SAPRTEC is responsible for standardizing training and education across the Department. SAPRTEC strives to develop, deliver, and oversee training, education, and related requirements for integrated primary prevention and sexual assault response throughout the Department to enable standardization and continuous improvement. It serves as the executive agent for Integrated Primary Prevention Workforce (IPPW) training and education and is standardizing prevention and response training for consistent application.

RELEVANT POLICIES
  • DoDI 6495.02, Vol. 1 establishes training standards for SARCs and SAPR VAs and most responders.
  • DoDI 6495.02, Vol. 2 establishes SAPR training requirements and aligns with the Department’s Common Military Training (CMT). ​
  • DoDI 6495.03 contains certification standards for SARCs and SAPR VAs under the Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program (D-SAACP). 
  • DoDI 6400.09 creates unity of effort across prevention programs and establishes a common, research-based framework for violence prevention. ​
  • DoDI 6400.11 establishes roles, requirements, and training and education standards for the IPPW and provides assessment and evaluation requirements for IPPW oversight.

 

       

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Provide oversight of training and education requirements​.

SAPRTEC LINES OF EFFORT
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Develop, deliver, and
assess training and
education for the
Integrated Primary
Prevention and Sexual
Assault Response Workforces,
providing standardized
curriculum and
methods​.

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Inform policy developments to reflect emerging requirements.

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Incorporate new knowledge and developments within for continuous improvement​.

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Build and maintain Communities of Practice​.

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Cover of the Joint Knowledge Online Course Catalog from 2025 SAPRTEC COURSE CATALOG
The SAPRTEC Course Catalog offers a consolidated, comprehensive listing of SAPRO course offerings and more than 30 self-paced courses and webinars available on Joint Knowledge Online for SAPR professionals. The catalog is now available on the VALIANT and SPARX Connection community of practices. To learn more and to view the catalog, click here.

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INTEGRATED PREVENTION NETWORK
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Integrated Prevention Network (IPN) is the online community of practice for prevention personnel addressing a range of harmful behaviors to collaborate, share ideas, research, learn, and keep up with the latest news in the field. Learn more about IPN here.
 
 
 
VALIANT
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VALIANT is the online community of practice of Sexual Assault Response Workforce (SARW) personnel. Learn more about VALIANT here.
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