Any employee or volunteer who has ongoing, unsupervised contact with minors – or anyone who attends an overnight event with minors – must complete the following steps. This includes teachers, volunteers, coaches, chaperones, and anyone 15 years of age and older who has contact with minors.
Attend Safe Environment training. The training calender can be viewed here. Choose the date that works for you. No pre-registration or phone calls are necessary. Just show up and sign in with your name and the name of your parish/school when you arrive. Please be sure to check the calendar the day of the training – changes will be reflected there.
Background check. This is handled through your parish or school. Contact the appropriate staff member.
Contact your parish/school for information regarding Austin Computing.
Safe Environment training and background check must be repeated every three years.
On-line training for renewal of your Safe Environment Certification is available only to adult employees and volunteers who have participated in a face-to-face initial training session. In the Archdiocese of New Orleans, renewal is required every three years. Click below to access online training.