On Demand Online Learning

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The AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program is proud to bring you a growing array of online training courses and modules spanning a wide range of child protection topics. AMBER Alert is a program within the National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) at Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC)  which administers training and technical assistance.

You can view complete information on any online offering you see here; just use the buttons below to open the course's information on the NCJTC website. There you will:

  1. Create your NCJTC Account/Profile, or log into your account if you already have one.

  2. Register for the online/self-paced course(s) of your choice.

  3. Once approved, log into the FVTC Blackboard online learning system with your login credentials.

    • The FVTC Blackboard system is located at https://fvtc.blackboard.com.
    • Your username is your 9-digit student ID number.
    • Your password is the one you created when you set up your FVTC student account.
  4. Access your online/self-paced courses from your course list any time you want.

    • The courses you are registered for are now in your 'My Courses'  list at the top of your Blackboard home page.
    • Simply click the course title to enter it and then work at any time 24/7, at your own pace.

AMBER Alert's On Demand Online Training

Trainings for First Responders

Patrol First Response for Missing and Abducted Children (PATMAC)

eLearning | Self-Paced

Provide tools and training to patrol and first responding officers who promote swift and decisive responses in the early stages of missing and abducted children cases.

Telecommunications Best Practices for Missing and Abducted Children (TELMAC)

eLearning | Self-Paced

Learn telecommunications best practices for supporting swift and decisive responses in the critical, early stages of incidents involving missing and abducted children.

 

 

 

Child Abduction Response Team (CART) Team

Child Abduction Response Team Commander Online Training (CART-COMM)

eLearning | Self-Paced

This course covers important considerations regarding: Protocol development and management; development and use of Memoranda of Understanding; CART composition; training, including the development and use of tabletop exercises and field scenarios; CART certification standards; and a case study which integrates all topics covered in consideration of effective CART leadership.

Child Abduction Response Team Training for New Members (CART-NM)

eLearning | Self-Paced

Understand the roles, functions and critical capacities provided by CARTs in missing and abducted child cases. Examine key components and action items for operational readiness of the CART in order to provide rapid, effective and comprehensive response. Gain perspective on the impact of CART programs and how to prepare new members for his/her role and responsibilities on the team.

Investigative Training

Responding to High-Risk and Endangered Missing Child Cases - An Introduction to Law Enforcement Response

eLearning | Self-Paced

This course covers important considerations regarding dynamics of victims, perpetrators, and the process of interviewing. The course provides an introduction to the scope, scale and nature of problem of high-risk and endangered missing children, and outlines how patrol and investigative officers can effectively respond to these cases.

Investigative Checklist Training for Patrol First Responders (Online)

eLearning | Self-Paced

Gain an overview of the Patrol First Response investigative checklist resource. The training provides a guided case-scenario review of important checklist elements and considerations for effective use. Patrol officers can use this information to support accurate and effective response to reports of endangered missing or abducted children, and assist with steps essential to communicate information to arriving investigators.

Investigative Checklist Training for Investigative Officers (Online)

eLearning | Self-Paced

Gain an overview of the Checklist Resource for Investigative Officers. The training provides a guided case-scenario review of important checklist elements and considerations for effective use. Investigative officers can use this information to support accurate and effective response to reports of endangered missing or abducted children, and assist with steps essential to effectively transitioning from patrol to investigations personnel as the case progresses.

Investigative Checklist Training for Supervisory Officers (Online)

eLearning | Self-Paced

Gain an overview of the Checklist Resource for Supervisory Officers. The training provides a guided case-scenario review of important checklist elements and considerations for effective use. Supervisory officers can use this information to support accurate and effective response to reports of endangered missing or abducted children, and assist with steps essential to effectively manage the overall case.

Missing Child Investigations in Indian Country (MCI-IC)

eLearning | Self-Paced, Online Series

The Missing Child Investigations in Indian Country (MCI-IC) eLearning course series provides Tribal law enforcement, law enforcement support, and related child protection and public safety officers with information and resources to support swift, accurate, and comprehensive investigative response to endangered, missing and abducted child incidents. Each course in the series is designed to require about one hour to complete, and offers a flexible, online format in which you can work on the course in a self-directed manner. A PDF certificate is provided upon successful completion of each course.

Complete information for each course in the series is available on our AMBER Alert in Indian Country website: www.amber-ic.org.

Prosecutorial and Judicial Training

Effectively Communicating with Families of Missing or Abducted Children

National Judicial College for Judges and Prosecutors | eLearning

A 1-hour self-study course created by the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program,  in collaboration with the National Judicial College, and is designed to guide judges in improving the outcomes and experiences for victims and family members who must navigate the justice system as a result of the crimes to which they've been exposed.