Training modules and online courses

WIC Staff Training

On this page:

WIC Staff Training Overview
Level I training (all staff)
Level II training (CPAs)
Nutrition Risk List

WIC Staff Training Overview

Paper Modules

Paper training modules can be downloaded or viewed online (see links below). Paper copies can be ordered using the Oregon WIC Publications Shopify store.

Online Courses

All online courses are currently available in Workday Learning.

Before you begin, you will need to:

Job aid: Create a Local Agency Staff Workday Learning account.
Additional resources about Workday Extended Enterprise Learner accounts for local agency staff can be found on the Workday Learning webpage.
Having trouble: email: Laura.Perdue@dhsoha.state.or.us

If you are having trouble accessing a module, try these steps:

Access the module directly from this page: https://oregon.gov/oha/PH/HEALTHYPEOPLEFAMILIES/WIC/Pages/modules.aspx
Use the internet browser suggested for that specific module.
Disable your pop-up blocker to use the module.

For questions or problems with Workday Learning, contact Laura Perdue at Laura.Perdue@dhsoha.state.or.us

Questions?

Print modules, online courses: Laura Perdue, Laura.Perdue@dhsoha.state.or.us or 971-241-6212; or Diane Arnold, diane.arnold@dhsoha.state.or.us, 971-217-4154
Staff training: Joan Medlen, JOAN.E.MEDLEN@dhsoha.state.or.us or 971-413-2828

Level I: All Staff

Orientation to WIC

Last revised: 2020

Estimated time to complete: 2 to 6 hours

Course materials:

Paper module

And

Online course and posttest

Resources:

Job Aids:

Attachments:

Breastfeeding Level 1

Last revised: 2013

Estimated time to complete: 1.5 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Civil Rights

Last revised: 2021

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Food package

Last revised: 2019

Estimated time to complete: 2-5 hours

Course materials:

Paper module

View PDF or
Order paper copy from Shopify

And

Online posttest

Job Aids

Standard Food Packages

Food Packages and Template Codes

Postpartum Women and Infant Category Definitions

Food Packages for Postpartum Women and Infants

Category Assignments for Breastfeeding Multiple Babies (Twins or more)

Determining Supplemental Formula Amounts for the Partially (IB or IBN) Breastfed Infant

Standard Infant Formulas

Breastfeeding Special Situations

Assigning Dry and Evaporated Cow and Goat Milk

Medical Documentation Definitions

Qualifying Conditions, ICD-9 Codes, and WIC Risks

All Job aids

Participant Centered Services (PCS): Setting the Stage

Last revised: 2020

Estimated time to complete: 1.5 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Last Revised: 2017

Estimated time to complete: 1.25 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Resources:

Level II: CPAs

Certifier's Guide

Last revised: 2019

Estimated time to complete: 10-15 hours

This guide is the first step for training for becoming a certifier (CPA). It contains both short lessons and links to the larger training modules.

Link to guide:

Certifier's guide webpage

Anthropometric

Last revised: 2020

Estimated time to complete: 2.5 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Resources:

Job Aid: Measurement reminders

Hematology

Last revised: 2021

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Course materials:

Online Course and Posttest

Basic Nutrition

Last revised: 2020

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Course materials

Online course and posttest

Resources:

Nutrition Risk

Last revised: 2019

Estimated time to complete: 6 hours

Course materials:

View PDF by clicking each link below, or order paper copy from Shopify
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nutrition Risks
Chapter 2: Risks for All Participants
Chapter 2: Chapter Posttest
Chapter 3: Risks for All Women
Chapter 3: Chapter Posttest
Chapter 4: Risks for Pregnant Women
Chapter 4: Chapter Posttest
Chapter 5: Risks for Infants and Children
Chapter 5: Chapter Posttest
Chapter 6: Risks for Postpartum Women
Chapter 6: Chapter Posttest
Online Posttest (entire module)

Resources:

WIC Participant Centered Education (PCE)

Last revised: 2020

Estimated time to complete: 7-8 hours

Course materials:

Resources:

Prenatal Nutrition

Last revised: 2020

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Resources:

Website for information about seafood and shellfish

Child Nutrition

Last revised: 2021

Estimated time to complete: 3 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Infant Feeding and Nutrition

Last revised: 2014

Estimated time to complete: 2-3 hours

Course materials:

Paper module:

View PDF, or
Order paper copy from Shopify

And:

Online Posttest

Infant Formula

Last revised: 2014

Estimated time to complete: 2-3 hours

Course materials:

Paper module

View PDF, or
Order paper copy from Shopify

And:

Online posttest

Resources:

Breastfeeding Level 2

The module below is a paper module. We recommend all WIC Certifiers complete this training using the in-person training option. Click this link to learn more about the next in-person session.

Last revised: 2004

Estimated time to complete: 6-9 hours

Resources:

Paper module:

View PDF, or
Order paper copy from Shopify

And:

Online posttest

Postpartum

Last revised: 2020

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Baby Behaviors

Last revised: 2018

Estimated time to complete: 2.5 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Toddler Behaviors

Last revised: 2018

Estimated time to complete: 1.5 hours

Course materials::

Online Course and posttest

Responsive Parenting and WIC

Last Revised: 2020

Estimated time to complete: 1.5 hours

Course materials:

Online course and posttest

Providing Participant Centered Groups

Last revised: 2013

Estimated time to complete: 9-10 hours

Course materials:

Paper module

View PDF or
Order paper copy from Shopify

And

Online posttest

Related resources:

Staff training page: Classroom training schedules and staff inservice materials
TWIST Training Manual: containing step-by-step lessons, job aids and activity sheets for TWIST training
Participant centered services resources for staff page: certifier and clerical training and resources, continuing education lessons, group nutrition education resources, and information on PCS sustainability and support for champions

Nutrition Risk List:

Search by risk number or words in risk name.