Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Virtual Training Center

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Foster Parents

VTC Access:
- How to Access the Virtual Training Center with ID
- How to Access the Virtual Training Center without ID

Using the VTC:
- Locate and Print Your Training Transcript
- Locate a Class Near You Using the VTC Search Function

Training Referral Forms for Licensing Staff: (Referrals will only be accepted when submitted by a Licensing Worker)
Foster Parent Forms:

Approved In-Service Credit:
For further questions please contact the DCFS Office of Learning and Professional Development at 877.800.3393 for assistance or email DCFSTraining@illinois.gov.

Foster Family Handbook:

Illinois Families Now and Forever

Training Materials:

(Please download these materials as wifi is not available at all training sites. To download, click each training document needed and "Save As" to your device.)

PRIDE Pre-Service Required Supplemental Training Links:
- Instructions and links for Supplemental Trainings

PRIDE Pre-Service Workbook and Resources:

PRIDE Resources for Working with LGBTQ Youth

Home Of Relative Pre-Service Materials:

PRIDE (Spanish) Materials:

Educational Advocacy Materials

Adoption/Guardianship Readiness Materials:

In-Service Module Materials:

Emergency Foster Care Training Material:

Resources:

New Covid Resources for Foster Parents

Spanish Educational Advocacy Materials

HMR Orientation Materials
- Virtual Participant Manual HMR Orientation

Spanish HMR Orientation Materials
- Spanish HMR Orientation Participant Manual

Current PRIDE Trainings
- Pre-Service and In-Service Trainings
- PRIDE Deliverables and Training Platforms

DCFS Discipline Policy

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