Georgia workforce pathways

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WorkforceLearning™ organizes training by where care is delivered and what each employee is assigned to do. Choose your organization type to preview the role pathways, course topics, and the outside evidence your organization keeps separately.

Evidence library reviewed through August 20, 2026. Pathways are versioned and reviewed before release.

Choose your setting → review the employee pathways that apply → confirm outside requirements with our team.

Skilled Nursing Facility / Nursing FacilityAnnual learning for CNAs and nursing-facility direct-care teams1 pathway preview1 preview

GA-CNA-ANNUAL-12

Georgia CNA Annual 12-Hour Pathway

Available in guided preview

Timing / target

12-hour configured annual learning target

Intended roles: CNA / nursing-facility nurse aide

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A nursing-facility annual learning preview built around ten consistent subject areas and two employer-selected topics.

Online learning may include

Resident rights
Abuse prevention
Infection prevention
Safety and emergency readiness
Communication and dementia care
Activities of daily living
Quality of care
Cultural competency
End-of-life care
Restorative and person-centered care
Two additional topics selected for the organization’s workforce and resident needs
One completion certificate per completed course with pathway progress visible to managers

Your organization verifies separately

Performance review and facility assessment
Resident-specific needs and observed competency
Any additional federal, state, or facility obligations

The 10 + 2 CNA structure

Ten consistent subject areas plus two topics selected by the employer for its workforce and resident needs.

1Resident rights

2Abuse prevention

3Infection prevention

4Safety and emergency readiness

5Communication and dementia care

6Activities of daily living

7Quality of care

8Cultural competency

9End-of-life care

10Restorative and person-centered care

How assignment works

An authorized manager reviews the exact courses, evidence mapping, outside requirements, and organization responsibilities before net-new assignment.

Evidence used to design this pathway

Personal Care HomeRole-specific annual learning for PCH direct-care and nursing staff2 pathway previews2 previews

Private Home Care ProviderAnnual role pathways plus a controlled initial PCA qualification option3 pathway previews3 previews

GA-PHCP-PCA-8

Georgia Private Home Care PCA 8-Hour Annual Pathway

Available in guided preview

Timing / target

8-hour configured annual learning target after the employee’s first year of employment

Intended roles: PHCP personal-care assistants after their first year of employment

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Annual employment-role learning for PHCP personal-care assistants.

Online learning may include

Communication, infection prevention, and behavioral health
Transfers, emergency readiness, and personal-care boundaries
PHCP orientation and PCA-practice learning

Your organization verifies separately

Initial PCA qualification route
Assigned-task training and observed competency
Special-condition training and competency when applicable

How assignment works

Initial qualification, assigned-task training, and observed competency remain separate from the annual pathway assignment.

Evidence used to design this pathway

Georgia Rules for Private Home Care Providers

GA-PHCP-PCA-QUAL-40

Georgia PHCP PCA Qualification — Provider-Directed 40-Hour Route

In controlled curriculum review

Timing / target

Two controlled phases totaling 40 hours

Intended roles: PHCP PCA candidates using the provider-directed training route

One recognized PCA qualification route—not a universal requirement for every PCA.

Phase 1

Initial 20 hours

Before client service

Phase 2

Remaining 20 hours

Within six months after training begins

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Online learning may include

Ambulation, transfers, positioning, and personal care
Home safety, infection prevention, nutrition, and medically related activities
Foundational learning for clients with special conditions and needs

Your organization verifies separately

RN or comparably qualified program-director designation
Assigned-task training and competency verification
Special-condition training and competency verification
Provider-specific orientation, policies, contacts, and procedures

How assignment works

This draft cannot be selected for production assignment until technical release, internal review, and organization adoption are complete.

Evidence used to design this pathway

Georgia Rules for Private Home Care Providers

GA-PHCP-NURSE-8

Georgia Private Home Care RN/LPN 8-Hour Annual Pathway

Available in guided preview

Timing / target

8-hour configured annual online-learning target

Intended roles: PHCP RNs, LPNs, and clinical supervisors

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Annual PHCP employment-role learning for nurses and clinical supervisors.

Online learning may include

Service plans, reporting, and change-in-condition responsibilities
Infection prevention, behavioral health, nutrition, and emergency readiness
Nursing oversight and competency-observation practices

Your organization verifies separately

Professional nursing-license renewal
Accepted nursing continuing-competency evidence

How assignment works

An authorized manager reviews the employment role and adopts the pathway before net-new assignment.

Evidence used to design this pathway

Georgia Rules for Private Home Care Providers

Structured Family Caregiving / EDWPAssessed-needs annual learning for family caregivers1 pathway preview1 preview

GA-EDWP-SFC-ANNUAL-8

Georgia Structured Family Caregiving — Assessed-Needs Annual Training

In controlled curriculum review

Timing / target

At least 8 hours selected from the approved topic library

Intended roles: Structured Family Caregiving family caregivers

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A controlled annual-learning configuration selected around participant-assessed needs without storing participant PHI in the pathway-selection record.

Online learning may include

At least eight hours selected from an approved topic library
Topics selected around participant-assessed needs
A pathway-selection record that does not store participant PHI

Your organization verifies separately

Participant-specific coaching and skills documentation
Emergency backup plan
Competency and waiver documentation

How assignment works

The manager selects learning based on assessed needs; this draft remains unavailable for production assignment until release and organization adoption.

Evidence used to design this pathway

Georgia EDWP waiver source

DBHDD / Intellectual and Developmental Disability ServicesDirect-support and DDP learning with controlled external evidence2 pathway previews2 previews

Assisted Living Community / Memory CareFacility-specific review required; not represented by the PCH pathway0 pathway previews0 previews

Facility configuration in development

Georgia Assisted Living Community and Memory Care requirements are reviewed separately. They are not automatically represented by the Personal Care Home pathways, and additional first-year, annual, dementia-care, role, and competency requirements may apply.

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Other Healthcare EmployersStart with roles, assigned duties, and organization policies0 pathway previews0 previews

Guided requirements review

Winder CNA Training reviews your setting, licenses, roles, assigned duties, existing curriculum, and outside requirements. CourseGenerator™ can support an authorized manager's drafting workflow, but it does not independently determine a regulatory curriculum.

Evidence and adoption

See what informed the learning—and confirm it for your organization.

Applicable courses include a versioned evidence map with the public regulations, provider standards, regulatory limitations, or clinical guidance used during curriculum design. Before a pathway can be newly assigned, an authorized company manager reviews the exact courses, durations, evidence mappings, and outside requirements and acknowledges that the organization has determined the pathway is appropriate for its employees and assigned duties.

Direct links to reviewed public sources

Versioned course and pathway manifests

New manager review when material curriculum changes

Certificates kept distinct from competency and job authorization

The evidence map documents the curriculum-development process. It is not government approval, legal advice, or a determination that an organization is compliant.

How evidence is kept clear

Course learning

Lessons, required activities, assessments, and completion evidence.

Observed competency

A qualified supervisor documents demonstrated task performance when required.

External credentials

Professional licenses, official programs, CPR/BLS, and other outside evidence.

Employer authorization

The organization confirms duties, scope, supervision, and permission to perform the work.

Versioned and continually improving

Built to evolve with the work.

Evidence reviewed through: August 20, 2026

Winder CNA Training reviews the source library on a scheduled cycle, versions material pathway changes, and expands role- and setting-specific learning as needs are validated. When a material curriculum change affects an organization’s selected pathway, the manager is asked to review and adopt the updated version before new assignments continue.

Regulations, waiver terms, provider manuals, employee duties, and client or resident needs can change. Each subscribing organization remains responsible for monitoring what applies to its operations and confirming that its selected training, policies, supervision, competency checks, and records remain appropriate.

Pathway discussion

Review your setting, roles, assigned duties, and outside evidence with our team.

Production availability is confirmed during setup. Existing employee access is not silently removed when a new manager review becomes due, but net-new assignments wait for the required adoption step.

WorkforceLearning™ supports learning and documentation. Employers remain responsible for determining the requirements that apply to their organization, staff, services, residents or clients, and jurisdiction. No pathway is represented as approval by Georgia, DCH, DBHDD, GACCP, or the Georgia Board of Nursing.

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Georgia CNA Annual 12-Hour Pathway

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Georgia Personal Care Home PCA 16-Hour Pathway

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Georgia Personal Care Home RN/LPN 16-Hour Pathway

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Georgia Private Home Care PCA 8-Hour Annual Pathway

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Georgia PHCP PCA Qualification — Provider-Directed 40-Hour Route

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Georgia Private Home Care RN/LPN 8-Hour Annual Pathway

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Georgia Structured Family Caregiving — Assessed-Needs Annual Training

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Georgia DBHDD Direct Support Professional Pathway

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Georgia Developmental Disability Professional Pathway

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Course learning

Observed competency

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Accomplished.

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Start with your setting. Then build around each employee’s role.

Georgia CNA Annual 12-Hour Pathway

Georgia Personal Care Home PCA 16-Hour Pathway

Georgia Personal Care Home RN/LPN 16-Hour Pathway

Georgia Private Home Care PCA 8-Hour Annual Pathway

Georgia PHCP PCA Qualification — Provider-Directed 40-Hour Route

Georgia Private Home Care RN/LPN 8-Hour Annual Pathway

Georgia Structured Family Caregiving — Assessed-Needs Annual Training

Georgia DBHDD Direct Support Professional Pathway

Georgia Developmental Disability Professional Pathway

See what informed the learning—and confirm it for your organization.

Course learning

Observed competency

External credentials

Employer authorization

Built to evolve with the work.

Review your setting, roles, assigned duties, and outside evidence with our team.

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Accomplished.