People • Families • Stronger Communities

Community Health
Worker Training

FA Connect California offers Community Health Worker training and certification pathways for both new and experienced community-service professionals — practical instruction, supervised field activities and a certificate upon successful completion.

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Two Pathways Enrolling Now

Training for Every Level of Experience.

Whether you are beginning community health work or building on years of it, there is a course for you — and for organizations developing their workforce.

80-Hour Course

Foundational Course

For new and entry-level community health workers

Turn community connection into practical CHW skills. Build a foundation for supporting individuals and families, navigating resources and working within the CHW role. Designed for people beginning community health work and organizations developing their workforce.

Choose the schedule that fits your team

Course lengthTraining schedule
10 weeksTwo 4-hour sessions per week
12 weeksTwo 4-hour sessions weekly for 8 weeks, then one weekly for 4 weeks

Tuition

Enrollment optionCourse price
Individual seat$1,750
Community partner individual seat$1,500
Private cohort of 8 participants$12,000

Tuition includes instruction, materials, assessments, supervised field activities and a certificate upon successful completion. The same tuition applies to either course length.

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40-Hour Course

Experienced Workforce Course

For experienced CHWs and related community-service roles

Build on experience. Strengthen community impact. Strengthen practical skills through focused instruction, applied practice and supervised field activities. Relevant experience is reviewed for course suitability.

Choose the schedule that fits your team

Course lengthTraining schedule
5 weeks8 training hours per week
10 weeks4 training hours per week

Tuition

Enrollment optionCourse price
Individual seat$995
Community partner individual seat$850
Private cohort of 8 participants$6,800

Tuition includes instruction, materials, assessments, supervised field activities and a certificate upon successful completion. The same tuition applies to either course length.

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Inquire about community partner cohort pricing. Partner rates apply to organizations directly partnered with FA-Connect to provide community services. Organizations without a current affiliation may apply for partner pricing — info@faconnect.org or 559-218-8032.

What You Will Learn

Practical Skills for Community Impact.

Both courses cover the same four areas of practice, taught at the depth each pathway calls for.

Communication & advocacy

Communication, relationship building, outreach and advocacy.

Health navigation

Health navigation, resource connections and health education.

Assessment & public health

Individual and community assessment, public health and social drivers of health.

Professional practice

Professional boundaries, documentation, evaluation and applied practice.

How Training Is Delivered

In Person, or Hybrid.

In-person classes are encouraged. Hybrid delivery is also available.

Hybrid participants must meet the same attendance, practice, assessment and supervised field-experience requirements as in-person participants. Supervised field activities take place in person.

  • Instruction
  • Materials
  • Assessments
  • Supervised field activities
  • Certificate

A certificate upon successful completion.

The certificate recognizes successful course completion as required by DHCS.

Reference: DHCS CHW Provider Manual, Certificate Pathway, item 1: CHW Certificate (p. 18).

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Build Your Community Workforce

Reserve Your Training.

Organizations and individuals: register online, or contact FA-Connect for training reservations.

559-218-8032 info@faconnect.org

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