Forensic Science Education
Web-based professional development and continuing education for forensic scientists
The Center for Forensic Sciences at RTI International is working with the National Institute of Justice (cooperative agreement number 2007-DN-BX-K208) to develop and deliver online continuing education for forensic scientists. Many practicing forensic professionals are not able to attend regional or national meetings for training, but still need to stay current with best practices in their field. These online courses are designed to provide various levels of forensics knowledge and practice in order to train a wide variety of forensic professionals. To date, we have developed more than 30 courses, with more than 20,000 users attending this training. Additional courses will be available soon.
Each instruction module contains approximately one hour of instructional content and is delivered online to facilitate course attendance and completion. The rich content courses are delivered in a live setting, in addition to on-demand, self-paced instruction. Upon completion, attendees will receive a certificate of completion and, where appropriate, accreditation for the courses.
Features
- Free-of-charge course modules
- Live, interactive virtual classroom instruction
- Interactive Q&A
- On-demand, self-paced material
- Continuous evaluation of training/education needs in the forensic science community
Subjects
- Forensic toxicology
- Controlled substance analysis
- Medicolegal death investigation
- Ethics and professional responsibility
More Information
- Brochure: Continuing Education for Forensic Scientists
- Phone: 1-866-252-8415
- E-mail: cfs-forensic-ed@rti.org
Contact us for more information
- Jeri Ropero Miller
- Peter R. Stout