Youth protection training

I was recently called as ward clerk in a new bishopric. I pulled a report of youth training. We have several members with callings requiring youth protection training, who have never done the training. The handbook states:

All adults who work with children or youth are to complete children and youth protection training within one month of being sustained (see ProtectingChildren.ChurchofJesusChrist.org). They are to repeat the training every three years.

The “ within one month of being sustained” is the part we have a question about. If members don’t complete the training what happens? We will be reaching out individually to each to encourage completion. However, statistically some won’t do we need to release them?

Thanks

There's always section 0.4 of the Handbook:

If leaders have questions about information in this handbook or about issues it does not address, they counsel with their immediate presiding authority.

Personally, I'd say that if they don't take the training after an appropriate amount of encouragement, counseling, and admonition, there isn't much in the way of options.

ecwyatt wrote:However, statistically some won’t do we need to release them?

If they're just forgetting to take the training, I wouldn't stress too much about it being more than a month – continue reminding and encouraging them. If they have difficulties taking the training for technical reasons, like not being able to sign in with their Church account, or limited access to the internet, there might be something you can do to help. If they just don't want to take the training for some reason, the bishop should meet with them, ask them formally to take the training, etc. – if they still refuse (I expect this would be rare, as I don't know why someone would be opposed to taking the training), then he might consider whether the member should be released.

sbradshaw wrote:if they still refuse (I expect this would be rare, as I don't know why someone would be opposed to taking the training), then he might consider whether the member should be released.

Church headquarters might state it a little more forcefully then that. I'm sure there are factors at play that are above the bishop's pay grade. It seems to me that failure to take take the training could expose the church to legal liability should something happen. Bishop's failure to follow policy might expose him to legal liability.

We have some who, for a number of different reasons, do not complete the training. Some do not have Church accounts or are otherwise not tech savvy. Many are older and not connected to the Internet.

We gather them in a room at the meetinghouse, crank up the TV, and show them the training. The online record shows that our clerk and bishopric counselors seem to be taking the training much more often than required. After the training, we have the members sign and date an attendance roster which is kept in the clerks office.

Part of extending a calling to work with Children or Youth, should require the explanation of the Church's position on protecting children and youth, along with the Handbook requirements for completing the training (HB 12.3.5, 11.3.5, etc). This doesn't exactly resolve the issue of already-called-members, but if you provide this feedback to your Bishopric, hopefully going forward you'll have a better likelihood of completing the training if they review this with each member during the calling interview.

For some reason I cannot get the link to open. Is there maintenance going on?

Hello there. I (and other members in my ward) are getting a 500 error when clicking the link to view training. Have tried on multiple browsers and operating systems. We also tried accessing both previously signed into our Church account as well as when not yet authenticated. Same error page in all instances. Please advise.

Coming from this page: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/cal ... h?lang=eng

Link points to the following URL (which has a 500 error): https://courses.churchofjesuschrist.org ... l?lang=eng

Thanks for any help

There have been church server issues on and off since early Sunday. I just checked the link and it works as of right now.

I am not able to access the youth protection training on 8/22/2021. Chrome and Safari browsers say "This site isn't working. HTTP Error 400"

scoske wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:06 pm I am not able to access the youth protection training on 8/22/2021. Chrome and Safari browsers say "This site isn't working. HTTP Error 400"

Did you clear your browser cache and delete relevant cookies? There's a chance that might solve that problem.

I'm having the same problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I just checked and experienced the same issue. I checked my browser logs and see that the issue is a church server problem. It is possible the server is down or overloaded due to demand. Sundays are typically overload days for church servers. Try again on another day of the week to see if you cannot connect then. If you continue to experience connection issues then send in feedback using the feedback link found at the bottom of most ChurchofJesusChrist.org pages in the footer.

I have been registered and youth protection trained with the BSA for any years and I renew it annually.
since I cant seem to find where to actually take the LDS version, will my BSA version suffice.

vkloepfel wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:50 pm I have been registered and youth protection trained with the BSA for any years and I renew it annually.
since I cant seem to find where to actually take the LDS version, will my BSA version suffice.

I doubt it. Leadership is going to want to see your name on their reports. BSA training isn't going to show up there.

I'd suggest going to the Protecting Children and Youth page. The link to training is just under the picture.

I FINING MY TRAINING OF YOUTH TRAINING

TTUIVAIT wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:46 pm I FINING MY TRAINING OF YOUTH TRAINING

No record is kept here of your completion of youth protection training. When you complete the training while you are signed in with your Church account credentials, the training is recorded automatically by Church headquarters.

And if you need to report it to someone that would likely be your ward clerk.

Protecting children.church of Jesus Christ.org

claudetteevans wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2024 1:48 pm Protecting children.church of Jesus Christ.org

It appears you are attempting to find the online Protecting Children and Youth training. The Tech Forum is not the Church website search function. The training link is on the Protecting Children and Youth page.

I am a Stake Clerk. One of our members needs to complete YPT, as a Temple worker, but is unable to access YPT from her Church account. Should she contact Church tech support?

kevinwoolley wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 10:05 pm I am a Stake Clerk. One of our members needs to complete YPT, as a Temple worker, but is unable to access YPT from her Church account. Should she contact Church tech support?

Has she tried clearing browser cache and deleting relevant cookies? Is she sure her MRN is on her Church Account?

Unless something has changed, training wasn't limited to calling.