Advanced Digital Threat Assessment Trainings

Virtual Training

The Advanced Digital Threat Assessment Training will build and expand significantly on the skills gained in the 7-hour Digital Threat Assessment Training. Participants will leave with a concrete understanding of how to find and curate relevant digital information as is typically represented in a real-life digital threat assessment data gathering scenario. Major engagement and hands-on practice will take place as participants are assembled into investigative teams and given mock real-life scenarios. This training is designed for individuals who serve on the Safe and Supportive School Program Team and conduct threat assessments.

The Texas School Safety Center, in collaboration with Safer Schools Together (SST), will be offering this Advanced Digital Threat Assessment training.

Electronic Devices:

REQUIRED: All Advanced Digital Threat Assessment attendees must have the following already set up and completed before the day of the training.

  • An alternate alias email address that you will use to create the below social media accounts. Choose either a Gmail address: https://accounts.google.com/signup or a Yandex Mail address https://mail.yandex.com/ or have a new employee email set up (if applicable).

    Examples:
    • nascardude101@gmail.com
    • highriverschoolsafety@hrisd.com
  • The following accounts must be created as empty accounts and will have no activity (no pictures, no friends added, no followers). They can be set up with some denomination or link back to your place of work (example below), or as completely random. The reality is that none of these accounts are meant to be used for ANYTHING other than to get in the door of these social media platforms and to search publicly available information.
    • An X account (select an alias username)
    • A Snapchat account (select an alias username)

If multiple team members are attending from the same school/department/unit, one account can be created for each of the above platforms and the username/password can be shared between you and your team members (except Snapchat which can only be operated on one phone and on one account at once).

It is never advised to login to these threat assessment team accounts on your personal device.

Registration Requirements

  1. Take the “Digital Threat Assessment Training” offered by the Texas School Safety Center

    Participants will only be eligible to attend this training after completion of the 7-hour Digital Threat Assessment training offered through the Texas School Safety Center, which introduces necessary key concepts and is a non-negotiable prerequisite for the advanced training.

    Digital Threat Assessment Training (opens in a new tab)

Please Note: This training is open to Texas public ISDs, open-enrollment charter schools, junior colleges, law enforcement, and state agencies that support schools. Because this is a technology-driven and advanced training, registrants must be individuals who are responsible for investigating online threats. Vendors and contractors are not permitted to register for this training.

In order to receive Texas Commission Law Enforcement (TCOLE) credit for this training each Texas Peace Officer and/or individual seeking TCOLE credit must do the following:

  • Take the training on either a desktop, laptop or tablet with a camera. Cell phones are not permitted to be used for the training.
  • Allow your webcam video feed to be active and monitored throughout the entire training, and you must be visible from the shoulders up.
  • Be in an appropriate space free from distractions and remain focused throughout the training.
  • You are not allowed to be in a vehicle while participating in the training.
  • Business casual attire is requested.

A TxSSC facilitator will be monitoring attendance the entire training and will be contacting any individual who is not present in their webcam feed.

You must attend the entire training to be eligible to receive 7 hours Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) credit. If a portion of the class is missed, then the entire training must be made up at a later date. Please email txssc_advdta@txstate.edu if you would like to reschedule.

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All virtual trainings will be provided through the Zoom platform. Once you are registered and confirmed, a direct Zoom link will be sent to you 1–2 days business days prior to the training date.

In order to receive a Certificate of Participation, participants must attend the entire training on their own individual device.

Special Accommodations

Please submit all special accommodations request(s) via email to txssc_advdta@txstate.edu no later than two weeks prior to the training.

To begin registration, select any date tile labeled OPEN.

All times are in the Central Time Zone.

Current Trainings

Training contact & certificate

For more information about the Advanced Digital Threat Assessment Virtual Trainings, please email txssc_advdta@txstate.edu.

If you’ve completed the Advanced Digital Threat Assessment training and need to request your certificate:

Training Certificate Request Form (opens in a new tab)