REMINDER: Virtual office hours start this week!

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.

Washington State Department of Social & Health Services

Aging and Long-Term Support Administration

Training Oversight & Policy

April 20, 2022

What’s New – Virtual Office Hours for Home Care Aide Community and Facility Instructors


Virtual Office Hours

Virtual office hours will work as an open forum - like a live video conference.  Facility and Community Instructors who have questions about their training programs are encouraged to call-in or connect remotely to ask training unit Program Managers questions in real time.

Training Unit Program Managers will host virtual office hours starting Tuesday, April 19, 2022, for Facility Instructors and starting Thursday, April 21, 2022, for Community Instructors.


Facility Instructors virtual office hours: 

2:00pm – 3:00pm every Tuesday
Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting

Or call in (audio only)
+1 564-999-2000,,29801380# United States, Olympia

Phone Conference ID: 298 013 80#


Community Instructors virtual office hours:

2:00pm – 3:00pm every Thursday
Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting

Or call in (audio only)
+1 564-999-2000,,466449898# United States, Olympia

Phone Conference ID: 466 449 898#


Please join virtual office hours if you have any training-related questions.  Here are some examples of topics we can discuss:    

  • trainer or instructor approval
  • questions about your facilities training program
  • on -the -job training, 75-hour certification program (facilities only)
  • information or clarification about a training class
  • what forms to fill out to apply to be a trainer
  • instructor qualifications to train specific classes
  • any additional training questions.

Thanks you,

The DSHS Training Oversight and Policy Team