One of the Registry’s goals is to ensure that high quality professional development opportunities are available statewide to individuals working with children or on behalf of children in Wisconsin. To accomplish this, an approval process has been developed to assure that instructors are qualified and competent in their areas of instruction and that the training has quality content. PDAS was created to allow practitioners in the child care profession a clearer idea of what kind of training they are receiving and accountability for those providing the training.

Benefits of PDAS:

• Approved trainers whose education and experience are assessed and then validated by awarding a Trainer Type.
• Approved Training that has been reviewed for content and awarded a Tier type – higher quality!
• Accountability in regard to verifying attendance. Approved trainers enter the attendance directly to the Registry to avoid fraud and alleviating the need for the student to produce documentation to the Registry.
• Clarity for those seeking training. They can now clearly see beforehand the complexity and expectation they are considering.
• Advancement on Registry levels for those taking Approved Training.
• A better educated work force
• Consistent Training on a statewide basis
• Children and their families are the ultimate beneficiaries of approved trainers and training

View PDAS Guiding Principles