Connecting with Your Brothers and Sisters Training

This training was prepared especially for children and youth in foster care that have brothers and sisters who are also (or used to be) in foster care. It explains the importance of sibling relationships and the youth’s rights to be connected with their brothers and sisters. It also discusses the ways the adults involved in a child’s life will support the connections between sisters and brothers.  Please click the link below to start the program.

Training On-Demand at Your Desk!

The Office of Workforce Development now offers on-line training through the Virtual Training Center from your computer, whenever it fits your schedule!  Check out the new On-Demand Training available by clicking the On-Demand Training Icon at DCFStraining.org or simply click here.  New classes are being added, so be sure to check back every so often to see what's new!

FAQ'S - Virtual Training Center

Questions about using the VTC?  

Click on link below for answers to the most frequently asked questions.

New TCAF Form Available

The Foster Parent Training Credit Approval Form (TCAF, CFS 574) has been revised. New requirements include:

• Submission of the form to the Office of Training within 6 months of the training event; and
• identification of the PRIDE competency the training addressed.

Please inform all staff and foster caregivers and adoptive parents they should use only this new form, dated 3/2011.  

If you have questions, please contact the PRIDE Regional Training manager for your area.

Download New TCAF Form cfs574.pdf

VTC Applications

If you are an Illinois Child Welfare professional who would like a VTC account, please click on the link below (DCFS/POS Staff) to complete the form on-line.

If you are a foster caregiver who would like a VTC account, please click on the link below (FP VTC application) to complete the form on-line.

FP VTC Application.pdf

Staff VTC Application Rev