Becoming a Staff-Development Leader in Delaware
Every skilled nursing facility needs a nurse to lead its orientation and in-service education, and the core skills are the same across the country. We help you build them — with professional, certificate-bearing online courses available to nurses and care staff in all 50 states. In California the role is called Director of Staff Development; elsewhere it’s a Staff Development Coordinator, In-Service Coordinator or Nurse Educator.
Looking for the in-service training requirements rather than the role? See our nursing-home in-service requirements by state.
Delaware
In Delaware, the nurse who leads staff education and training is commonly known as a Staff Development Coordinator / In-Service Coordinator. It’s a valued, higher-responsibility role — and we can help you prepare for it and grow your long-term-care career.
Delaware has NO distinct staff-development-director credential; the role is a facility-designated coordinator, typically an RN. CNA training, orientation and the registry are governed by 16 Del. Admin. Code Sec. 3220 (Division of Health Care Quality), with the statute at 16 Del. C. Ch. 30A. Training must be conducted by or under the general supervision of an RN with >=2 years' experience, at least 1 year in nursing-home facility services, who also develops lesson plans and evaluates instructors every six months. Delaware exceeds the bare federal floor in structure: newly hired CNAs must complete a mandatory facility orientation (Sec. 3220-4.0), and renewal requires 24 hours of Department-approved continuing education every 24-month cycle plus 64 hours of paid nursing service (Sec. 3220-2.0). There is no separate state credential to apply for to hold the role.
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Through our sister platform Draco Learning, you can build practical skills and earn a professional certificate of completion from Delaware — our online courses are open to nurses and care staff in all 50 states:
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The in-service topics a surveyor expects are set by federal law, so they are the same in Delaware as everywhere else. Our in-service library covers all of them — 186 ready-to-teach lessons, each with a lesson plan, handout, quiz, speaker notes and slides — for $99.
How the role works in Delaware — official details
General information to help you plan — not legal advice. Requirements can change, so
confirm the specifics with your state’s licensing agency.
Sources: 16 Del. Admin. Code Sec. 3220-3.0 (3.2) · 16 Del. Admin. Code Sec. 3220-4.0 · 16 Del. Admin. Code Sec. 3220-2.0.
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