Virtus/Protecting God's Children
Virtus Training
Below you will find some pertinent information related to the VIRTUS training that is required of all volunteers in our school and Parish. You can visit the VIRTUS website at www.virtus.org and register to take a class anywhere it is offered in the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
As of September 2008, no volunteer may have Plan A status if they have not completed three things:
- Completed Background Check
- VIRTUS Training Completion Certificate
- Signed Code of Conduct
It is important that you pre-register for the course online. That pre-registration, coupled with the sign-in sheets at the class, are the official documentation that you took the training. The directions are linked for you to follow.
Documents
Background Checks
In 2004 the Parish, in compliance with the Diocese began implementing background checks for all volunteers. We work very hard in keeping that compliance.
In accordance with directives from the Diocese, these forms must be signed if one is to continue to volunteer in our Parish. This includes volunteering in the school in any capacity.
All employees of the Parish, including the school, have undergone this screening in the spring. The background checks are another level of security to help to ensure a safer environment for our children. In the event that USIS, the company running the checks, discovers some previous criminal history that would indicate it would not be appropriate for a person to work where children are present, the pastor will be notified and he will contact that person.
This affects most of the parents in our school, especially those who choose option A as a tuition plan. In order to continue to volunteer within the school community and the parish, it is imperative that these forms be signed and returned.
Below you will find a link to all of the necessary forms:
VIRTUS Post - Registration Training
Post-Training Registration Instructions Copyright 2002-2003 by The National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc. All rights reserved. This information last revised on 2/24/2004.
How do you record your attendance of a training session and register for continued online training?
1. Go to www.virtus.org or your diocese’s website and click the VIRTUS Online link.
2. Click the yellow link labeled “Registration.”
3. Enter the password “trust” in the subsequent registration password box.
4. Click the “Enter” Button in the registration password box.
5. Choose the name of your organization from the pull-down menu by clicking the downward arrow and shading your organization by holding down your mouse button.
6. Once your organization is selected, click “Select.”
7. Choose the second option, labeled, “I have attended a Protecting God’s Children session,” by clicking on the green arrow. Provide a user name and a password you can easily remember. This is needed if you are selected for continued training.
9. Select the location where you work or volunteer, not necessarily where you attend services (if different).
10. Select the department that you work for in your role as an employee or volunteer (if any).
11. Select your classification (clergy, employee, or volunteer, for example).
12. Other required fields include name and phone number.
13. Enter your email address – it is required. If you do not have an email address, consider obtaining a free email account at www.yahoomail.com, or any other free service or consider sharing an email account with someone else. If you have neither Internet access nor an email address, your VIRTUS Programs Coordinator will contact you. Other options may be available. If you do not have an email address enter: noaddress@virtus.org. This will notify your VIRTUS Coordinator that you do not have an email address.
14. You will see a drop-down menu of training sessions. If the session you attended is present, choose it from the list. If the session you attended is not present, select: “THE SESSION I ATTENDED IS NOT LISTED.”
15. Finish filling out the form and click “Submit” at the bottom of the screen.
16. IF the session you attended was not listed, you will see a new screen that looks like the image to the right. Fill in as much information as possible about the session you attended. Then, click the “Submit Registration” button. You will receive a confirmation message on screen indicating that your registration was successful. Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive an email message confirming that your training session has been registered successfully.
If selected, you will also receive notice of continued web-based training accessed using the user name and password you provided. Additional instructions will be provided by email informing you how to access your online training. For most organizations, this training is mandatory.
PLEASE NOTE: Your VIRTUS Coordinator must approve your registration and confirm your attendance of the training session. You will receive the email confirmation after the approval process is complete. In some cases, this may take several days, or even a few weeks. For further assistance, please call the VIRTUS® Help Desk at 888-847-8870.
VirtusTraining - Pre Registration Info
Directions for pre-registering for Virtus are at the Virtus.org with visuals.
This is the line by line version.
How do you register for upcoming live training?
1. Go to www.virtus.org or your diocese’s website and click the VIRTUS Online link.
2. Click the yellow link labeled “Registration.”
3. Enter the password “trust” in the subsequent registration box.
4. Click the “Enter” Button in the registration box.
5. Choose the name of your organization from the pull-down menu by clicking the downward arrow and shading your organization by holding down your mouse button.
6. Once your organization is selected, click “Select.”
7. Choose the first option, labeled, “I would like to attend a Protecting God’s Children session,” by clicking on the green arrow.
8. Provide a user name and a password you can easily remember. This is needed if you are selected for continued training.
9. Select the location where you work or volunteer, not necessarily where you attend services (if different).
10. Select the department that you work for in your role as an employee or volunteer (if any).
11. Select your classification (clergy, employee, or volunteer, for example).
12. Other required fields include name and phone number.
13. Enter your email address – it is required. − If you do not have an email address, consider obtaining a free email account at www.yahoomail.com, or any other free service or consider sharing an email account with someone else. − If you have neither Internet access nor an email address, your VIRTUS Programs Coordinator will contact you. Other options may be available. − If you do not have an email address enter: noaddress@virtus.org. This will notify your VIRTUS Coordinator that you do not have an email address.
14. Finish filling out the form and click “Submit” at the bottom of the screen. Now, on the new screen …
15. Click the button to the left of the class for which you wish to register. If the page indicates that a class is full, you will need select another session or contact your VIRTUS Coordinator. Their phone number should be listed.
16. Click on the “Submit Registration” button. You will get a confirmation message on screen indicating that your registration was successful. Once you submit your registration, you will receive an email message confirming that you have been registered for the session you selected.
PLEASE NOTE: If you pre-register online for your session, you will not need to register online again following your session. The same registration will enroll you for both the session you choose and for any online training your diocese should choose to assign to you. Copyright 2002-2003 by The National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc. All rights reserved. This information last revised on 5/19/2003.