Questions

Yes we do! Most all of our classes are accredited through the NAB for either 4, 5 or 10 contact hours. View Programs for the newest offerings

VACE offers the 32 hour medication aide course and 68 hour training on a contractual basis to private organizations. I minimum of 8 students per class is required to qualify for a private course.

A medication aide in Virginia is someone who has completed either a 32 hour or 68 hour medication aide course and is qualified to work in Assisted Living and other DSS licensed agencies, Group Homes and other ID/DD agencies under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Service, as well as Prisons and Jails.

Yes! There is a 32 hour training for medication aides designed for those working in Adult Day Care, Youth and Residential DSS agencies, group homes or other DBHDS agencies and Prisons and Jails. These med aides are certified through a training class given by an improved instructor. There is also a 68 hour medication aide training designed for those working in Assisted Living Facilities under DSS. These med aides become registered after successfully completing a state approved course and taking a state test through PSI to become Registered Medication Aides.

A RN, LPN or Pharmacist who has been trained in coursework as required by the Virginia Board of Nursing, DSS and DBHDS. In order to be the Primary Instructor for a 68 hour medication aide course, the trainer must have had 3 years of experience as a RN, LPN or Pharmacist. Those with less than 3 years of experience can be other instructional personnel and teach in the lab or clinical areas. No minimum amount of experience is required for teaching the 32 hour medication aide training. Our train the trainer for medication aide course meets the requirement for this coursework.

To be the Primary Instructor, one must be a RN with at least 2 years of nursing experience and at least one yearof LTC experience. Primary instructor must teach the majority of the course (51%). Other instructional personnel can be RN’s or LPN’s with at least one year of direct care experience. They may teach up to 49% of the course including classroom, skills lab and clinical. Other health care professionals with at least one year of experience in their field may supplement the primary instructor in classroom only.

In order to teach any portion of the nurse aide course, a RN, LPN or other health care professional, must successfully complete the coursework required by the Virginia Board of Nursing. Our Train the Trainer for Nurse Aide Trainers course meets and exceeds the regulatory requirements.

Yes. Nurse Aide Trainers must complete a refresher course every 3 years. We offer that course as well.

According to regulations, a RN or LPN can teach the 40 hour direct care course. According to the regulation for the Personal Care Aide Class, the trainer of the Personal Care Aide course must be a RN with at least 2 years of experience as a RN. If the RN was an LPN first, one year of that experience may be used to fulfill the 2 year requirement.

This curriculum was designed for Assisted Living Facilities, and therefore, they mostly work in ALF’s.

Personal Care Aides work in home care settings as well as ALF’s.

Any nurse or health care provider who aspires to start a successful training business. It will cover the essentials of business development and ownership through the 10 steps of starting a successful business. It also reviews the Virginia Board of Nursing application process for Nurse Aide and Medication Aide Trainings.

Yes, you must have completed on of our Train the Trainer courses within the last 5 years to be eligible.

Link regulations here. Administrators in Virginia need a total of 20 NAB contact hours (10 In Person/Live Video Conferencing and 10 online). In person hours can count toward the online requirement. In addition to that, all administrators must have at least 2 hours of education regarding Dementia annually.

Yes! Every year, we offer trainings specifically designed for long term care administrators. These trainings help increase the skill and knowledge of administrators in a fun learning environment, while also providing a total of 10 CEU’s a year. Beginning in 2026, there is also an Annual Conference that administrators and other health care leaders can attend to reignite their spark for leadership and get their CEU’s

All year! Since most of our classes are NAB approved, administrators have the freedom to get their CEU’s all year long. However, the administrator focused trainings occur in the first quarter of the year, beginning with the Annual Conference.

None other than VACE owner, Temika Younger. Temika has a huge passion for nurse business owners who want to excel and succeed in business.

8 total 1 hour sessions over 16 weeks. Individual and group sessions included.

In this cohort, Temika takes you on a personal journey to successful business ownership by guiding Nurses through all the steps of business ownership with accountability and step by step instruction. She provides you with resources and tips throughout the process, as well as a personal visit to your business to put on the finishing touches.