The FCB has partnered with DCF to provide three options to support workforce expansion efforts:
- The DCF Enhanced Workforce Program
- Child Welfare Reactivation and Reinstatement
- FCB Provisional Certification to Supervisor Certification Program
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DCF Enhanced Workforce Program. Department of Children and Families (DCF) and child placing agency staff are encouraged to expand child welfare staff by allowing people with eligible experience to waive the Bachelor’s degree requirements for employment purposes.
The FCB will approve High-school diplomas/GEDs, Associate of Arts, and Associate of Science degrees held by any CWPI-P, CWCM-P, and CWLC-P applicant hired under the Enhanced Workforce Programs, as allowed pursuant to the following DCF policy memos:
DCF-CPI Enhanced Workforce Waiver Memo
Enhancing the Workforce in Child Placing Agencies Memo
CWP Formal Education-Degree Verification Form June 2024
Child Welfare Credential Reactivation and Reinstatement
The FCB’s Child Welfare Credential Reactivation and Reinstatement program is for inactive and select expired child welfare credentials. Please click on the Child Welfare Late Period, Reactivate, Reinstatement Policy and Application and complete the form as directed.
Please contact amoore@flcertificationboard.org if you have any questions.
FCB Provisional Certification to Supervisor Certification Program. This program is for individuals employed in the field of child welfare in positions higher than a direct supervisor who are also performing duties that are traditionally performed by certified professionals within the scope of their position.
Eligible applicants earn a CWPI-P, CWCM-P, or CWLC-P credential through the standard application and testing processes. This program does not offer a pathway for provisionally certified professionals to earn the CWPI, CWCM, or CWLC through the upgrade process. Rather, during the provisional year, the individual completes all requirements to earn the Certified Child Welfare Supervisor credential.
See the CWPI-CWCM-CWLC and the CCWS subpages for more information.