APD Direct Care Core Competencies Training Requirement
- Applies to
- All direct-care staff
- How often
- One-time
Direct Care Core Competencies is APD's foundational pre-service training for direct-care staff. It is completed once and does not expire.
Direct Care Core Competencies is part of APD's Required Basic Training for people who provide direct care. It is a one-time requirement — once completed it does not renew — but it is genuinely pre-service, meaning it belongs at the very start of onboarding.
Because it never expires, the risk isn't a lapse — it's a new hire who goes on the schedule before the item is actually logged. The fix is to verify it during onboarding, not after.
Sources
- APD Required Basic Training — Direct Care Core Competencies
This article is general information for Florida APD group-home providers, not legal advice or a guarantee of compliance. Rules change and vary by region — always confirm the current requirement with the cited source and your APD regional office.