A certificate of completion proves that a mandated reporter has completed their training. After completing a course on the Mandated Reporter Training platform, learners are invited to take an exam to prove their understanding and comprehension of the materials. Once they’ve passed their exam, a learner can access their certificate of completion.
Why Do Mandated Reporters Need Certificates Of Completion?
A certificate of completion proves you have completed a course and met your training requirements.
Your certificate is verifiable.
A certificate of completion issued by the Mandated Reporter Training platform uses a QR code and unique certificate number to authenticate your training completion. It cannot be duplicated or edited. If your training is ever called into question, your certificate proves that you have met your training requirement.
Your certificate is sharable.
A certificate can be shared with an organization. If you are volunteering or hired at a new organization, you can share your verifiable certificate of completion to prove that you have already met your training requirements.
Like any skill-based certification, a Mandated Reporter Training certificate can be shared on your LinkedIn profile to demonstrate your specialized knowledge and skills.
Certificates of completion can be used to authenticate continuing education hours. Some of the training courses on the Mandated Reporter Training platform have been approved for continuing education (CE) credits. Professionals completing these approved courses can submit certificates to licensing boards to obtain or maintain a professional license.
A certificate can be shared to demonstrate your role as a compassionate helper. Mandatory reporters are given this specific duty because of their professional roles, such as teachers, medical professionals, law enforcement, emergency services professionals, caregivers, and more. Mandated reporters are helpers who can provide support and hope, and a certificate of completion demonstrating your ability to recognize abuse and how to help when you see it is a badge of compassion.
How Can Organizations Authenticate and Track Certificates?
Organizations can use the Mandated Reporter Training platform to issue, track, and authenticate certificates.
Why would an organization need to manage certificates of completion?
Authenticating and tracking certificates may help an organization fulfill its training obligations.
In California, AB 1432 requires that school organizations train new hires within six weeks of hire and that all teachers and school personnel are trained annually within the first six weeks of the school year. One of their obligations under this law is to maintain training records.
Managing certificates issued via the platform on the organization dashboard is an easy way to meet this obligation without worrying about paper records. As an organization admin, you can manage certificates issued to your team members when you invite them to train under your organization account.
Mandated Reporter Training certificates provide a way for organizations to authenticate completed training. The verifiable nature of the certificate is meant to deter fraudulent activity around certificates. The certificates issued by the Mandated Reporter Training platform are stored on the blockchain, making them verifiable and difficult to tamper with.
If legal and liability issues arise, an organization can demonstrate that it trained every employee, administrator, and/ or volunteer according to its requirements. Organizations are in the news every day for issues related to mandated reporting. In some instances, mandated reporters fail to report suspected abuse or neglect. In others, employees or volunteers themselves might be accused of wrongdoing. Certificates may be subpoenaed in court cases or provided to insurance companies in the event something goes wrong.
More Than a Piece of Paper
The Mandated Reporter Training platform carefully considered the importance of certificates for mandated reporters and organizations that employ them.
Understanding the importance of certificates and their need to be verifiable, manageable, and safe from fraud led to using blockchain technology to protect their authenticity and integrity. The training platform provides an organization dashboard that can be used by businesses, organizations, and governments of all sizes to manage training programs. It allows for easy certificate issuance and management.
A certificate is more than a piece of paper: it’s a document that proves that individuals and organizations take training seriously and are committed to the safety and well-being of our most vulnerable populations.
