These expectations lay out requirements for the continuous professional development of all project personnel through mandatory orientation and in-service training. These standards mandate that staff receive annual instruction on mandatory reporting of child abuse, human trafficking, and specific strategies for supporting adolescent clients in family involvement and coercion resistance.

All Staff Training expectations from the Title X Program Handbook are listed below, along with resources your project can use to meet each one.

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Last Reviewed: 2023-04 | Toolkit/Guide

Title X Staff Training Plan Toolkit

Admin

Provide for orientation and in-service training for all project personnel. (42 CFR § 59.5(b)(4))

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Last Reviewed: 2023-04 | Job Aid

Title X Training Plan Sample

Last Reviewed: 2026-01 | Job Aid

Federal Title X Training Requirements Summary

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Last Reviewed: 2025-03 | Job Aid

Planning for Staff Cross-Training Job Aid

Admin

Ensure routine training of staff on Federal/State requirements for reporting or notification of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape or incest, as well as on human trafficking. (Title X Program Handbook, page 25)

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Last Reviewed: 2023-12 | eLearning

Identifying and Responding to Human Trafficking in Title X Settings eLearning Course

Last Reviewed: 2022-02 | Training Guide

Encouraging Family Participation in Adolescent Decision Making Training Guide

Admin

Ensure routine training on involving family members in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and on counseling minors on how to resist being coerced into engaging in sexual activities. (Title X Program Handbook, page 26)

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Last Reviewed: 2022-03 | Training Guide

Counseling Adolescent Clients to Resist Sexual Coercion Training Guide

Admin

Are expected to provide routine training as noted above on an annual basis. In addition, OPA recommends Title X recipients provide routine training in accordance with the RHNTC’s Title X Training Requirements Summary Job Aid. (Title X Program Handbook, page 26).

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Last Reviewed: 2026-01 | Job Aid

Federal Title X Training Requirements Summary