{"id":35,"date":"2020-04-14T17:24:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ata\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2020-04-14T17:24:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:24:35","slug":"covid-19-response","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ata\/covid-19-response\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On account of COVID-19 several modifications have been made on a temporary basis to accommodate program requirements for au pairs.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Education requirement:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">72 hours of learning documented\/6 credits\/7.2 CEUs (continuing education units)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/j1visa.state.gov\/\">Department of State<\/a> has relaxed the &#8220;in-person&#8221; learning requirement &#8211; which opens up a range of possibilities.\u00a0 <\/span><em><b style=\"font-size: 1rem\">T<\/b><\/em><b style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><em>his is a temporary exception<\/em>.\u00a0 The class must begin by May 30<\/b><b style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><sup>th<\/sup> and the certificate needs to come from an approved school. <\/b><em>*Please check with your Community Counselor if you have any questions and to confirm course approval<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Several online options <strong>(NOT ALL COURSES OFFERED ARE APPROVED)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/\"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem\">COURSERA<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/\"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem\">EDX<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningacrossamerica.net\/online\"><strong>Learning Across America<\/strong><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/04\/ONLINE-LEARNING-IMG-17038105376_7336e87de7_b-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/04\/ONLINE-LEARNING-IMG-17038105376_7336e87de7_b-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/04\/ONLINE-LEARNING-IMG-17038105376_7336e87de7_b-624x936.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/04\/ONLINE-LEARNING-IMG-17038105376_7336e87de7_b.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Reference<\/strong> <\/em>&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/ope.ed.gov\/dapip\/#\/home\" href=\"https:\/\/ope.ed.gov\/dapip\/#\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agency Resources on Social Distancing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/webinars\">Webinar Programming for Au Pairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/04\/Social-Distancing.pdf\">Social Distancing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rqt6uXISIBg&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Importance of Social Distancing<\/a> &#8211; video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On account of COVID-19 several modifications have been made on a temporary basis to accommodate program requirements for au pairs. 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