary hours of experience needed to initially qualify as a trainer with The Nevada Registry.

*Ten to twenty hours of additional independent study and prep time is required outside of scheduled class time to complete assignments and develop a one-hour training session.

The Fall 2025 Adult Learning Academy will be offered virtually via ZOOM. The cost to attend the ALA is $125. However, a $100 scholarship will be provided by The Nevada Registry for each attendee making the cost just $25 per person.

DATES OF TRAINING:
All selected participants must attend a two-hour orientation on August 27, 2025, from 9:0 am – 11:00 am (via video conference).

Section I: CONTENT
(Seven Zoom Sessions (17.5 hours) + Online Modules (2.5 hours) = 20 hours)
All sessions in Section I will be held from 9:00 am – 11:30 am.
Dates of Training:
Wednesdays: September 3, September 10, September 17, (no class September 24), October 1, October 8, October 15 and October 22, 2025

Section II: TRAINING DELIVERY/PRESENTATIONS
(10 Hours)
All sessions in Section II will be held from 9:00 am – 11:30 am and conducted via ZOOM.
Each attendee will present a one-hour training session to the group. Participants will have the option to present in-person or virtually based on available time slots.
Dates of Presentations:
Wednesday, November 5, Thursday, November 6, Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13, 2025

DEADLINE TO APPLY*:
4:30 pm on Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Selected applicants will be notified by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Don’t Delay! Space is limited!
Space in the Fall 2025 Academy will be limited to twelve participants. A minimum of eight participants must be enrolled for the Adult Learning Academy to be offered.

*Submitting an interest application does not guarantee your enrollment in the Academy. Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Multiple participants from the same location will only be selected if/when space is available. Priority will be given to applicants planning to deliver training to the broader ECE community.

Click here to learn more about the ALA selection process, program requirements, participant eligibility requirements, evaluation process and expectations. If after reading through this information you feel like this is the perfect opportunity for you, complete the 2025 ALA Participant Interest Application by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Don’t Delay! Space is limited!

Feel free to contact The Nevada Registry for more information!