NIJC is dedicated to providing the highest quality and cost-effective training sessions and provides each trainee/attendee with a comprehensive course manual and certificate of completion. In addition, by attending our training seminars, Continuing Learning Education credits (CLE credits) may be obtained from your provider.

The NIJC training schedule is subject to change. Please contact NIJC for further information or to be added to the mailing list. Announcements and application forms for each session will be mailed prior to each session.

Click on each training session to print a registration form and fax to us at (707) 579-9019 in order to register for any of the following training sessions. This provides the highest security to ensure credit card numbers do not fall in the wrong hands!! OR call (707) 579-5507 OR (800) 966-0662 to register toll free.

Tuition for the sessions is $545 per person. NIJC presents two separate training sessions at each location.

NIJC Staff and Consultants are constantly involved in ongoing research regarding issues in Indian country in order to ensure that NIJC provides the most current, updated, and relevant training.

NIJC designs and conducts ON-SITE training tailored to specific needs. If you wish to discuss an ON-SITE, please call the above number or E-mail us at: tcoord@nijc.org

CANCELLATION POLICY: In an effort to keep training costs to a minimum, the National Indian Justice Center has implemented a cancellation policy.  Participants must call and cancel at least 14 days before the scheduled training session to receive a full refund.  If you do not cancel within 14 days in advance, you will be assessed a $25.00 administrative fee.

On-Line Courses

The National Indian Justice Center is pleased to provide the following online courses. These courses are available by going to NIJC's Distance Learning Website: http://www.nijcservices.org/nijcroom/

Some courses may require a username and password. Visit http://www.nijc.org/DistanceLearning-DLCourses.html and click on the course title that you are interested in. You will be directed to a sign up form for the course. Within 10 days of signing up, you will receive a username and password for the course. You may also request a username and password by e-mailing Barry Litchfield at barry@nijc.org. At this time, all courses are free to anyone interested in taking the course. Read below for descriptions of current courses.

• Technology Tips for Distance Learning Success

Technology Tips for Distance Learning Success is a moderated online course provided by the National Indian Justice Center, the pioneer in training and technical assistance for tribal communities nationwide since 1983. This course is especially designed for California Native people who are interested in improving their skills or pursuing interests new and old through distance learning.

Thanks to the California Consumer Protection Foundation, Community Collaborative Fund for providing a grant to support course development.

• Communities Empowering Youth: Activating Native Youth Assets

This site provides networking opportunities and informational and distance learning resources for the Activating Native Youth Assets Project. The project and this social forum site serves Native youth, tribes and professional and volunteers from Native youth serving community- and faith-based organizations in Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties.  It is created and moderated by the National Indian Justice Center (NIJC). 

The Activating Native Youth Assets Project is a three-year capacity building initiative funded by the Administration for Children and Families, DHHS, Compassion Capital Fund. NIJC administers the project in collaboration with the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) and the Sonoma County Indian Health Project (SCIHP). The goal of the project is to build our individual and mutual organizational capacity so that we may serve as resources to help strengthen existing Native and non-Native assets for positive Native youth development in our region.

• Highway Work Zone Safety On Tribal Lands

This course addresses the need for tribal leaders (employers) and tribal transportation personnel (employees) in California and Nevada to develop competency in OSHA and state standards and requirements and be better able to recognize hazards and integrate work zone safety considerations in planning, managing, and field operation of roadway/highway construction projects on tribal lands.

This material was produced under grant SH-17819-08-60-F-6 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

• Preparing a Healthy Path: Planning and Implementing Tribal Adult Healing to Wellness Courts for Participants Who Have FAS/FAE

(Click this link to download the registration form for this course and to request a username and password.)

The goal of the Preparing a Healthy Path: Planning and Implementing Tribal Adult Healing to Wellness Course for Participants Who Have FAS/FAE distance learning curriculum is to increase the capacity of tribal communities nationwide to plan, implement and operate tribal adult drug courts to meet the unique needs of participants who have FAS/FAE in order to reduce crime in Indian Country.

This online course is funded through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Byrne Competitive Grant Program, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this online course (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).