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THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, REALISTIC AND UP-TO-DATE TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATS WITHIN THE WORKPLACE. WE PREPARE YOU FOR REAL-LIFE SCENARIOS AND SUCCESS!

For the first time in history, The McAfee Institute brings together the industries best to form the only board certification focused on preventing, investigating and responding to crisis and threats in the workplace & school systems.

Active shooter scenarios and workplace violence situations unfold quickly leaving the employees vulnerable with little time to respond and mitigate the event.

The skills that you will learn by studying for the WVTS will help you to become the resident expert in dealing with potential workplace violence situations, threats in the workplace and school system, active shooter situations and more.

You will learn everything from Threat Assessment, Prevention, Implementation, Investigation, Prosecution, Root Cause Analysis, and Response.


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    Certification proves to prospective employers that your expertise is confirmed by McAfee Institute, the leader in intelligence and investigative professional development.

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    Documented evidence of your professional achievement leads to recognition and respect for your abilities as an intelligence and investigative professional.

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    Recertification requirements, combined with a variety of learning resources, ensure that your knowledge keeps pace with a rapidly changing field.

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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to WVTS

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    2. Welcome and Introduction

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    3. Introduction: Chris Edin - Director of Training

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    4. Live Instructor Support: Q & A

    5. Course Guide & Expectations

    6. Group Forum Discussion: Introduce Yourself!

    7. Official Study Manual

    8. Professional Code of Conduct

    9. Code of Ethics

    10. Honesty Policy

    11. Prep Review Quiz: Introduction & Policies

    1. WPV Overview (Reading Assignment)

    2. Prep Review Quiz

    1. Introduction to Program Design and Implementation

    2. Workplace Violence Prevention Program (Reading Assignment)

    3. Sample WPV Policy

    4. Sample Threat Assessment Plan

    5. Discussion: Workplace Violence Policy

    6. Discussion: Sample Threat Assessment Plan

    1. Active Shooter Planning (Reading Assignment)

    2. Prep Review Quiz

    1. Threat Assessment Program (Reading Assignment)

    2. Introduction - Elements of an Effective Threat Assessment Program

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    3. The Threat Assessment Program

    4. Identifying and Assessing Hazards

    5. The Threat Assessment Process

    6. Identification of Workplace Hazards

    7. Risk Levels and Response

    8. ThreatAssessmentTemplate

    9. Prep Review Quiz

    1. School Violence (Reading Assignment)

    2. Prep Review Quiz

About this course

  • $1,497.00
  • 82 lessons
  • 6 hours of video content

Eligibility Requirements

Learn if you are eligible to take one of our programs

Bachelor’s degree or higher plus one year of experience in workplace violence, active shooter scenarios, fraud investigations or prevention, workplace investigations, criminal investigations, law enforcement, forensics, criminal justice, law, human resources, and/or loss prevention or other similar field or

Associates degree plus two years of experience or

High school diploma or equivalency plus four years of experience or A minimum two years’ experience as a full-time faculty member at an accredited educational institution.

In addition, a person convicted of a felony, any crime of moral turpitude or misdemeanor relating to honesty, theft, embezzlement, fraud or the like shall be ineligible to become a WVTS®.

Applicant must provide a copy of the certified transcript of education ONLY if using a college degree rather than experience to qualify. Applicant must successfully pass the prescribed background check, which may include a criminal background check and examination process. Falsification or omission of information on the application form will be reason enough to disqualify an applicant from becoming or remaining a Workplace Violence & Threat Specialist.

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What if I do not meet the eligibility requirements?

If you do not meet the eligibility requirements above that's OK! We offer a qualified program where you can get the same great training and earn a "Qualified" credential. Then when you meet the eligibility all you need to do is return and purchase the Certified Exam License to sit for the exam and earn your "Certified" credential.
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Renewal

How often do our certifications need renewed?

You have to renew the board certification every two years, once you are certified. The cost is $125 for an additional two years.

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Real Reviews from Real Students

Outstanding Course 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This course is convenient for working professionals and provides valuable instruction on how to build an effective workplace violence prevention program.    

Donald B. ✅ Verified Review

Extensive and Intense 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Of course you get what you put into it, but the voluminous information presented and reinforced throughout with writing assignments and prep quizzes finishes up with the feeling and understanding you've been equipped to have a better understanding of your role and responsibilities as well as the roles of others to ensure you've done what is possible to ensure a safe environment overall.    

John P. ✅ Verified Review

Workplace Violence Threat Specialist ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The course materials were easily digestible and augmented by video presentations. Sectional quizzes clearly prepared student to successfully pass the final exam. This was a nice refreshing course that covered skills used within my daily operation. I highly recommend taking this course as it is available as self study and can be used as a source of continued reference for the year.    

William M. ✅ Verified Review

Certified Workplace Violence and Threat Specialist (WVTS) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐    

It was great having a mix of videos and reading assignments. Very easy to follow.    

Sofia C. ✅ Verified Review

Certified Workplace Violence and Threat Specialist (WVTS) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   

"Having gone through many types of training that were not well outlines or presented, this course was a good mix capturing both left and right side brain activity for the most potential for long-term memory and recall. I was very happy with the training"   

John E. ✅ Verified Review

Highly relevant material! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐    

This course is very thorough and has current, relevant material.     

Christos P. ✅ Verified Review

Good Course ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐     

I've been working investigations for a few years and have a particular interest in Workplace violence. It was nice to find a certification course in WPV and McAfee institute came highly recommended by a colleague. I've now taken two certification courses and will take more.     

Kurtis M. ✅ Verified Review

5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  

I could not be happier with this course and what I was able to learn.. Not to mention the fact I was able to do it all while working 50 hr weeks. Thank you McAfee team for all your hard work. I will be back for more courses!    

Jason Burton ✅ Verified Review

Very good course ⭐⭐⭐⭐   

"I've been investigating Workplace violence events/issues for over two decades. I was initially skeptical that I was going to be able to take anything away from this course. I am happy to say that I was mistaken. This course was very good! I particularly enjoy that the material can be accessed online at anytime. Very convenient!... The course was very well laid out. and informative. I highly recommended for HR,LP, and management professionals in any industry. Well worth the time."   

TYLER P. ✅ Verified Review

Good course  ⭐⭐⭐⭐

"My overall experience with this course was very good. I felt the process and progression of the chapters was very well organized. As an online course it was extremely user friendly and simple to navigate. I would definitely recommend it to anyone. The only negative comment I have is that there is some grammatical mistakes in the reading portions. But outside of that a good course."   

 John C. ✅ Verified Review

WVTS ⭐⭐⭐⭐    

great course, enjoyed it.    

Gary Cunningham ✅ Verified Review

Very good content delivered in a engaging manner ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great content, broken up with video, reading assignments and practical exercises, which kept it from being dry. Joshua, the facilitator, has a true gift in delivering training content and knows his material very well. For me the course was a nice blend of refresher material and new knowledge, much of which I feel will be very helpful. The videos are done well, professional quality.    

Randy Lima ✅ Verified Review

WVTS  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Good Program    

Shadarrian Langford ✅ Verified Review

Great course! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   

A very dynamic and comprehensive course. The course was put together well and a lot of fun. Thanks! 

Kenneth Solosky

Excellent ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐   

Excellent course I'll be able to use most of the material moving forward 

Brian McCoy