Workshop Information

Workshops Required for NYS Certification

Child Abuse Identification & Reporting (NYS Mandated Reporter)
Child Abuse Identification & Reporting

All applicants for Certification are required to complete two (2) clock hours of coursework or training regarding the identification and reporting of suspected child abuse and maltreatment in accordance with Sections 3003(4) and 3004 of the Education Law. This training is available only from a provider approved by the New York State Education Department.

New Program (1/10/2024)

Updated Mandated Reporter Training Requirements: Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2021 amended Social Services Law § 413 to require additional training to include protocols to reduce implicit bias in decision-making processes, strategies for identifying adverse childhood experiences, and guidelines to assist in recognizing signs of abuse or maltreatment while interacting virtually within the New York State Mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework. This law requires that mandated reporters, including those who have previously undergone the current training, complete the updated training curriculum by April 1, 2025.

School Violence Prevention & Intervention (SAVE)
School Violence Prevention & Intervention

All applicants for Certification are required to complete two (2) clock hours of course work or training in school violence prevention and intervention in accordance with section 3004 of the Education Law. This training is available only from a provider approved by the New York State Education Department.

DASA Training (Dignity for All Students Act)
DASA Training (Dignity for All Students Act)

Effective December 31, 2013, all applicants for Certification are required to complete six (6) clock hours of coursework or training in accordance with Article 2 Sections 10-18 of the Education Law. This training is available only from a provider approved by the New York State Education Department. Upon completion of the workshop, the provider will report your completion electronically.

Coursework or Training in the Needs of Children with Autism *

Individuals who pursue one of the following special education certificates are also required to complete coursework or training in the needs of children with Autism from an approved provider: Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Blind and Visually Impaired, Students With Disabilities (SWD), and Speech and Language Disabilities.

* Proof of completion of the Autism Workshop is required for students completing a Special Education (SWD) Post Master’s program.

NYSED Approved Workshop Providers

Child Abuse Identification (New Program)

School Violence Prevention & Intervention 

DASA (Dignity for All Students Act)

Autism

QC Professional and Continuing Studies

Please Note

  • The information you submit to the workshop provider must be an exact match of the identifying information in your TEACH account (SSN, date of birth, full name). You are responsible for verifying the information in your TEACH account and making sure that it matches the information you submit to the workshop provider. If it does not match, this will delay the processing of your workshop. If you have questions about the information the workshop provider has on file, you must contact the provider to make sure that they can submit your workshop correctly.
  • Some providers of the workshop transmit the Certification of Completion to the Office of Teaching Initiatives electronically. Check with the provider to find out whether it will be transmitted electronically.  If your provider is not transmitting the workshop electronically, you will receive the New York State Education Department Certification of Completion from the provider you completed the workshop through. The provider must complete and sign Part B of the certificate of completion. Once you have completed and signed Part A, you must send it to WorkshopsOti@nysed.gov to have the workshop added to your TEACH account.
  • After the workshop has been submitted, check your TEACH account regularly to see when it gets entered. Go to TEACH Home → Account Information → Workshops.

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