Empowering everyone through education
The Alzheimer's Association offers brain health and dementia education for professionals and the public.
View Public CoursesThe Alzheimer's Association Education and Training Center
The Alzheimer's Association Education and Training Center offers continuing education for professionals and free Alzheimer's and dementia courses for everyone. Our courses are available both in person and online, so you can transform yourself through knowledge at any time.
Featured public courses
Being informed is being empowered. These free online courses provide a basic understanding of Alzheimer's, dementia and brain health. Learn what to expect and how to prepare for the future. These courses are not intended for professional training, certification or continuing education.
Featured continuing education courses
Our continuing education courses (CE, CME, CNE, CPE, CPEUs, CEUs) help all professionals stay current in their field. We use interactive tools to teach practical skills, strengthening competence and confidence. See our full professionals catalog to find CE for nurses, physicians, social workers, pharmacy technicians, public health students, educators and more.- Introduction to Person-Centered Dementia Care*: Explore compassionate approaches to dementia care that focus on each individual's unique strengths and needs to create more meaningful, effective support.
- Communication and Dementia-Related Behaviors*: Learn about dementia-related communication and behavior changes and how to respond to them.
- Cultural Competency*: Examine the essential role cultural competency plays in delivering personalized care and support — fostering respect, trust and empathy in dementia care.
- essentiALZ™ Training and Certification: Discover evidence-based, person-centered dementia care approaches for care providers in long-term care or community-based services.
- Dementia Care Navigation Training: Stay updated on the latest person-centered techniques and strategies in dementia care navigation. Available for purchase as a full series with certification or as individual courses.
Courses in Spanish (Cursos en español)
Access our Spanish course catalog.(Acceder al catálogo de cursos en español.)
How to begin an online course
These instructions apply to individual learners only.
- Browse our catalog or click one of the programs listed on this page.
- Click "Add to Cart," then "View Cart."
- You will be directed to either sign in or create an account if you do not already have one.
- After checking out, click "Go to Dashboard."
- You will see the course in your "Active Courses" tab. Click "Go to Course."
- You can exit the course at any time and resume it later by visiting the "Active Courses" tab of your dashboard.
Help
Print a certificate
These instructions apply to individual learners only.To print a certificate, sign in to your dashboard. Then follow these steps:
- Click on "Completed Courses."
- Find the course you want to print a certificate for.
- Click the three vertical dots ( ⋮ ) on the far-right side of the screen.
- Click "Download Certificate."
- Save the PDF file to your device and print.
