Join us for this comprehensive training to become a DSHS-certified Community Health Worker Instructor (CHWI). Upon completion, you will be fully equipped to train your own students as Community Health Workers (CHWs) through Region 10’s streamlined process.Student CHW certifications count toward your district's A-F Accountability ratings and qualify for HB3 reimbursement. This course will include the TEA and DSHS approved curriculum guide participants will need in order to provide the 180-hour training to their students. Region 10 ESC makes the administrative side easy by serving as your official training site for all CHW Certificates of Completion and the DSHS certification eligibility submission.  This training will begin with a kick-off session on September 1, 2026 from 9 am - 11 am via zoom. Zoom details will be sent to registered participants prior to the kick-off date. Questions regarding this training should be directed to spenser.adams@region10.org.

Training Format:

Kick-off Training Session (MANDATORY):  October 1, 2026; 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Online Course: At the September 1st kick-off, participants will be granted access to the online course for the CHWI training. Participants will have until January 4th to complete the course materials REGARDLESS OF REGISTRATION DATE!  Participants will NOT be granted additional time to complete coursework for any reason. If a participant does not attend on September 5th , they will not be able to complete this training and will have to register for a future training. 

Wrap-up Training (MANDATORY): January TBD via zoom; NOTE: only participants that attend the kick-off training will be able to register for this wrap-up training.