ITS-SIDS Trainer recruitment

ITS-SIDS trainers are a critical link to promoting the infant/toddler safe sleep standards set forth by:

• N.C. Prevent SIDS Law (2003)
• N.C. Child Care Licensing Rules
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• National SIDS organizations
• N.C. Back to Sleep Campaign for SIDS Risk Reduction
• Caring for Our Children guidelines

In selecting participants for the ITS-SIDS Online Train-the-Trainer Course, priority is given to infant/toddler specialists and child care health consultants. If a county has a need for additional trainers, applicants must meet eligibility criteria or be approved by the NC Division of Child Development to become an ITS-SIDS trainer.

Qualified ITS-SIDS trainers may continue to conduct ITS-SIDS training for child care providers using the 5th Edition Curriculum only.

How To Apply to be a Trainer

To find out about the eligibility requirements and how to apply to become a ITS-SIDS trainer, go to Infant/Toddler Safe Sleep & SIDS Risk Reduction in Child Care or contact Lucretia Dickson at the N.C. Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center by email [email protected] or telephone (919) 807-3005.

What is Required of Trainers

• Complete the ITS-SIDS Train-the-Trainer session
• Inform N.C. Healthy Start Foundation about scheduled ITS-SIDS training for providers for posting on the Foundation's Web site
• Recruit child care providers
• Conduct training using the 5th Edition ITS-SIDS Curriculum
• Issue ITS-SIDS Certificates to participating child care providers
• Send your original class rosters to the Division of Child Development within 7 days of the provider training, but keep a copy for your records

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Last updated: February 2008