The Grant Year 2024 SHICK Counselor Training Schedule and registration.
The Grant Year 2024 Counselor Training schedule will be released soon. The training season for Grant Year 2024 will include Update training for counselors certified prior to April 1, 2024 and two days of Initial training for new applicants since April 1, 2024 and those wishing to re-certify if they missed re-certification prior to April 1, 2023.
SHICK will conduct Initial and Update training June - September 2024 and January through March 2025. Videoconference training and in-person training will be scheduled. The schedule will be posted when available.
Applicants wishing to attend Initial Counselor training should review the instructions on the SHICK Initial Training Courses page prior to registering for Initial Training. You need to register for two Initial Sessions, Session 1 Medicare Basics and Session 2 Program Basics. Session 2 Program Basics will include hands-on computer training. Attendees will need access to a computer/tablet for this training.
Please contact us at the KDADS Medicare inbox, [email protected], with questions or requests for training.
Please review all fields for accuracy, as a registration confirmation will be sent to the email address provided. A videoconference sign-in and documents link will be sent closer to the training date.
Session 1 Initial Training - Medicare Basics - scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Session 2 Initial Training - Program Basics - scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Session 1 & Session 2 trainings will be scheduled consecutively in the same week of each month and Applicants should plan to attend both sessions in the same month.
Session 3 Update Training classes are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (For experienced counselors. New applicants should not register for an Update training session.)
Registration will be available after April 30, 2024. Please contact our office if you have questions regarding training. We will require at least three attendees for each scheduled by the week prior to the scheduled training. Trainings can be cancelled if there are not enough attendees scheduled.
New applicants should register for both Session 1 and Session 2, preferably during the same month.
If you would like to inquire about additional trainings, please contact your local Coordinator or a Medicare Grants Coordinator at
[email protected]. While counselors are encouraged to attend training locally, all scheduled trainings are open to any counselor/applicant. Please contact our office at the number below if you have questions regarding training.
For more details about training, please review the information at
SHICK Counselor Training. If you have questions, please contact the State SHICK Office at
[email protected] or
785-296-4986 or
1-800-432-3535.