WVU Youth Protection Training
The WVU Youth Protection training is required for any employee, student, parent/legal guardian, independent contractor, or volunteer who will serve as program staff/an authorized adult. This training is valid through the rest of the calendar year, requiring individuals to retake it on or after January 1.
Training can be completed either in-person or online and takes approximately 45 minutes. Groups can request in-person trainings and should prepare one hour for instruction and answering questions. Questions regarding this training or the authorization process, or those interested in scheduling online or in-person training, should contact our Youth Protection Specialist at YouthProtection@mail.wvu.edu or by phone at 304-293-5600.
Complete the form on this page (below) to receive an email invitation for the WVU Youth Protection training.
Follow the link in the email to access the online training module.
After completing the final quiz, you are not done yet: Complete the Completion Form at the end of the module.
You will be able to download the certificate, in addition to receiving an email with the certificate. You have now completed the training.
You can check the training status of your youth program staff by using the Youth Program Compliance Portal (or ExtApps if with WVU Extension).
The Youth Protection Compliance Portal (YPCP) was developed to assist youth program directors in tracking their programs and youth program staff authorization statuses. If you have ran youth programs in the past and have submitted training/background checks to the Office of Compliance and Prevention Education, this portal replaces that process entirely by providing a streamlined system.
You will need to have access to the WVU Youth Programming Hub in order to access the YPCP. Learn more about the WVU Youth Programming Hub on this page: WVU Youth Programming Hub
Adult Authorization
Any adult who has/may have Direct Contact with children at a WVU youth program or activity must complete an authorization process prior to the start of the program. This applies to all faculty, staff, students, and youth program staff who may supervise, lead, guide, or take care or control of a youth participant. Adults who have completed these requirements are considered Authorized Adults for the purposes of WVU youth programs.
The adult authorization process includes:
Individuals are prohibited from overseeing youth participants at any WVU youth program if these requirements have not been met and will be asked to leave the program if requirements expire or are not completed during the time of the program. Program directors are responsible for ensuring that only authorized program staff oversee youth participants.