Obtain your ACRE Certificate to become an Employment Specialist in Maine.

This two-part course bundle includes the ACRE-approved coursework, plus the required activities and fieldwork. Part 1 covers all 13 lessons approved by ACRE, and Part 2 covers the fieldwork activities. When you complete Part 1 and Part 2, you will receive an ACRE certificate, and your name will be added to both the ACRE Certificate Registry and the Maine Working Together Certificate Registry.

Part 1: Twenty-five (25) hours of online lessons, including:

-Foundations of Employment Services
-Principles of Career Development
-Strategies for Job Development: Part 1
-Strategies for Job Development: Part 2
-Business Perspectives
-Performance Coaching and Support: Part 1
-Performance Coaching and Support: Part 2
-Using Work Incentives Toward Self-Sufficiency
-Funding
-Ticket to Work
-Networking
-Job Creation
-Cultural Humility

Part 2: Twelve to fifteen (12–15) hours of supplemental activities accessed via an online learning platform, including:

-completing community-based fieldwork assignments that align with work employment professionals are already doing
-contributing to discussion forums
-analyzing and responding to realistic client scenarios

How Long Do Learners Have to Complete the Course?

Learners have 180 days to complete both Part 1 and Part 2.

After 180 days, the learner will no longer have access to the course materials required to earn their ACRE certificate. Learners are expected to monitor their time to complete the work during this timeframe.

Please send any questions to Kelly Wanzer at kelly.wanzer@umb.edu.