Iowa’s Direct Care and Support Curriculum

A comprehensive training package that prepares people to work in a variety of direct care settings.

Direct care professionals go by many different job titles and provide supportive services and care for people of all ages with health conditions, illnesses, and disabilities. The Iowa Department of Public Health and University of Iowa College of Nursing have developed classroom training in the Core training, as well as five advanced modules:

Home and Community Living

Personal Support

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Personal Activities of Daily Living

Health Monitoring and Maintenance

The Core training is available as an online course below. After successfully completing the course, students will receive a certificate of completion.

It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you proceed through the units in the order as they appear (1-6).

Enroll in the Core Training Access Training in your Transcript
(for those who are already enrolled)

For more information about the other training options, classes, and the advanced certificate exams available, visit https://iowapreparetocare.training-source.org/.

Also, please visit the Iowa Caregivers website at https://www.iowacaregivers.org/ for more information.