Event Category: ERSEA Training

This training builds on the basics established in Level One. It develops a further understanding of the regulations, provides ideas for implementation, and places an emphasis on systems management. Level Two focuses on best practices in implementation and management that make ERSEA processes successful.

The Georgia Head Start Association (GHSA), in partnership with H.G. Jones & Associates (HGJA), will deliver a comprehensive ERSEA Certification Course Series for Head Start members and non-members across the State of Georgia from May 11–12, 2026, through September 10–11, 2026. This initiative is designed to strengthen Head Start programs’ ability to ensure the effective enrollment of eligible children and families while maintaining full compliance with federal, state, and local ERSEA requirements and improving overall system performance. The competency-based certification equips individuals and program teams with the knowledge and skills to identify root causes of under-enrollment and implement targeted, solution-driven strategies to improve access, compliance, and program outcomes.

This training builds on Levels One and Two and is designed to assist programs to better track, monitor, and evaluate the overall ERSEA process and the systems that support it.

The ERSEA Certification Review and Exam is a day-and-a-half session to prepare each participant for the comprehensive ERSEA Certification Exam. The Exam includes 100 questions designed to test each participant’s skills, knowledge, and understanding of the ERSEA process. Upon satisfactory completion of the Certification process, the ERSEA Certification will be good for one (1) year. After one year, it must be renewed by the completion of a ERSEA Re-Certification training and successful completion of the Re-Certification exam.

This training is designed to strengthen participants’ knowledge and skills for meeting the requirements outlined in Part 1302 of the federal regulations regarding eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) in Head Start. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the ERSEA regulations and the impact of the Head Start Act on eligibility and accessibility issues, such as in the cases of Homeless and Over-income families.