Welcome Agencies!
FosterParentCollege.com (FPC) provides interactive online courses for families and child welfare professionals. The self-paced courses can be used for pre-service, in-service, and just-in-time training. FPC is flexible and can be used in a blended training approach that combines agency-led meetings with FPC online courses. Once an agency establishes an FPC account, staff will be able to use the management system and provide their resource families with access to FPC online training courses.
See Account Types and PricingFPC Management System
An agency account on Foster Parent College allows administrators to manage and monitor training for a group of individuals. The standard and unlimited accounts come with a management system for staff allowing:
Manage Accounts & Training
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- register parents and staff with a personal training account
- assign courses or allow individuals to enroll in courses
- access individualized training records and completion certificates
Documents & Communication
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- add agency-developed handouts to FPC courses
- share agency-developed material to trainee accounts
- design online multi-course curriculums
- send group notifications
- create discussion board topics
Reporting & Organization
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- generate and export training data reports
- update and manage agency contact listing
- create a multi-tier structure for agency branches or specific training groups
- review agency course completers’ evaluations
- be listed on the FPC Affiliate Map
Agency Account Pricing & Features
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Standard Account
Retail Price for Training
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- Courses range from $10-$40 per course, per member. See Individual Course Cost List.
- FPC-IHS Blended Pre-Service Clusters require 7 units or $70 per member for enrollment (valued at $210).
- New Generation PRIDE Clusters require 7 units or $70 per member for enrollment (valued at $220). Must have current PRIDE license with CWLA to receive this special pricing.
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Unlimited Account
Fixed Annual Rate for Unlimited Access
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- Pricing is based on membership volume.
- Unlimited access to courses provided at no cost.
- FPC-IHS Clusters are available at no cost.
- New Generation PRIDE Clusters are available at no cost to agencies that have an active PRIDE license with CWLA.
- Minimum contract amount begins at $1,000 per year.
Click for Pricing Tiers
For statewide or multi-state use, or for agencies with a membership volume higher than 1,000, please contact FPC for special pricing. Tier Individual Members Price Per Person 1 1-100 $50 2 101-200 $48 3 201-300 $46 4 301-400 $44 5 401-500 $42 6 501-600 $40 7 601-700 $38 8 701-800 $36 9 801-900 $34 10 901-1000 $32
Features | Standard Account | Unlimited Account |
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Access to FPC management system
More Info
The FPC management system allows agency staff to enroll parents and staff in courses, track trainees’ progress, and create detailed reports. Exclusive to an unlimited account, agencies have access to additional features, including the ability to assemble individualized curriculums through the Series Training Program.
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Yes | Yes |
Option to be listed on
Affiliate Map
More InfoFPC’s Affiliate Map can be used by current or prospective caregivers. Established caregivers can find their affiliated agency and request to be registered with them for access to FPC online training. Prospective caregivers can identify and request registration with an agency they would like to work with.
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Yes | Yes |
Customer support to parents and agency staff
More InfoFoster Parent College provides free customer support through online help, email, and phone to both parents and agency staff, Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm (Pacific Time).
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Yes | Yes |
Receive Solutions newsletter
More InfoTypically emailed quarterly to agency staff with registered accounts in FPC, the Solutions newsletter highlights updates to the Foster Parent College website, including new courses and new features in the FPC management system.
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Yes | Yes |
Access to all FPC courses
More InfoWith a standard account, agencies can either pay retail costs for their parents’ courses or require parents to purchase courses themselves. With an unlimited account, parents have unrestricted access to our courses. (Agencies can block any courses they do not want their parents to access.)
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Yes | Yes |
Access to FPC-IHS Blended Pre-Service Training; free 200-page curriculum
More InfoThe FPC-IHS Blended Pre-Service Training combines agency-led meetings with online courses. Originally designed in 2014 for the study of FPC Blended Training, it has been rated by the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC). We suggest states and agencies use the FPC-IHS curriculum as a guide and update the manual to meet the requirements of the individual state or agency. The curriculum and accompanying presentation slides are available for free to agencies that purchase training on Foster Parent College.
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Yes | Yes |
Access to New Generation PRIDE Pre-Service Clusters; agency must have active PRIDE license with CWLA
More InfoTwelve FPC courses are included in the CWLA New Generation PRIDE Model of Practice and are available to agencies with an active PRIDE license.
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Yes | Yes |
Add agency-specific handouts to FPC courses
More InfoWith FPC’s handout management system, administrators can add statewide or agency-specific handouts to their trainees’ accounts or make the handouts available in the context of an FPC course. For documents to be available in FPC courses, they must be in PDF format.
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Yes | Yes |
No limit to number of individuals registered under the agency account
More InfoFor standard and unlimited agency accounts, there is no cap on membership volume. Agencies can have as many trainee accounts and as many agency staff accounts as they wish. Please note: For unlimited agency accounts, the contract pricing is based on trainee membership volume. If agency staff wish to take training for credit as well, they will be included in the trainee membership volume calculation. |
Yes | Yes |
Agency covers the cost of members' training at retail price or can require members to cover the cost of training themselves
More InfoAgencies can choose to cover the cost of training by purchasing units, or members can pay for courses with a credit card. Courses range from $10-$40 per course, per member. FPC-IHS Blended Pre-Service Clusters require 7 units or $70 per member for enrollment (valued at $210). New Generation PRIDE Clusters require 7 units or $70 per member for enrollment (valued at $220). |
Yes | No |
Training unit management required
More InfoFor agencies that want their standard agency account to cover the cost of training, units can be purchased from FPC to enroll members in courses or to distribute to members for self-enrollment. Units cost $10 each. Courses range from 1-4 units per course, per member. FPC-IHS Blended Pre-Service Clusters require 7 units or $70 per member for enrollment to view the entire cluster series (valued at $210). New Generation PRIDE Clusters require 7 units or $70 per member for enrollment to view the entire cluster series (valued at $220). Agencies must have a current PRIDE license to access the clusters. |
Yes | No |
Contract and minimum purchase required
More InfoUnlimited agency accounts require an annual contract based on the number of trainees the agency expects to have in that contract period. Minimum contract starts at $1,000 per year. For statewide or multi-state use, or for agencies with membership volume higher than 1,000, please contact FPC for special pricing.
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No | Yes |
Agency covers the cost of members' training
More InfoAgency members can take as many courses as they wish at no cost to them. Agencies have control over which courses members can take. Please note: In pre-service subgroups, members’ access to courses is limited to what the agency assigns. |
No | Yes |
Unlimited access to FPC courses at no cost to members
More InfoMembers can enroll in as many courses as needed or wanted, without affecting the agency’s annual rate. The agency has control over what courses are made available to members.
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No | Yes |
Access to Series Training Program
More InfoThe Series Training Program allows agencies to implement a preset or custom sequence of FPC courses organized into clusters to create a consistent training cycle for parents and trainees. The agency can schedule agency-led meetings and provide graded tests between each cluster.
Series Overview
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No | Yes |
Ability to schedule agency-led meetings
More InfoUsing the Series Training Program, the agency has the option of creating a “blended training” curriculum, combining FPC online courses with agency-led meetings. Using the scheduling tool, the agency can set up a meeting after each assembled cluster. The meeting can be set up as in-person or virtual. If virtual, the agency can include clickable meeting and registration links to the third-party website it is using to host the meetings.
Series Overview
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No | Yes |
Ability to require graded tests
More InfoUsing the Series Training Program, the agency has the option to include graded tests after each assembled cluster. Each test includes 5 questions associated with each course in the assembled cluster. The agency can choose to set a minimum test score for cluster tests.
Series Overview
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No | Yes |
Ability to extend members’ expired courses
More InfoEach FPC course has a 30-day expiration date. Agency staff have the ability to extend a member’s viewing time on an expired course by 7, 15, or 30 days. There is no limit to how many times the agency administrator can extend the viewing time for a member.
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No | Yes |
All agency staff have access to courses with open syllabus to review course material
More InfoAgency staff have access to courses with an open syllabus. The courses are essentially unlocked, allowing agency staff to review material without needing to interact or progress through the course as trainees (parents) do. Please note: Agency staff cannot watch courses with an open syllabus for credit. If a completion certificate or training record is needed, staff will need to enroll in courses on their Personal Home page.
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FPC Affiliate Map
Agencies that accept FPC online training can choose to be listed on the affiliate map. With this dynamic recruiting tool, parents can click on an agency to request registration or contact it for additional details. Affiliated agencies may choose to cover the cost of training, reimburse for completed training, or require individuals to pay for training themselves.