Annual Training Requirements

• NYS EI requires 10 hours of workshops/training per calendar year for EVERY provider, no matter how many hours of services/evals they have provided. Below is an explanation of the certificates that would satisfy this requirement and instructions for submitting your certificates:
• Trainings must be relevant to EI and/or Profession Specific (if Profession Specific, still must be RELEVANT to EI)
• Training(s) must be taken between January 1st and December 31st of the current calendar year.
• Documentation showing course description and the number of hours MUST be submitted if is not stated on the certificate itself.
• Unfortunately, this requirement is NOT prorated. A provider who starts work in January needs to complete the same number of hours as a provider starting in December.
• EVALUATORS: 1.5 of the 10 required hours MUST be evaluation related

Where can I find trainings?

• Suggested sites to register for LIVE trainings:
  • ACHIEVE BEYOND TRAININGS (School-based do not qualify)
  • New York State EI Program Online Professional Development Center
  • Suggested sites to take ONLINE trainings (please remember trainings must qualify as stated above):
    • FREE ACHIEVE BEYOND TRAININGS:
      • Achieve Beyond’s Compliance Plan Training (1 hr) – Required Annually
      • Early Intervention Documentation and Billing Training (1 hr)
      • NYC EI Session Notes & Progress Report
      • Long Island EI Session Notes & Progress Reports
      • Hudson Valley EI Session Notes & Progress Reports
    • Achieve Beyond Academy – Online trainings
    • NYS Division of Early Childhood Webinars: http://www.dec-sped.org/learningdecks
    • For EI & CPSE providers: http://www.eittoc.com/
    • For EI providers ONLY: NYS EI Module Training (9 hours)
  • Trainings from other EI agencies, Professional Associations and NYS are also acceptable as long as they fit the requirements as stated above (including number of hours and description).

How can I submit my training certificates?

• You do NOT need to submit copies of trainings you completed through Achieve Beyond as long as you registered for the training using your employee email. We already have them on file. (Please note that for ELN trainings, though we HOST some of trainings they are not OUR trainings and so the certificate of completion still needs to be submitted)
• Please submit all other trainings to us via e-mail, fax, or mail:

Attn: Credentialing Department
Achieve Beyond
7000 Austin St, Suite 200
Forest Hills, NY 11375
Fax: 718-886-8694
E-mail: compliancemailer@bilingualsinc.com