In this section, the grantee may expand the accordion menu to view the following details:

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In this section, the grantee must answer the following question:

During the reporting period, did your program provide training and workforce development through a degree, certification, or formal course OR through continuing education?

• The grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes.
  • If the grantee selects the first checkbox, Part A will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
  • If the grantee selects the second checkbox, Part B will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
  • If the grantee selects the first and second checkboxes, Part A and B will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
  • If the grantee selects the No checkbox, they will not be able to select first or second checkboxes.
  • If the grantee selects the No checkbox, then Part A and B will be disabled, and the grantee must click on Save and Continue to move to the next form.
• This is a required question, and the following validation will display above the checkbox options: Please provide a response for this field.

In this section, the grantee provides information on training and workforce development provided through a degree, certification, or formal course by answering the following questions.

This is a required section if the grantee selects Yes, provided training and workforce development through a degree, certification, or formal course (complete Part A) in response to the During the reporting period, did your program provide training and workforce development through a degree, certification, or formal course OR through continuing education? question under Training and Workforce Development During Reporting Period section.

• A note will display under the blue header  Degree, Certification, or Formal Course as follows:

Degree, Certification, or Formal Course refers to training provided through a standard curriculum that may result in a degree or certification. Post-graduates and early research investigators are also included, even though they will not receive a degree or certificate. Also included are individuals that receive a portion of the curriculum but do not complete all of the curriculum or receive a degree or certificate. Refer to Detail Sheet for Definitions.

Trainee Type reached in the reporting period

• In this question, the grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes that indicate the type(s) of trainees reached during the reporting period. The following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field
• The grantee must select at least one of the following options:
  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Post-graduate
  • Non-degree seeking
  • Other (specify)

NOTE: If the grantee selects the Other (specify) checkbox, a description is required in the Other Description field and the following validation will display: Provide a description for "Other Description". The Other Description field accepts text, numbers, and special characters (not to exceed 1,000 characters).

Training Focus (Select all that apply):

• In this question, the grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes to indicate the focus area(s) of the training(s) provided during the reporting period. The following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field

NOTE: The grantee must select the primary focus area(s) of the degree, certification, or formal course curriculum.

• The grantee must select at least one of the following options:
  • Care support (including allied health)
  • Clinical Care
  • Public health, non-research (for example, policy, planning, leadership, etc.)
  • Research
  • Other (specify)

NOTE: If the grantee selects the Other (specify) checkbox, a description is required in the Other Description field and the following validation will display: Provide a description for "Other Description". The Other Description field accepts text, numbers, and special characters (not to exceed 1,000 characters).

Training Topic Area

• In this question, the grantee selects one or more options from the checkboxes that list the topic area(s) of the training(s) provided during the reporting period. The following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field
• If the specific topic area of the training is not listed, the grantee should select the topic area closest to their topic area. If none of the topic areas are closest to the topic, then the grantee should select None of the above. If the grantee selects None of the above, then they will not be able to select any other checkboxes.

• The grantee will be able to view the following instruction when the mouse is hovered over the info icon next to the question text:

You may select a subtopic without also selecting the corresponding general topic. For example, you may select “Early Childhood - Newborn Screening” without selecting “Early Childhood – General”. In addition, you may select only the general topic if none of the subtopics apply.

In this section, the grantee provides information on the number of trainees trained during the reporting period.

Number trained during the reporting period:

• The grantee must enter the number of trainees trained. The number entered in this section should be an unduplicated count.
• This is a required question if the grantee answers Yes, provided training and workforce development through a degree, certification, or formal course (complete Part A) in response to the question under Training and Workforce Development During Reporting Period
• This field accepts integer values between 0-999,999.
• If the grantee does not know the number of trainees trained in the reporting period, a value of 0 should be entered.

In this section, the grantee provides information on continuing education provided during the reporting period by answering the following questions.

This is a required section if the grantee selects Yes, provided training and workforce development through continuing education (complete Part B) in response to the During the reporting period, did your program provide training and workforce development through a degree, certification, or formal course OR through continuing education? question under Training and Workforce Development During Reporting Period section.

• A note will display under the blue header Continuing Education as follows:

Continuing Education refers to trainings that maintain or strengthen knowledge and skills of the MCH workforce (including community outreach workers, families, and other members who directly serve the community), and are not part of a degree, certification, or formal course. This includes trainings that may be used to maintain the credentials and licensure of health care providers, public health practitioners, other members of the practicing MCH workforce. Refer to Detail Sheet for Definitions.

Continuing Education Participant Type reached in the reporting period

• In this question, the grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes that indicate the type(s) of continuing education participants reached during the reporting period. The following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field
• The grantee must select at least one of the following options:
  • Care support provider (including allied health)
  • Clinical care provider (for example,
  • Community-based participant (for example, community outreach worker, family advocate, etc.)
  • Public health professional, non-researcher
  • Researcher
  • Other (specify)

NOTE: If the grantee selects the Other (specify) checkbox, a description is required in the Other Description field and the following validation will display: Provide a description for "Other Description". The Other Description field accepts text, numbers, and special characters (not to exceed 1,000 characters).

Continuing Education Subject Area (Select all that apply):

• In this question, the grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes that are closest to the subject areas of the continuing education provided during the reporting period. The following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field
• If the specific subject area of their continuing education is not listed, the grantee should select the subject area closest to their subject area. If none of the subject areas are close to the subject area, then the grantee should select None of the above. If the grantee selects None of the above, then they will not be able to select any other checkboxes.
• The grantee must select at least one of the following options:
  • Clinical Care Related (including medical home)
  • Data, Research, Evaluation Methods
  • Emerging Issues (Provide description below)
  • Cultural Responsiveness Related
  • Family Involvement
  • Health Care Workforce Leadership
  • Interdisciplinary Teaming
  • Policy
  • Systems Development/Improvement (including capacity building, planning, and financing)
  • None of the above

NOTE: If the grantee selects the Emerging Issues (Provide description below) checkbox, a description is required in the Emerging Issues Description field and the following validation will display: Provide a description for "Emerging Issues Description". The Emerging Issues Description field accepts text, numbers, and special characters (not to exceed 1,000 characters).

Continuing Education Topic Area

• In this question, the grantee selects one or more options from the checkboxes that list the topic area(s) of the continuing education provided during the reporting period. The following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field
• If the specific topic area of the continuing education is not listed, the grantee should select the topic area closest to their topic area. If none of the topic areas are closest to the topic, then the grantee should select None of the above. If the grantee selects None of the above, then they will not be able to select any other checkboxes.

• The grantee will be able to view the following instruction when the mouse is hovered over the info icon next to the question text:

You may select a subtopic without also selecting the corresponding general topic. For example, you may select “Early Childhood - Newborn Screening” without selecting “Early Childhood – General”. In addition, you may select only the general topic if none of the subtopics apply.

In this section, the grantee provides information on the number of continuing education sessions/activities and participants during the reporting period.

This is a required section if the grantee answers Yes, provided training and workforce development through continuing education (complete Part B) in response to the question under Training and Workforce Development During Reporting Period section.

Number of continuing education sessions/activities conducted during the reporting period:

• This is a required question, and the following validation will display: Enter an integer 0 – 999,999
• If the grantee does not know the number of continuing education sessions/activities in the reporting period, a value of 0 should be entered.

Number of participants in continuing education activities during the reporting period

• This is a required question, and the following validation will display: Enter an integer 0 – 999,999
• If the grantee does not know the number of participants in continuing education activities in the reporting period, a value of 0 should be .
• The value entered in Number of participants in continuing education activities during the reporting period should be greater than or equal to the value entered in Number of continuing education sessions/activities conducted during the reporting period. And the following validation should display on the integer box:

Number of participants must be greater than or equal to the number of continuing education sessions/activities.

In this section, the grantee can enter additional information (not to exceed 5,000 characters). The Comments field accepts text, numbers, and special characters.

The grantee must click on Save or Save and Continue buttons before navigating away from this form to ensure all data entered is saved successfully.

• The Save button will save the validated information captured in the form and the grantee will remain on the same form.
• The Save and Continue button will save the validated information and the grantee will navigate to the next form.
• The Go to Previous Form button will navigate the grantee to the previous form without saving any previously unsaved information.