{"id":39,"date":"2020-04-14T17:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ata\/?p=39"},"modified":"2020-05-19T13:30:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:30:39","slug":"covid-19-response-temporary-changes-to-education-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/ata\/2020\/04\/14\/covid-19-response-temporary-changes-to-education-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Response &#8211; Temporary Changes to Education Requirement"},"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>Education requirement:\u00a0<\/b>72 hours of learning documented\/6 credits\/7.2 CEUs (continuing education units<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/j1visa.state.gov\/\">Department of State<\/a>\u00a0has relaxed the \u201cin-person\u201d learning requirement \u2013 which opens up a range of possibilities.\u00a0\u00a0<em><b>T<\/b><\/em><b><em>his is a temporary exception<\/em>.\u00a0 The course and<\/b><b> certificate need to come from a United States accredited post-secondary institution. <\/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\u00a0<strong>(NOT ALL COURSES OFFERED ARE APPROVED)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/\"><b>COURSERA<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/\"><b>EDX<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningacrossamerica.net\/online\"><strong>Learning Across America<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Reference<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013\u00a0<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><br \/>\n<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\" \/><\/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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