Train-the-Trainer 

Qualifications for this program are:

A primary instructor (PI) must:

1. Be an RN or LPN* with a current active Ohio license
2. Have a minimum of two years experience caring for the elderly or chronically ill of any age**. 
   

A program coordinator (PC) must:

1. Be an RN with a current active Ohio license
2. Have a minimum of two years nursing experience as a licensed registered nurse with at least one of those years in a long term care facility.

Note:
*LPN can only teach in a LTCF
** This experience may be obtained through employment in a LTCF, geriatrics department, home health agency, hospital providing care to chronically ill individuals, or other long term care setting.  Experience in evaluating, in a long-term setting, the clinical skills of individuals providing care shall be considered experience in caring for the elderly or chronically ill.

Topics Covered:

• Basic TCEP requirements
• Program development
• Course material design
• Organizing and individualizing a TCEP
• Instructional techniques
• Ohio Administrative Code Rules