Workshops
How to Register for Training with WLS Database & Referral System!
Licensed childcare centers or licensed Family Home Care Providers use the following link to access the home page for their program:
https://stage.worklifesystems.com/program/52
To register your staff for training, please select the training tab, then “View Available Training” .
Please be aware that the training shown on the WLS is for whole state of Louisiana. Ensure that you only register for trainings that you are able to attend.
They are tagged with NSU before the training code in the list view. Our trainings are held in Shreveport, Natchitoches, & Alexandria.
If you are not a licensed childcare center or family home care provider, you can take part in the training by emailing gunnk@nsula.edu and requesting access as an interested consumer. The fee is $10 per class.
If you are a licensed childcare center or family home care provider, that hasn’t registered for the WLS system please email gunnk@nsula.edu to have a homepage created in the WLS system.
Workshops are $10 for Type I or II centers unless otherwise noted. Payments cannot be accepted at the door. Payments can be made with a credit or debit card online using this link https://bit.ly/3liH3Xs
Workshop Calendar
**NOTE: Click on the Date. It will show you Training Name & Info
𝐍𝐒𝐔-𝐂𝐅𝐍 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
NEW 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐘 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐍𝐒𝐔 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐥 (𝐂𝐂𝐑&𝐑) 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐥 (𝐂𝐂𝐑&𝐑) 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐍𝐒𝐔 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐍𝐒𝐔-𝐂𝐅𝐍) 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐑&𝐑-𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐣𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬) 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 (𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬) 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐒𝐔-𝐂𝐅𝐍 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 […]
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
B-1d *HEALTH: Medication Administration (CDA 1) (ADM 1) Saturday, December 13 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
B-1d *HEALTH: Medication Administration (CDA 1) (ADM 1) This session meets the medication and health training requirements, including the use of EpiPens!
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
I-8c The Wonder of It All: Child Development (CDA 8) Saturday, December 13 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
I-8c The Wonder of It All: Child Development (CDA 8) Learn about the mystery of physical, social, and cognitive development of young children. Guidance and discipline require an understanding of child development and appropriate expectations.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
I-2b The Magic of Music (CDA 2) Saturday, December 13 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
NOTE: THIS IS AN AFTERNOON SESSION I-2b The Magic of Music (CDA 2) Learn music activities to enhance your curriculum, support language and literacy, and encourage development by making and using simple musical instruments to accompany singing.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
B-1d *HEALTH: Medication Administration (CDA 1) (ADM 1) Saturday, January 10 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
B-1d *HEALTH: Medication Administration (CDA 1) (ADM 1) This session meets the medication and health training requirements, including the use of EpiPens.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
I-3c Guidance for Children of All Ages (CDA 3) Saturday, January 10 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
I-3c Guidance for Children of All Ages (CDA 3) Learn positive guidance techniques, preventive measures, and tools for behavior management that help children grow socially and emotionally. Guidance, not punishment, is the answer for behavior.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
I-2f Making Stories Come to Life (CDA 2) Saturday, January 10 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
NOTE: This is an afternoon session I-2f Making Stories Come to Life (CDA 2) Learn how to keep children attentive during story time by using storytelling, puppets, flannel boards and activities. Have fun at this interactive make and take session.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
E-1c *HEALTH: Enriching Food Activities and ServSafe (CDA 1) Monday, January 12 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
E-1c *HEALTH: Enriching Food Activities and ServSafe (CDA 1) Learn how to incorporate nutrition into your curriculum with hands-on activities Learn to provide a sanitary and safe food service avoiding food-borne illnesses. This session meets the requirements for ServSafe and additional health training
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
E-7c Orientation to CLASS (CDA 7) (ADM 3) Tuesday, January 13 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
E-7c Orientation to CLASS (CDA 7) (ADM 3) Learn about the Classroom Assessment Scoring System that can help you be more effective in your work. Find out what to expect when you are observed. Trainer: Haley Poe
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
I-1d Creative Indoor Environments (CDA 1) (ADM 1) Thursday January 15 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
I-1d Creative Indoor Environments (CDA 1) (ADM 1) Learn how to set up learning centers for a developmentally appropriate program and arrange your classroom to maximize learning and minimize discipline problems.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
E-1k Autism 101 (CDA 1) Thursday, January 22 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
E-1k Autism 101 (CDA 1) What do children who are suspected of or diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder? How do you successfully work with them? Attend this session for guidance in how to help them.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
E-1k *HEALTH: Autism 101 (CDA 1) Thursday , January 22 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
E-1k *HEALTH: Autism 101 (CDA 1) What do children who are suspected of or diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder? How do you successfully work with them? Attend this session for guidance in how to help them.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
E-3h Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) (CDA 3)
E-3h Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) (CDA 3) Early childhood is a critical period of brain development, creating a foundation for development throughout life. Learn how t\raumatic and unfortunate experience can impact children’s behavior.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
F-8a Supporting Early Language and Communication Thursday, January 29 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
F-8a Supporting Early Language and Communication To help providers to learn to tune in to infants and toddlers – to learn to read and respond to the variety of messages.
Shreveport, LA 71101 United States
Onsite Training!
Not finding the training you need at a time and place convenient for you? Consider scheduling an onsite. Choose your topic, your date, your time, for customized training convenient for you. Contact us for a session to be held at your location at a time convenient for you.

