January Course is Full
Our January-February 2023 EQC course is full and currently has a large waitlist. Please click below to see our other options, including our March-April class and the self-paced course.
EQC Essentials runs January 3rd - 23rd and Adult Foster Home (AFH) Administration runs February 3rd - 20th. The full EQC course is for future licensees/co-licensees and administrators.
Required for future licensees/co-licensees and administrators for homes licensed through the Aging & People with Disabilities (APD) program.
EQC Essentials is approximately 35 hours
Must pass EQC essentials exam to take AFH Administration
AFH Administration is approximately 18 additional hours
Must pass the AFH Administration exam with 80%
Students can have access to course materials and the online classroom for a limited time even after the course ends
EQC Essentials only runs January 6th - 23rd. For future resident managers and shift caregivers.
EQC Essentials only is required for all future resident managers and shift caregivers
Approximately 35 hours
Must pass a proctored exam with a score of at least 80%
Students can have access to course materials and the online classroom for a limited time even after the course ends
Alyssa Elting McGuire, MA, MPA
Matthew Gannon
Starting April 2021, Ensuring Quality Care (EQC) will be a two-part training required by the State of Oregon for all prospective adult foster home licensees, administrators, resident managers, floating resident managers, and shift caregivers looking to open or work in a home licensed through Aging & People with Disabilities (APD). Prospective licensees, resident managers, and shift caregivers are required to complete the full course (EQC Essentials plus AFH Administration) and pass State exams for both parts of the course.
EQC Essentials starts January 6th, 2023 and ends on January 23rd. AFH Administration starts February 3rd, 2023 and ends on February 20th.
We want to help you become or stay in compliance, so we offer both the EQC Essentials and the full course as an urgent/self-paced option outside our regularly-scheduled course. Please contact us at EQC.Class@gmail.com regarding urgent requests.
Yes, Ensuring Quality Care is taught by State-certified instructors, and completion of the course and exam is recognized by all counties in Oregon. Multnomah County has additional requirements, so contact Multnomah County licensing at 503-988-3000 for more information.
We strongly encourage you to take the required Adult Foster Home Orientation prior to taking EQC. Orientation is offered through your local licensing office. You will take the orientation through the county in which you will be opening your home or becoming a resident manager. Some local licensing offices have different expectations regarding orientation and EQC, so please contact your local licensing office to get clarification on their requirements.
Both the course and exam are required for licensing. You can only take the EQC exam if you have successfully completed an EQC course within the past 90 days of the exam date.
Fortunately, our students have a very high pass rate. In 2022, 99% of the students who took the exam with us passed, and our median student score is 95%. We work with you throughout the course to review the material and answer questions to make sure you know the content well. If you do not pass the exam on the first attempt, you have up to 90 days to re-take the exam. If you do not pass a second time, you will be required to re-take the course. This is very rare in our course.