Springfield Urban League

IWIC Competent Professional Authority Training
2026-03-03 09:00 - 2026-03-05 12:45 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
State and local agency personnel working as Nutritionists, Dietitians, Home Economists or Registered Nurses who will hold the job title of Competent Professional Authority in the WIC Program.

Course Length 3 days
Class Times 09:00 AM – 12:45 PM
Course Description

Purpose: To enable staff serving as Competent Professional Authorities (CPA) in the WIC program with the skills and information needed in order to provide services to participants.
This course is offered virtually over 3 consecutive mornings 9am-12:45pm and will provide a comprehensive view of the role of the CPA. This includes Anthropometrics, Diet Assessment, Risk Identification, Documentation, and Food Package Prescription, Referral and Scheduling and Benefits Issuance within the IWIC software system.

Planner: Monica Murphy-Hayes, BS, CLE

Performance Objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Demonstrate the program enrollment and certification process for various WIC participant categories including: applicant intake and scheduling, required anthropometric data collection based on identified standards, nutrition assessment and education as it relates to establishing a baseline for individual nutrition counseling and risk identification, food prescription, completion of case notes, benefit issuance, and referral.

Special Instructions

In order for staff attending this training to receive the greatest benefit, the attendee should have at least one month of experience in the role of CPA. Attendees must also complete the following on the CPA Orientation checklist:

1. Illinois WIC Management Information System (MIS) Basics – All sections
2. Review Administration PPM sections 4.1, 11.3 and 14
3. Review Certification Standards PPM 4.3, 5 and addenda(s)
4. Nutrition IWIC Assessment Guides (all categories)
5. Review Nutrition Risk Criteria
6. Review Nutrition Education PPM section 4.2, 6.1
7. Review Supplemental Food Delivery PPM section 5.1, 7
8. Illinois WIC Food Package Tables
9. Illinois Authorized WIC Food List
10. Complete the New User System Access Request; Initial Log In and Enrollment in both the Training & Production Environments; and WIC Coordinator must log into both the Training and Production environments to activate Staff Accounts & Assigning Roles.
By registering for this training, I certify I have completed the above Pre-Work to attend IWIC CPA Training
In order to receive a certificate of completion, you must attend all days and complete the assigned training scenarios

Course Code PT – WIC
Contact Hours RN:

Trainer(s)
Mina Caban, BS; Monica Murphy-Hayes, BS, CLE
