Civil Rights Training
WIC Program Resources for Local Agencies
Civil Rights Training for the Minnesota WIC Program is now required on an annual basis beginning in 2009. Civil Rights training can be done in a number of ways, including the Power Point presentation on this web site or Civil Rights training sponsored by your local agency.
This Power Point presentation is designed to cover basic civil rights information and the application of the information. It is interactive and designed for use with groups. However, it can be used by individuals. It consists of:
- A Power Point presentation which introduces key civil rights concepts and includes civil rights situations for problem solving and/or discussion;
- A Word document giving guidance on the situations.
Local Agency staff is required to be trained on civil rights every year beginning April 1, 2009. By April, 2010, we will expect local agencies to have completed these steps:
- WIC Coordinators and other supervisors will have reviewed these materials (or other civil rights training materials) and planned civil rights training for the staff.
- Training will have taken place; all staff members will have been trained. Training may be done individually for staff members who were not trained with a group.
- After training takes place, WIC staff should document his/her name and date of training using the documentation form available to download from the web. Alternatively, local agencies may user another local form which includes names and date of the training.
If questions or suggestions, contact candy.wegerson@state.mn.us
