More than 18,700 law enforcement officers and dispatchers have been trained through web-based courses offered by the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program as of June 2015. The first online course was launched in March 2010 to help dispatchers bring missing and abducted children home safely. The Telecommunications Best Practices for Missing and Abducted Children (TELMAC) has received a 98.8% satisfaction rating from participants for exceeding expectations and providing relevant information for work.
Available AMBER Alert online courses include: Telecommunications Best Practices for Missing and Abducted Children (TELMAC), Patrol First Response for Missing and Abducted Children (PATMAC), TELMAC: Train the Trainer Module (TELMAC-TTT), Child Abduction Response Team (CART) New Member Training (CART-NM), and Child Sex Trafficking: Law Enforcement Response, Online Introductory Module (CST Online).
Across all of AMBER Alert's online offerings, 98.6% of participants report the courses meet or exceed expectations and provide information and resources relevant and beneficial to their work.
AMBER Alert's five online courses and modules are available 24/7 so participants can access learning when they need it, at times fitting their busy schedules and work at their own pace. AMBER Alert's online learning courses and/or modules can also be blended with onsite/classroom training events. Complete details and links to register for any of the online courses can be found at www.ncjtc.org/AmberAlert/Courses/DistanceLearning. For more information or assistance, contact [email protected] or call 877-71-AMBER (712-6237).