September 2025 Child Abuse Identification Training

Per NYS Legislation, all certified educators in NYS need to update their child abuse identification/mandated reporter training between September 1, 2025 and November 1, 2026. Per the Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI), those wishing to receive a certification recommendation must show proof of the new mandated reporter training beginning October 1, 2025. SUNY Geneseo is choosing to use the free, online, asynchronous training offered through the Office of Family and Children's Services (OCFS).

What needs to be completed for SUNY Geneseo?

The 15 minutes addendum to the OCFS Mandated Reporter Training, or the entirety of the training. Please read through Who needs to complete the new (September 1, 2025) mandated reporter training? For specific information on which training you need.

 

For current SUNY Geneseo students who successfully completed H&PE 350 between fall 2022 to spring 2025 or who transferred in required NYS workshops from other institutions, and will request certification recommendation, need to complete the Mandated Reporter Training form. Your certification recommendation is proof to NYSED that you have completed the training.

 

For teacher candidates who no longer have a SUNY Geneseo email account and would like to request our certification recommendation for NYS: we are working on a separate process to send us your completion certificate. For now, beginning October 1, 2025, you must complete the certification request/waiver form and email us your completion certificate.

 

For teacher candidates who no longer have a SUNY Geneseo email account and would like to request our certification recommendation for a state other than New York: if the state requires our endorsement and asks if you would currently be eligible for certification in NY, we will need proof of the updated mandated reporter training. For those who do not specifically inquire about NYS eligibility, you will not need to complete the new training for recommendation purposes.

Who needs to complete the new (September 1, 2025) mandated reporter training?

Current students who completed H&PE 350 at SUNY Geneseo between fall 2022 to spring 2025 or who transferred in required NYS workshops from other institutions can take the 15-minute addendum training offered by OCFS instead of the whole 2 hours.

 

Teacher candidates (not currently Geneseo students) wishing for certification recommendation who took the updated Mandated Reporter Training per the April 1, 2025 requirement can take the 15-minute addendum training offered by OCFS. Those who recently graduated from Geneseo and completed H&PE 350 during or after spring 2025 are in this group.

 

Teacher candidates wishing for certification recommendation who have not taken an updated Mandated Reporter Training must complete the entirety of the new Mandated Reporter Training through OCFS.

How do I report to New York State Education Department (NYSED) I have completed the new (September 1, 2025) training?

For those who currently hold NYS teacher certification, you must request OCFS report  the training to NYSED for the new training to show up in your TEACH account. For those who are current SUNY Geneseo students, the training will be part of your academic record on your transcript. 

What do student teachers need to do?

For those student teaching in Fall 2025, the new training will be required prior to their second placement. Students will need to submit their completion certificate. This will also be an assignment turned in to your UBTE. For those student teaching in Spring 2026, the new training will required prior to their first placement.

What do students in the field need to do?

Please refer to any emails you’ve received from the Office of Field Experience. We are prioritizing based on placement and how soon those schools or districts will expect their staff to update their training.

What if my employer (district, school, etc) is offering the workshop?

If you are requesting our certification recommendation, you must send us your completion certificate (or other proof of completion).

What if my employer (district, school, etc) is offering the workshop but after I complete my SUNY Geneseo program?

All candidates will need to prove they have completed the new training prior to receiving Geneseo’s certification recommendation.

How is Geneseo tracking student completion of the new training?

We will be using Transcript Comments in Banner to track the new training versus the older trainings. The older version will show up as a transcript comment with "Child Abuse Training Compl". The new training will show up on student transcripts as "Child Abuse Training Sept '25". All candidates must share proof of completion.

How do I check if I have the new training completed and on my record?

You can look through your unofficial transcript for the Child Abuse September 2025 training.