Trainings
"NM Office of Community Health Workers OCHW launches online Community Health Workers Whether you're a seasoned Community Health Worker CHW, new to the field, or considering a career in community health work, our free CHW Core Competency training is for you. Successfully completing coursework and specialty training opportunities moves you one step closer toward earning a Certificate of Core Competency (CC) Completion and becoming a recognized state certified Community Health Worker. Recipients get connected with health and social systems of care, that contribute to your community's quality of life. online Core Competency (CC) Training Program required for state CHW certification. This online training is FREE.
Whether you're a seasoned Community Health Worker CHW, new to the field, or considering a career in community health work, our free CHW Core Competency training is for you. Successfully completing coursework and specialty training opportunities moves you one step closer toward earning a Certificate of Core Competency (CC) Completion and becoming a recognized state certified Community Health Worker. Recipients get connected with health and social systems of care, that contribute to your community's quality of life.
For instructions regarding registration in English, please refer to this CHW Training Flyer Instructions for New Mexico (English). For information in Spanish, please refer to this CHW Training Flyer Instructions for New Mexico (Spanish).
You can register for the classes by visiting the Community Health Workers And Chronic Conditions Training Program site and following the instructions included on the training flyers.
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) - CHW Training Program: January 2023
- Community Health Worker Certificate at CNM - A
- Community Health Worker Certificate at CNM - B
- Community Health Worker Certificate at CNM - Espanol
Presbyterian Community Health (PCH) - CHW Training Program (Spanish): January 2023
TRAIN NM
- TRAIN New Mexico
- Create your username and password
- In the search engine, use key words: "CHW" to access the Core Competency Training which is required for state Community Health Worker (CHW) certification. Forty (40) hours of CHW field placement experience is also required.
- OCHW Online CHW Training Program Flyer
New Mexico State University (NMSU)
University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico (UNM), Community Health Workers Initiatives (CHWI)
- UNM Community Health Workers Initiatives
- Salud es Riqueza, exclusively designed for CHWs providing services in New Mexico. Brace yourself for a comprehensive 9-topic series that will dive deep into diabetes prevention in adults, all delivered virtually via Zoom. Salud es Riqueza Flyer
Western New Mexico University
Western Sky Community Care
Indian Health Service (IHS)
- Indian Health Service (IHS) Talance e-learning website for individuals wishing to complete the Community Health Representatives (CHR) Basics Course: Community Health Representatives (CHR) Basics Course