Through this convenient opportunity, there is no need to leave your home or office to obtain state of the art training, as well as continuing education credits.

For a limited time all NADD members receive a 15% discount for any NADD course purchased on this site. The cost for courses is $51.00/$59.50 each for members and $60.00/$70.00 each for non-members. You won't want to miss this opportunity! NADD Members will also receive a 15% discount off of any other courses on the EL site as well. Simply select the courses you want, add them to your shopping cart and your discount will be calculated at checkout with your promotional code. The promotional code is available in the NADD Member Section of the NADD website. Click here to go to the members only section.

Please note: If you have already received continuing education credits for a presentation that was offered at NADD training you cannot submit for credits for the same online presentation.

Technical Information

The important technical information that you will need is Explorer 5.0 or up and a system that is "Java enabled". If you have problems despite having those components, then it could be that your pop-up blocker needs to have this site added to its 'approved' list.

Finding a Course

On the bottom of the left hand column, there are buttons marked "Select an Accreditation" and "All Subjects". Select the appropriate accreditation and under "All Subjects" select "NADD Trainings". Then click "View Courses". This reveals a list of courses.

Clicking on the course name will give you a few more details about the content. If you would like to take a course, mark the checkbox and then click the "Add courses to cart" button.

Then click the "View my Cart" choice on the right hand column. On the next page, mark the check box to confirm your choice (enter the promotional code if you are a NADD member) and then click "Checkout".

This leads you to the registration process. You will need a credit card for payment.

After you make the payment, you will be returned to the "CE Site". Click the Login tab along the top line and enter the email address and password that you used during registration. You will then go to a "Thank you for Registering Page". For all of the 4 questions about licensing and such like, type N/A and then click "Submit".

You can now work your way through the course materials, including the final online test. For each subsequent course, you may login directly to make things easier. You may find the process a little tricky at first. Be patient. You will soon get the hang of it.

Many of the courses available from Essential Learning meet the requirements of accreditation for national organizations such as the National Board of Certified Counselors, in addition to certain state licensure boards. Please click on the "Select an Accreditation" button on the left hand side to learn more.

You do not need to complete a course or pass its final test in a single session. You can return to it whenever you have time. You can also re-take a test following further revision if required. When you pass a test (with a score of 80% or higher), you will be able to print your credit certificate.