Dicabi

ERSEA Training & Certification

September 22nd to 24th, 2026. 

In-depth training designed for staff new to ERSEA and for experienced staff seeking a refresher. Training will be delivered in an interactive setting where participants will engage in dynamic conversations focusing on the OHS priorities and updates and participate in sessions and activities geared toward the practical applications of the ERSEA regulations.

Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh-Cary
131 Columbus Avenue, Cary, North Carolina, 27518, USA

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Group Cut off date: August 31st, 2026

Stay near the Crossroads Plaza Mall. I-40 and I-440, a half mile from Crossroads Plaza’s shops and dining. Raleigh-Durham Airport is 20 minutes away.

Registration Detail

$699.00 per person - early bird registration ends July 31st, 2025.

$749.00 per person after July 31st, 2026

Training Details

Day One

Welcome and Overview of the ERSEA Management System

Welcome and Opening

ERSEA Management System

OHS ERSEA Updates

  • Overview of How the ERSEA Management System Supports Program Goals, Objectives, and Operations
  • Systems Outlook and Approach to ERSEA
  • Review of Program Information Report Data and How It Relates to ERSEA
  • Community Assessment Requirements
  • Key Definitions for Understanding the ERSEA Process

Eligibility 

Determining, Verifying, Certifying, and Documenting Eligibility

  • NEW - Housing cost allowance calculation with sample procedures for implementation
  • Age Requirements
  • Eligibility Categories
  • Family Income Eligibility
  • Verifying Eligibility
  • Verifying Age
  • Communication Strategies for working with Families
  • Using the eligibility process for Family Engagement
  • Motivational Interviewing Techniques
  • ERSEA and Family Engagement

Recap 

Day 2

ERSEA System

Eligibility 

  • Income Eligibility Process
  • Homeless Eligibility
  • Income Calculation
  • Kinship Care
  • Eligibility Determination Records
  • Eligibility Duration
  • Transition
  • Eligibility Training Requirements

Recruitment

  • Recruitment Process
  • Recruitment Plan
  • Recruitment Strategies
  • Record Keeping and Documentation
  • Monitoring Recruitment

Selection

  • Determining Strengths and Needs in the Community
  • Reviewing the Community Assessment Data
  • Identifying Selection Criteria
  • Selection Process
  • Maintaining a Waitlist
  • Monitoring the Selection Process

Recap

Day 3

ERSEA System

Enrollment

  • Maintaining Enrollment
  • Transition Eligibility
  • Monitoring Enrollment
  • Vacancies

Attendance

  • Attendance Process
  • Monitoring Attendance
  • Absenteeism
  • Procedure for Systematic and Chronic Absenteeism
  • Withdrawal and Vacating Slots
  • Analyzing and Using Attendance Data

Closing Session

Cancellations

To obtain a refund for cancellation, please send an email to admin@dicabi.com. To receive a full refund, a cancellation email must be received 60 days prior to the event date. The registration fee will be refunded, with a $30.00 enrollment charge deduction. No refunds will be made less than 30 business days prior to the training. However, you may designate someone else to attend in your place. After the cancellation deadline date, no refunds will be provided, and the full invoiced amount will be due.

Dicabi reserves the right to cancel the event if enrollment criteria are not met or when conditions beyond our control prevail. In the event of cancellation, each registrant will be contacted. Dicabi's liability is limited to refunding registration fees only.