8/15/2011
Since the Training Program was awarded the responsibilities of reviewing and approving other training opportunities for Illinois early intervention credential credit, it has processed nearly 19,000 of your EI activity credit requests. That's a lot of paper and a lot of paperwork!
The processes involved in receiving, reviewing, and notifying you of the status of your requests has evolved over the years and continues to do so as the Training Program strives to be more efficient while maintaining the integrity of the process as a whole. In keeping with such, the Training Program is now offering online submission of EI activity credit requests through its website, www.illinoiseitraining.org.
Advantages to submitting your credit requests online include:
- Prior to submitting a credit request users can enter the title of an event to find out if that exact title has already been submitted, reviewed, and approved
- Email confirmations provide a reference number and document the request was submitted and received
- Reduced risk that your credit request is not received in its entirety
- A more efficient process for the Illinois EI Training Program to review and process credit requests
- Email notification for when credit request is approved, denied, or for additional information if needed
- Ability to view the status of submitted requests by logging into your account
- Sponsoring organizations can choose their desired post date
- Reduction in the amount of paper processed
We strongly encourage you to use the online submission process, however, completed EI Activity Credit Requests Forms will still be accepted via fax to 708-444-8470 or by mail to the EI Training Program at 7550 West 183rd Street, Tinley Park, IL 60477. Video requests have not yet been converted into an online format and continue to be done using a paper process. Please follow the instructions in the "Video Credit Request" link to submit a video credit request.
The Training Program will continue to process credit requests on a 30 business day timeline. Please note that this timeline can extend anywhere from 4 - 7 calendar weeks, depending on the time of year and the holidays that fall within those 30 business days. All requests are processed as quickly as possible; however, the volume of requests in process at any given time effects the turnaround time. Please plan accordingly.
