All clergy, staff, and volunteers who previously participated in the VIRTUS® Protecting God's Children for Adults program are required to be VIRTUS® recertified every four years. Recertification takes place on or before the expiration date of the last certificate.Recertification options include:
Attending the one-and-a-half-hour VIRTUS® Keeping the Promise Alive recertification program
Repeating the three-hour VIRTUS® Protecting God's Children for Adults program
Qualifying for an Option #3 Recertification by reading 48 VIRTUS® online bulletins over the four-year period
Completion of the self-paced (approx. 1-2 hours) online mandated reporting course, Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect