ICLD Leadership and MSA Course Instructions

These instructions will help you navigate through the system, complete assignments and attain your certificates. 

Once you have logged into the ICLD you will come to a landing page that has three 3 tabs below the title banner. Those tabs are “Welcome” and “My Courses” and “Progress and Certificates.”

COURSE ACCESS:  Click on the “My Courses” tab and you will come to a page with all your available courses, both the ICLD Leadership, the MSA courses, additional courses to purchase and the certification programs.

• • Click on the course title and icon and you will go to the course page. The title will be at the top of the page and there may be a video related to the module to view.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see Lesson Content and below that you will see Lecture, Discussion Board and Exam.  Some courses may require a short essay.   Click on Lecture to launch the module.  This will take you to a launch page for the course.  Click Launch Training, you will go to a page that will say Pop up Blocked.  Click the Launch Course button and the course will begin. 
  • Each ICLD course has several segments that include video, voice overs, interactive exercises and readings. In order to move through the modules, you will have to click the “Next” button at the end of each segment.  Once you have completed the course, you be asked to verify that you have completed all segments of the course and then submit that verification.  You will then go to a Thank You slide that will instruct you to click Exit to close out the module. 
  • IMPORTANT!  When you return to the course’s home page click the green Mark Complete button located either at the top or the bottom of the page.  You will click the green “Mark Complete” button after the lecture, the discussion board, the quiz and if there is an essay.  You will do this for the MSA courses as well.

DISCUSSION BOARDS:  After completing the course, there is an option to contribute to the Discussion Board.  Click the green button to mark it complete and click on Exam for the corresponding module and take a short exam to check your knowledge. 

EXAMS:   You must score 70% to successfully move to the next ICLD course.  MSA courses require 80% to pass.  If you need to re-take a quiz, it is recommended that you review the course material before doing so.  You must complete the course before taking the exam.

CERTIFICATES:  You may receive a certificate after each ICLD course and each MSA course.  These are available on the certificate page and ready for printing.  Once you complete all the courses within an ICLD phase, you may request a certificate for ICLD I, II, III and IV. (Blue button on the top of the “My Courses” page.)  These certificates are issued from the MSA office and sent to your agency.

POST CREDITS:  If you are POST licensed, the MSA will submit your hours to the MN POST Board monthly.  Below is a link for a list of the ICLD courses and the POST hours you will receive. https://mnlet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MSA-ICLD-Course-Listing-with-MN-POST-hours-MNLET.pdf

MSA CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS are now available.  These certificates are a combination of certain ICLD and MSA courses. (Some of these certificates are in response to the MN POST mandates.) Once you click on the icon, you will see the courses involved.  If you took an ICLD course, it will count towards the certificate as well as completing your ICLD phase. 

Other things to remember:

• The system tracks your progress as you move through the program. You may check your progress through “My Courses” and “My Transcripts”. 
• The time you spend in the courses is recorded by a SCORM system and is viewable by system administrators.
• You may exit the system at any time and when you log in again you will restart the course where you left off.
• Make sure you click Mark Complete upon completion of the Lectures and Discussion Questions.
• The more that you navigate through the system the more familiar you will become with it. You will find that there is more than one way to review your progress and activate courses.