DirectCourse online classes

Courses

DirectCourse provides access to hours of training.

People and organizations can customize learning plans based on their unique needs and preferences with support from experienced learning administrators from the Department of Human Services, the University of Minnesota and Elsevier DirectCourse staff.

A full list of courses offered by DirectCourse can be found in the eCatalog.

Topics of interest include:

• Civil rights and advocacy
• Community inclusion
• Employment services
• Person-centered planning
• Strategies for job development
• Positive behavior supports
• Working with family and support networks

Free and low-cost options

Organizations may set up learner and administrator accounts for a licensing fee based on the number of learners they have:

The following people may set up their own account for free:

• Organizations that serve nine or fewer people with disabilities.
• People with disabilities and their families.
• Direct support professionals and caregivers.
• Professionals who serve people with disabilities.
• State, county and tribal nation employees.

For their annual licensing fees, organizations receive:

• On-demand support directly from DirectCourse staff.
• Administrative permissions that allow them to:
  • Customize learning plans for their staffs.
  • Create and assign training modules.
  • Document individual training competencies.
  • Generate organizational training reports.
  • Access many additional functions of the learning management system.

For more information about how your organization can use DirectCourse, please submit a DirectCourse request form or e-mail Minnesota’s DirectCourse learning administrator to receive tailored information for your organization.

Sign up for an account

Fill out the DirectCourse request form to sign up for a DirectCourse account. After you submit the form, you will receive an e-mail with detailed enrollment instructions within a few days.

More information

For more information, email Minnesota’s DirectCourse learning administrator.

Links

Use the external links below to learn more about each of the online learning programs available:

• DirectCourse, for general information about the courses available.
• College of Direct Support provides the trusted training your organization needs to support people in living the lives they choose, fully and actively in their communities.
• The College of Frontline Supervision, Management and Leadership is for supervisors, managers and leaders who want to apply best practices in support across disability, aging, mental health and other long-term services and supports in the following areas:
  • Finding, engaging and retaining competent frontline workers and other employees. 
  • Enhancing supervision and management skills at all levels of your organization. 
  • Promoting person-centered and trauma-effective implementation of programs, policies and practices. 
  • Using data-informed decision-making to enhance workforce stability and effectiveness.
• College of Employment Services offers customizable courses for people who support people with disabilities as they search for, find and maintain competitive, integrated employment.
• Person-Centered Counseling Program helps lead agencies, providers and their employees to build their knowledge and skills. It also gives people with disabilities and their families the information they need to lead more independent and self-directed lives.