eLearning: Your schedule. Your pace.
Our self-paced eLearning courses offer no-fee opportunities to train online, at your own pace. Follow the links below to request access. You'll create an account, register for the course(s) of your choice, and once approved can log into the NCJTC eLearning platform any time, 24/7, to work at your own pace. Your progress will be saved, so you can pick up where you left off in your last session. There are no required login times. Once all required coursework is completed, you can save and print an official certificate for your training records. Questions about our eLearning courses? Email us at askamber@fvtc.edu, and include 'eLearning Inquiry' in the subject line.
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
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.