Staff and Households
Because of their proven success in developing nutrition and food package education and EBT card use training (classes and materials), Texas WIC will take the lead role in developing the materials based training for this project. Likewise, Texas WIC, with support from the local WIC clinics, will be the resource for logistics – scheduling locations that will be convenient for a high percentage of potential participants and facilities that have rooms and parking large enough to accommodate the anticipated class size.
Initial efforts will focus on developing participant training and “train the trainer” materials necessary for project rollout in May. Using models already developed for WIC, Texas WIC trainers envision that, at the conclusion of the face-to-face participant training events, participants will …show more content…
Retailers
The Contract Addendum package to be mailed to all WIC authorized Retailer/Vendor Accounts per the timeline, will include written training materials with:
• a representation of the SEBT card;
• pilot locations;
• pilot purpose;
• instructions that the card is to be redeemed in the same manner as the Texas WIC EBT card;
• a listing of specific SEBT foods and sizes authorized;
• a listing of locations, dates, and times face to face training will be conducted; and
• a retailer/vendor wide area telecommunications/telephone service or WATS line number to call for assistance with contact information.
These written training materials will be mailed to all of 2200+ of the Texas authorized WIC retailer outlets per the timeline. In addition to the written materials, Texas WIC retailer trainers will conduct face-to-face training with authorized retailers in the pilot areas during May,
Because of their proven success in developing nutrition and food package education and EBT card use training (classes and materials), Texas WIC will take the lead role in developing the materials based training for this project. Likewise, Texas WIC, with support from the local WIC clinics, will be the resource for logistics – scheduling locations that will be convenient for a high percentage of potential participants and facilities that have rooms and parking large enough to accommodate the anticipated class size.
Initial efforts will focus on developing participant training and “train the trainer” materials necessary for project rollout in May. Using models already developed for WIC, Texas WIC trainers envision that, at the conclusion of the face-to-face participant training events, participants will …show more content…
Retailers
The Contract Addendum package to be mailed to all WIC authorized Retailer/Vendor Accounts per the timeline, will include written training materials with:
• a representation of the SEBT card;
• pilot locations;
• pilot purpose;
• instructions that the card is to be redeemed in the same manner as the Texas WIC EBT card;
• a listing of specific SEBT foods and sizes authorized;
• a listing of locations, dates, and times face to face training will be conducted; and
• a retailer/vendor wide area telecommunications/telephone service or WATS line number to call for assistance with contact information.
These written training materials will be mailed to all of 2200+ of the Texas authorized WIC retailer outlets per the timeline. In addition to the written materials, Texas WIC retailer trainers will conduct face-to-face training with authorized retailers in the pilot areas during May,