AWARE VA Hotel: Anti-Trafficking Workforce Awareness and Response Education

Yes. The course is approved under Virginia Code § 35.1-15.1 and received VA DCJS approved status in October 2025. Virginia law requires hotel employees to complete this training within six months of hire.

Two years. Staff receive an instant digital certificate on passing the quiz, delivered by email so you have it for your records and for inspection.

Yes. Bulk enrollment is available and is the usual route for hotels putting a full team through. Contact us and we will set it up.

Each employee receives a dated digital certificate by email. Keep those on file as your record. If you enroll as a group we can help you keep track of who has completed it.

Yes. VAHSI is an ECSI Authorized Training Center and a Red Cross Training Provider, and our certifications are accepted by employers, licensing boards and regulators across Virginia. If your employer has named a specific certifying body, send us the requirement before you enroll and we will confirm we meet it.

It varies by course and by whoever is asking for it. CPR, AED and First Aid cards typically run two years. Virginia compliance courses follow whatever period the regulator sets. The exact validity is printed on the certificate you receive, and we will tell you before you enroll if you ask.

Get in touch with the name and rough date you certified and we will reissue it. For online courses your certificate is also stored in your Online Academy account, so you can download it again any time by signing in.

Yes, for every course we run, and it is usually simpler than having each person sign up individually. Group rates and discounts are available for teams of any size. Contact us with your headcount and we will set it up and help you track who has completed it.

Yes. Every online course saves your progress as you go, so you can work through it in as many sittings as you like, on any device. Nothing expires part way through.

A device with a web browser and an internet connection. Phone, tablet or computer all work. There is nothing to download and no special software.

Yes. Tell us your billing details when you get in touch and we will arrange an invoice, which is usually easier for organizations putting several people through at once.