Popular E-Courses
NIC has a catalog of hundreds of free, online E-Courses for corrections and community services professionals at all levels. Most E-Courses get you credit toward your career goals and most come with a certificate of completion. This platform is available 24/7 to fit in with your schedule. E-Courses topics range from PREA and Staff Wellness, to office skills and offender management.
This page contains only a small selection from our larger catalog. Please visit our categories page or use the LMS search to find training on the topics you are interested in.
- The purpose of this course is to provide agency PREA Coordinators with an overview of the basic role and responsibilities of their position.Duration3 hours
- In this course you will learn about the importance of collaborations in corrections. Particularly in these turbulent times, collaboration may ensure the survival of programs, services, and even agencies.Duration2 hours
- This course will focus on the leadership role you can take in your organization during critical incidents. It also explores how leadership perspective can be the lens to proactively anticipate crisis situations.Duration1 hour and 30 minutes
- The goal of this course is to educate and inform correctional and civilian staff on the importance of maintaining professional boundaries and adhering to their agency’s policies for interactions with individuals under their custody or supervision.Duration1 hour
- This six course series provides content knowledge that is required before attending NIC's Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) training program and serves as a standalone program that provides important foundational and theoretical perspectives of career development.Durationbetween 1 hour and 1.5 hours per course
- This course will provide you with strategies for communicating effectively and professionally with all youth, with a specific focus on LGBTQI youth.Duration1 hour
- This course provides an overview of the important aspects of understanding Justice-Involved Women in correctional settings.DurationEach course is 1 hour long
- The Basic e-course is intended for line staff and non-security staff. This course will provide you with a fundamental understanding of the line-level response to emergencies in an institutional setting. The Intermediate course is for first-line supervisors and the Advanced course is for second-line supervisors and administrators.Duration1 hour (Basic), 2 Hours (Intermediate), 3 hours (Advanced)
- Through this course, you’ll be able to explain the knowledge, components, and considerations that you must use to be effective in your role as a behavioral health care practitioner, consistent with PREA standards.Duration3 hours
- This course provides an overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI). By using specific techniques and applying MI, corrections professionals can help increase offenders’ motivation to make changes in their lives that will reduce their likelihood of reoffending.Duration1 hour
- This course will also allow you to apply your medical and/or mental health knowledge and skills to contribute to investigations and provide care in accordance with PREA standards.Duration3 hours
- This course will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for using good communication skills will enhance management, control, and professionalism, when working with offenders. Additional skills are added in courses 2 & 3.Duration2 hours for each of the 3 courses