DSD eList announcement
Date: Sept. 2, 2025
To: Employment and day services providers
From: DHS Disability Services Division
Purpose: To promote training on Minnesota’s employment services available through DirectCourse
Contact: dhs.dsd_cds@state.mn.us
DirectCourse employment services training
DHS encourages employment and day services providers to:
DirectCourse CES
DirectCourse CES offers customizable courses for people who support people with disabilities as they search for, find and maintain competitive integrated employment. For more information, refer to DHS – CES.
ACRE certification
To receive ACRE certification, DirectCourse learners must complete both of the following:
Note: The fieldwork course costs $225 per person.
CES crosswalk for training and certification support
The University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration (ICI) designed a crosswalk (i.e., a series of charts that connect training requirements to training modules) to support CES learners in Minnesota. If you need to meet a certain rule or regulation, the crosswalk will help you find courses that meet the requirements.
For example, the CES crosswalk explains how CES can help providers:
For more information, refer to DirectCourse MN Crosswalks – ACRE Competency Domains & CESP Certification and Suggested College of Employment Supports.
Free access to DirectCourse for individuals and organizations
The following people may set up their own DirectCourse account for free:
Low-cost access to DirectCourse
Organizations that serve 10 or more people with disabilities may set up learner and administrator accounts for an annual licensing fee based on the organization’s number of learners:
Sign up for DirectCourse
To request DirectCourse access through DHS, refer to DHS – Request for learner account. After you submit the form, you will receive enrollment instructions via email in two to three business days.
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