Professional Training
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) is committed to providing training, technical assistance and resources to public safety and child-serving professionals.
NCMEC hosts in-person classroom training sessions in its Walsh Training Center located in our Alexandria, VA headquarters, as well as facilities located across the country at our regional offices and partner agencies. Online courses are available through NCMEC Connect, designed to provide easy access to training and resources for professionals on the frontlines.
Contact NCMEC training staff via email, training@ncmec.org.
Online Learning
NCMEC Connect
NCMEC Connect is your virtual gateway to on-demand trainings, resources and best practices related to missing and exploited children. Access our learning platform to build your knowledge set around these issues to better protect children in your community.
- Virtual Discussions
- Missing & Exploited Children for 9-1-1
- Missing & Exploited Children for Law Enforcement
- NCMEC Resources
- Resource Library
- Teaching Online Safety
- Trending Topics
In-Person Learning
Protect. Reduce. Prevent: Leadership Seminar on Missing & Exploited Children
2024 PRPL Training – Registration Closed
This course is designed for persons performing a leadership role in law enforcement agencies, emergency communications centers, state missing clearinghouses, and prosecutors' offices. Participants will engage in online learning followed by three days of face-to-face training at NCMEC headquarters in Alexandria, VA.
This learning seminar will familiarize participants with current issues related to missing and sexually exploited children. It will include emerging trends, promising practices, media and prevention strategies, victim services, responder wellness, planning, model policies, and other NCMEC resources and technical assistance.
Emerging Trends
Emerging Trends Regional Training brings the most updated data and best practices for missing and exploited children to the state.
This free three-day training is open to child welfare professionals and sworn law enforcement. Attendees will hear about NCMEC and local resources, case studies and survivor perspectives.
Organizational Training Programs
Missing Kids Readiness Program
MKRP promotes best practices for responding to calls of missing, abducted and sexually exploited children. Agencies will be recognized by NCMEC for meeting essential training and policy elements demonstrating preparedness for responding to a missing child incident.
Code Adam
Code Adam is a safety protocol and training to help businesses, parks, government buildings and other establishments ensure that they have safety protocols in place to respond quickly and effectively to situations involving a missing child.
Requests
Training Request
If you are interested in hosting a NCMEC training program, submit your request.
Event Request
Complete the Community Event, Conference, and Training Request Form to request NCMEC representation at your next community or conference event.