Quality Rating 2: Education/Experience
Next Steps
Check your document(s) one more time as you prepare to upload to the Maryland EXCELS System.
Step 1: Check your document
Your document should include:
- Comment identifying lead staff members, including the provider, co-provider, or program director where applicable
- Credential certificates, award letters or training certificates from approved equivalent training
Step 2: Save your document
Use a file name you can find easily when you upload it to the system (example: education-experience.docx).
Use any one of these formats:
- Scanned versions of credential certificates, award letters or documentation of equivalent training for all lead staff (examples: PDF, PNG, JPG)
- Digital images of credential certificates, award letters or documentation of equivalent training for all lead staff (examples: JPG, PNG, PDF)
Step 3: Upload your document (STF 1.2)
Log into the Maryland EXCELS System to upload the credential certificates, award letters, or documentation of equivalent training for your lead staff.
