Also referred to as remote training or e-learning, virtual training is commonly used in community corrections. Virtual training provides a wide range of opportunities for staff to gain relevant knowledge, enhance current proficiencies, and interact with peers and supervisors, without the time and expense of travel. Virtual training can be delivered in real-time via teleconferencing or live webinars and at the learner's convenience through e-learning courses and podcasts. Within the rapidly changing learning environments, community corrections agencies are converting in person training to virtual training, capturing new audiences, and expanding training capacity.

• New Officer Virtual Training Outline

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  This paper showcases the required online remote training for all new Maricopa County Adult Probation officers. The training provided an alternative virtual training method to ensure training requirements were met during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Training During a Pandemic: The Federal Probation and Pretrial Academy's Journey into a Virtual World

  Date: June 2021 
  The authors of this article describe the response of the Federal Probation and Pretrial Academy's use of virtual classes for federal probation and pretrial services officers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lessons learned from adopted applications to ensure quality training could continue.