ALL CORE TRAINING SESSIONS ARE BEING HELD VIRTUALLY 

January 2022 Virtual Registration:

Please Note – If you are dual role and need to attend pretrial and probation specialized skills, please register for both.

December 31, 2021 is the deadline to register for the January 2022 Virtual Session.

Pretrial – TBD

Probation – TBD

Core Competencies for Local Probation and Pretrial Practices (CORE) is an enhanced approach to learning with a blended format that incorporates computer-based learning that uses the Learning Management System (LMS) Relias, distance learning exercises, and on-the-job training, to introduce core principles, job skills, and the tools needed to effectively apply intervention strategies and techniques.   

The Training Structure for CORE is as follows:

• Essential Skills – LMS Course Series 1
• Specialized Skills – LMS Course Series 2
• Specialized Skills / Pretrial – Virtual Instructor Led
• Specialized Skills / Probation –Virtual Instructor Led

Content will include, but is not limited to:

• Minimum Standards
• Legal and Liability
• Ethics
• Cultural Diversity 
• PREA
• Virginia Courts and Courtroom Demeanor
• Basic Safety for Probation and Pretrial Officers
• Managing Resistance
• Purpose Driven Communication
• Evidence-Based Practices / Effective Interventions / Risk-Need-Responsivity Model
• Virginia Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument
• Effective Case Planning and Management
• M/OST

Who should attend?

*This training is for LOCAL Probation & Pretrial Officers ONLY*

Newly hired probation/pretrial officers are required to attend CORE training. Existing staff who wish to have a refresher may enroll in CORE training at their supervisor’s discretion.

Please use the Skills Checklist once you complete all training. The checklist needs to be submitted back to DCJS using dcjscore@dcjs.virginia.gov