For Vermont DSP providers
Vermont, meet the training pathway built around your DSP requirements
Vermont's DSP requirements are set by the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL), Developmental Disabilities Services Division (DDSD). Some training is due before a new hire works alone, some renews every year or every few years, and some has to come from an outside certifying program. Keeping it straight for every staff member is a job in itself.
TES turns Vermont's requirements into one checklist for each staff member. Mapped online courses are ready to assign, and outside certifications are tracked as evidence in the same record, so the file is ready when a reviewer asks.
Summarized from HCAR 7.100; 18 V.S.A. § 8728. Last reviewed August 25, 2026.
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What Vermont requires
- Initial training deadline
- Core safety, rights, and individual-specific topics before working alone with individuals; remaining in-service topics within 3 months of hire
- Ongoing training
- Topic-based refreshers at least every 3 years under the agency's required training plan; annual medication delegation review
- Background check
- Required — criminal background and Vermont Adult Abuse Registry checks under agency designation rules
- HCAR 7.100 — Health Care Administrative Rules — Developmental Disabilities Services (2023). Vermont's controlling rule for DD services, setting pre-service topics required before working alone, in-service topics within three months, and the agency training plan requirement.
- 18 V.S.A. § 8728 — Rights of people receiving developmental disability services. The statutory rights provision whose content — with supported decision-making and the Presumption of Competence — must be covered in pre-service values and rights training.
What the Vermont pathway tracks, and how
The Vermont DSP pathway in the TES catalog has 8 requirements. Each one shows how often it renews and how TES handles it.
| Requirement | Renews | How TES handles it |
|---|---|---|
| Abuse & Neglect Reporting (pre-service) | One-time | Mapped course: Human Rights and Recognizing Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation |
| Health & Safety and Critical Incidents (pre-service) | One-time | Mapped course: Universal Precautions and Safety Basics |
| Values, Rights & Supported Decision-Making (pre-service) | One-time | Training assigned during setup and tracked per staff member |
| ISA Role & Vermont DD Service System (in-service, 3 months) | One-time | Mapped course: Person Centered Planning for Direct Support Professionals |
| Bloodborne Pathogens (in-service, 3 months) | One-time | Mapped course: Universal Precautions and Safety Basics |
| First Aid (in-service, 3 months, in-person skills) — external | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
| Nurse-Delegated Medication Administration (annual review) — external | Every year | Tracked in TES as external evidence, with its renewal date |
| Individual-Specific Training (pre-service) — external | One-time | Tracked in TES as external evidence |
Where TES courses fit in Vermont
TES courses cover the topics your agency is allowed to deliver itself. Hands-on certifications such as CPR and First Aid, medication credentials and any state-delivered modules stay with their required sources, and TES tracks them as evidence next to your online courses.
The records are what get reviewed
When DAIL or a licensing reviewer asks, you need more than certificates scattered across platforms. TES keeps each staff member's completions, certification cards and renewal dates in one checklist, so you can show who was trained on what, and when, in seconds.
Built for managers who are stretched thin
- One checklist per staff member. Every state requirement, its due date and its status in one record, so you can see who is on track and who is about to slip.
- Due dates and renewals tracked for you. Each requirement shows when it is first due and how often it renews, from "before first shift" to annual and multi-year cycles.
- Outside training lives in the same record. CPR/First Aid cards, medication-administration certifications and state-platform completions are tracked as external evidence next to your online courses, so one record shows what a reviewer asks for.
- Mapped online courses ready to assign. Self-paced courses from the TES catalog cover the topics your agency is allowed to deliver itself.
- NADSP Accredited Education provider. Completed TES hours can also count toward NADSP DSP-I and DSP-II accredited education through the NADSP E-Badge Certification Program.
Pricing
The Vermont DSP pathway includes the requirement checklist, due-date and renewal tracking, and the trainings mapped to the pathway. See the Vermont pathway in the TES catalog.
Buying for a team? Contact us or use "Request a team purchase" on the pathway page.
Frequently asked questions
What ongoing training do Vermont DSPs need?
Topic-based refreshers at least every 3 years under the agency's required training plan; annual medication delegation review
Does TES provide CPR, First Aid or medication certification?
No. Those come from their certifying programs. TES tracks each certificate and its renewal date in the same record as your online training.
What does the Vermont pathway cost?
Pricing depends on your team size and states. Individual pathways are listed in the TES catalog; for an agency quote, contact our team.
Make Vermont's requirements the easy part
See every staff member's Vermont checklist on one screen, with renewals and outside certificates tracked. We'll walk you through the Vermont pathway with your team in mind.