The training has been developed by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) and the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners, and is intended to reach up to 5,000 workers between May 2010 and March 2011.
Five providers, including the National Children's Bureau, will deliver the Families Going Forward programme across England.
Liz Garrett, national programme manager at CWDC, said: "The course has been designed to develop communication and interpersonal skills that will assist outreach practitioners."
The government invested an extra £79m into Sure Start for more outreach workers after the National Audit Office criticised centres in 2006 for not reaching the most disadvantaged families.
But the Conservatives have pledged to redirect the extra funding into recruiting 4,200 health visitors if they come to power, throwing the future of Labour's training programme into doubt.
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