Training

Staff Training for PREA

All Florida Department of Juvenile Justice employees must complete training as outlined in FDJJ 1517, Employee Training and Florida Administrative Code Rule 63-H, Staff Training. This curriculum includes training on the agency’s zero-tolerance of sexual misconduct outlined in this policy.

Each employee is required to take refresher training every two (2) years. The Department will document, through employee signature or electronic verification that employees understand the training they have received through the PREA course available on the Department's Learning Management System.

Specialized Training Medical and Mental Health

All full and part-time medical and mental health care practitioners who work in Residential or Detention facilities, whether employed by DJJ, contracted by DJJ, or contracted by DJJ providers, will be expected to complete either the PREA medical mental health training available on the Department’s Learning Management System.

Volunteer and Contractor Training

All volunteers and contracted providers in Residential and Detention facilities who have contact with youth must be trained on their responsibilities under the Department’s sexual misconduct prevention, detection, and response policy and procedures.

Volunteers and contractors who perform services on a continuous basis or at regular intervals, or who volunteers 10 hours or more each month, must complete the PREA training prescribed for all full-time employees. The course is available on the Department’s Learning Management System.

Volunteers and contractors who perform services or interact with youth for less than 10 hours a month and/or accompanied by a staff member who is always present and has the volunteer or contractor in his/her line of sight, will not be required to take the PREA training, but shall read the FDJJ Training for Volunteers and Contractors, and sign the PREA Acknowledgement to document their understanding of the training. The FDJJ training course for Volunteers and Contractors can be found by clicking this link FDJJ Training for Volunteers and Contractors.