APD Training
Welcome to APD's training web site!
To expedite access to your APD course, please complete the following online:
- TCC Non-Credit Admission Application
- Course registration
- Payment (see Admission Application, Registration and Login Instructions below for directions)
You must complete the TCC Non-Credit Admission Application and register at least one business day prior to taking any course.
NOTE: TCC accepts online payment of personal and/or company Visa, Master Card and American Express, as well as company or personal checks, money orders and agency purchase Order (PO). If you send a check, money order or agency PO, you must register online before sending payment. Cash is not accepted.
Make all checks, money orders and POs payable to TCC - APD and send to:
TCC Cashier's Office
444 Appleyard Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Upon receiving payment (check, money order or PO), the average processing time is three days before you can begin your course.
For more information please email apd@tcc.fl.edu, call toll free at (866) 605.7274 or call (850) 201.9631 (long distance charges apply).
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Spring 2010 Information
Spring 2010 courses are open. Once registration is complete, you can access your Spring 2010 APD course within 24 hours.
To offset the cost of upgrades while ensuring continuous improvement of APD's online training a $20 tuition fee is required for each course.
You must pay no later than 10 p.m. EST on the same day as registration. Nonpayment will result in being dropped from your course.
Through this Web site, the State of Florida's Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) offers dynamic, interactive on-line courses for anyone who provides direct care services to persons with developmental disabilities, as well as other interested parties. Please note that by registering for an APD on-line course you are agreeing to the release of certain information to APD. This information is limited to your name, Blackboard ID, status (enrolled or complete) and final course grade.
TCC currently offers the two required direct care core competency training courses that meet the requirements of Section 2.1 (7) of the June 23, 2005, Developmental Disabilities Waiver Services Coverage and Limitation Handbook and administrative rules 59G-8.200, F.A.C. Individuals hired after June 30, 2006, need to complete the core competency training prior to providing unsupervised direct care.
The two direct care core competency courses are:
- Introduction to Developmental Disabilities
- Health and Safety
A third required course (Zero Tolerance) is offered to satisfy the new training requirements for all individuals providing services to APD clients under the Medicaid waiver program and to residents of APD-licensed residential facilities (as described in administrative rules 59G-8.200, F.A.C. and 65G-2, F.A.C.).
The purpose of Zero Tolerance is to teach direct care providers, support coordinators and any person providing care or support to an APD client on behalf of the Agency or its providers about abuse, neglect and exploitation of persons with developmental disabilities. The course provides information about how often these types of crimes happen and also describes how and why these crimes usually occur. This training will provide you with the tools to identify potentially dangerous situations and tell you how to report that information. Finally, this course will provide you with information about things you can do to help prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation from happening in the first place.
As you progress through the interactive training courses, you will have an opportunity to print aides that can immediately be used in your current job.
New to APD: If this is your first APD course and you have never taken any course at TCC before, please select this option for instructions.
Previous APD or TCC Students: If you have previously taken another APD course or another course of any kind at TCC, please select this option for instructions.
Instructions on how to register and log in
Health And Safety (HAS0100)
This online course offered by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities that must be completed by direct service providers to persons with developmental disabilities.
Web-Based Instruction
Introduction To Developmental Disabilities (DDC0100)
This online course is offered by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, available to anyone who provides direct care services to persons with developmental disabilities.
Web-Based Instruction
Zero Tolerance (ZTC0100)
The purpose of this course is to teach direct care providers, support coordinators and any person providing care or support to an APD client on behalf of the Agency or its providers about abuse, neglect and exploitation of persons with developmental disabilities. It will provide information about how often these types of crimes happen and also describe how and why these crimes usually occur. This training will provide you with the tools to identify potentially dangerous situations and tell you how to report that information. Finally, this course will provide you with information about things you can do to help prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation from happening in the first place.
Completion of this online course will satisfy the new training requirements for all individuals providing services to APD clients under the Medicaid waiver program and to residents of APD-licensed residential facilities (as described in administrative rules 59G-8.200, F.A.C. and 65G-2, F.A.C.).
Instruction
In order to be eligible for a course refund, an individual or third party who paid the tuition on behalf of the individual/student must provide a written request (fax and email is acceptable) no later than three (3) business days prior to the student's anticipated start date of the course. Any student who signs into the TCC BlackBoard® system for an APD course will not be eligible for a refund. The request must identify the student's complete name, TCC PIN and course associated with the refund. For more information please contact email apd@tcc.fl.edu.
Students taking an APD course receive either "S" for satisfactory completion of the course (achieved 80% or greater on all quizzes) or "U" for unsatisfactory completion of the course (achieved less than 80% on all quizzes).
APD Grading Process and Schedule (pdf 24.71 kB)
Please visit the Print Your Transcript page. Approximately one week after you have completed the course, you will be able to print a copy of your transcript.
Accessing Your Transcript Video
Having trouble with the following?
- Registering for a course
- Activating your eAccount
- Accessing a course
- Accessing eMail
Call the Help Desk toll free at (866) 605.7274. If you are unable to speak with a TCC Help Desk Specialist, leave a message. Please have your eAccount username and password or your student PIN available. You can also contact the Help Desk via email at helpdesk@tcc.fl.edu.
Help Desk Hours of Operation
- Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.- 8 p.m. EST
- Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. EST
The first weekend of each month is reserved for system maintenance. All hours are subject to change based on demand.
Having trouble with the following?
- Registration errors
- Course quizzes and course content
- Course grades
- Transcripts
Call the APD Instructor of Record toll free at (866) 605.7274. You can also call (850) 201.9631 (please note long distance charges do apply). If you are unable to speak to the Instructor of Record, leave a message with return telephone number. You can also email apd@tcc.fl.edu. Please have your eAccount username and password or your student PIN available. It is the goal of the APD Instructor of Record to return all telephone calls and emails within 24 business hours (excluding weekends and holidays).
Having trouble with BlackBoard?
Call toll free (866) 605.7274 and ask to speak with the Instructional Network Coordinator in the Center for Instructional Technology. If you are unable to speak to the Instructional Network Coordinator, leave a message with return telephone number. Please provide your name and student PIN.
For More Information:
Email:
apd@tcc.fl.edu
Phone: (866) 605-7274
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