Training

CTIP Awareness Training Program

The Department of Defense Instruction 2200.01, "Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)," establishes DoD policy on CTIP and assigns responsibilities. The instruction requires heads of all DoD Components to ensure all personnel (i.e., all Service members and DoD civilian personnel) take Combating Trafficking in Persons Training within their first year of initial entry with follow-on training determined by the Military Departments. Components may employ training products internally developed and approved by the OUSD (P&R) CTIP PMO or use CTIP PMO developed training products. Please contact dodctip@mail.mil to obtain CTIP PMO developed training products.

Find an overview of the current CTIP trainings, their current required intervals, and FAQs on the CTIP Refresher Course here.

Training Reporting Process

The CTIP Program Management Office no longer requires the reporting of training numbers for the CTIP General Awareness training. However, please be advised that you may be asked to provide the number of initial entry personnel trained if DoD receives an audit or an inquiry. DoD Components must describe the method used to track initial entry training (within the first year) for military and civilian personnel as a part of their annual Self-Assessment report.

Beginning in Fiscal Year 2021, the reporting requirement for the CTIP Investigative Professionals training and the CTIP Acquisition Personnel training changed. Components must now report the total number of their investigative professionals and acquisition personnel, how many were required in the Fiscal Year to take the specialized trainings (requirement for both trainings is once every three years), and how many of the required personnel took the specialized trainings. The Annual CTIP Self-Assessment is due to the CTIP Program Management Office by November 30.

Who should take this training?

Per Public Law 117-348, "Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022," the CTIP General Awareness Refresher Course is required for all DoD personnel every 2 years. The course provides information regarding policy and laws applicable to Trafficking in Persons (TIP).

Terminal Learning Objectives

At the completion of this training, you will be able to describe:

  1. What constitutes trafficking in persons (TIP), utilizing the term “severe forms of trafficking in persons” as defined in Section 7102 of Title 22, U.S.C.
  2. Human trafficking concerns in DoD including prevalence in DoD and how human trafficking can affect mission readiness
  3. Why and how TIP occurs and who is involved in TIP
  4. The basic characteristics of human trafficking crimes and methods to combat TIP
  5. TIP laws and policies
  6. Reporting procedures for alleged TIP violations including their role in combating human trafficking

Training

Link to CTIP General Awareness Refresher Course: CTIP -US018-A-CTIP General Awareness Refresher Course (30 Mins)

Standalone Training

Link to Standalone Training*: CTIP General Awareness Refresher Course

* The standalone course is for information only. To receive credit, you must take the course through a learning management system.

Who should take this training?

Per Section 2.9.b of the CTIP DoDI (2200.01), new personnel (i.e., all Service members and DoD civilian personnel) must take CTIP training within their first year of initial entry with follow-on training determined by the Component head concerned, in accordance with the March 1, 2018 USD(P&R) Information Memorandum.

Terminal Learning Objectives

The required subject matter for the CTIP general awareness training will include the following TLOs, from which trainees will understand:

  1. What constitutes trafficking in persons (TIP). Utilizing the term “severe forms of trafficking in persons” as defined in Section 7102 of Title 22, U.S.C.
  2. Why TIP occurs
  3. Who is involved in TIP
  4. How TIP occurs
  5. Methods in combating TIP
  6. TIP laws and policies
  7. The prevalence of DoD-related human trafficking
  8. How human trafficking can affect mission readiness
  9. The human trafficking concerns in the DoD
  10. The basic characteristics of human trafficking crimes
  11. Their role in combating human trafficking
  12. Reporting procedures for alleged TIP violations

Standalone Training

Link to Standalone Training*: CTIP-GA-US011 Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) General Awareness (1hr)

* The standalone course is for information only. To receive credit, you must take the course through a learning management system.

Learning Management System Links

The CTIP Program Management Office encourages the use of learning management systems (LMSs) to fulfill this requirement. LMSs can save time and improve reporting accuracy through the automated services they provide. Using a LMS counts for credit and includes a certificate of completion. Click on the LMS links below to log in and complete the course.

  1. Air Force -My Learning
  2. Army -ALMS
  3. Joint Knowledge Online (JKO)
  4. Marine Corps -MarineNet
  5. Navy -NeL
  6. OSD/DA&M/WHS –iCompass

CTIP Standard Curriculum Toolkit

The CTIP Standard Curriculum Toolkit contains the content found in the CTIP General Awareness Training. The Standard Curriculum Toolkit is a collection of resources designed to help you develop training materials to meet the CTIP training requirement, if you choose to develop your own training.

Who should take this training?

Per Section 3.5.a of the CTIP DoDI (2200.01), DoDEA teachers, administrators, and school staff need to take the training at their initial entry into the DoD. The refresher training interval after the initial entry training is every two years.

Terminal Learning Objectives (TLOs)

The required subject matter for the CTIP DoDEA training will include these TLOs, from which trainees will understand:

  1. The relevance of human trafficking to schools
  2. What constitutes trafficking in persons (TIP), utilizing the term “severe forms of trafficking in persons” as defined in Section 7102 of Title 22, U.S.C.
  3. How human trafficking affects military-connected students
  4. Human trafficking risk factors and warning signs in school-age children
  5. Their role in combating human trafficking
  6. What actions to take to report TIP
  7. Reporting procedures for alleged TIP violations

Learning Management System Link

  1. Joint Knowledge Online (JKO)
    1. Click "Take Me to Course" and login with your CAC on the next page. (Course CTIP-EA-US014)
    2. If you encounter any difficulties, please contact the JKO Help Desk at jkohelpdesk@jten.mil or 757-203-5654/DSN 668-5456 for assistance

Who should take this training?

Per Section 3.3.a of the CTIP DoDI (2200.01), the CTIP investigative professionals training is for military police, criminal investigators, inspector general personnel, and other military or DoD civilian law enforcement personnel who conduct inquiries, to include: investigations, inspections, assessments, audits, or evaluations.

Terminal Learning Objectives (TLOs)

The required subject matter for CTIP investigative professionals training will include the following TLOs, from which trainees will understand:

  1. What constitutes sex trafficking, forced labor, force, fraud, and coercion.
  2. How to recognize visual and verbal indicators that may be present in a human trafficking situation.
  3. How to identify possible human trafficking venues.
  4. How to respond to a trafficking in persons (TIP) situation.
  5. How TIP affects victims.
  6. Common barriers that prevent victims from seeking help.
  7. TIP laws and policies.
  8. The difference between human trafficking and human smuggling.
  9. Benefits that are afforded to victims.
  10. Communication strategies for questioning victims and suspected traffickers.
  11. Questions to ask potential victims.
  12. The steps for law enforcement TIP investigations.
  13. How to identify and preserve evidence of TIP.
  14. TIP criminal penalties

Learning Management System Links

The CTIP PMO encourages the use of learning management systems (LMSs) to fulfill this requirement. LMSs can save time and improve reporting accuracy through the automated services they provide.

Using a LMS counts for credit and includes a certificate of completion. Click on the LMS links below to log in and complete the course.

  1. Air Force -My Learning
  2. Army -ALMS
  3. Joint Knowledge Online (JKO)
  4. Marine Corps -MarineNet
  5. Navy -NeL
  6. OSD/DA&M/WHS -iCompass

Additional Resources

The CTIP Legal Counsel Training is designed for the DoD legal community and Law Enforcement community. This training is meant to supplement annual CTIP training.

Who should take this training?

Section 3.4.a of the CTIP DoDI (2200.01), the CTIP acquisition (includes contracting, grants, and cooperative agreements) training is designed for DoD personnel with job responsibilities that require daily contact with DoD contractors, grant and cooperative agreement recipients, or foreign national personnel. The “daily contact” category includes contracting officers and contracting officers' representatives, grant and agreements officers, and grant/agreements officer representatives (program administrators). Per Section 3.4.b of the CTIP DoDI (2200.01), the CTIP acquisition training utilizes the term “Defense acquisition professionals” to represent all DoD employees who are responsible for monitoring contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements and includes, but is not limited to, those employees who align to these 16 functional areas listed:

  1. Auditing
  2. Business - Cost Estimating
  3. Business - Financial Management
  4. Contracting
  5. Facilities Engineering
  6. Industrial or Contract Property Management
  7. Information Technology
  8. Life Cycle Logistics
  9. Program Management
  10. Program Management - International Acquisition
  11. Production, Quality and Manufacturing
  12. Purchasing
  13. Science and Technology Manager
  14. Engineering
  15. Test and Evaluation
  16. Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards

Terminal Learning Objectives (TLOs)

The required subject matter for the CTIP acquisition training will include these TLOs, from which trainees will understand:

  1. What constitutes trafficking in persons (TIP), utilizing the term “severe forms of trafficking in persons” as defined in Section 7102 of Title 22, U.S.C.
  2. Laws and regulations related to human trafficking in government contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.
  3. Vulnerabilities associated with trafficking victims.
  4. Specific responsibilities of Defense acquisition professionals in preventing human trafficking.
  5. How to recognize award administration indicators of human trafficking.
  6. Specific responsibilities of Defense acquisition professionals in response to human trafficking violations.
  7. The DoD CTIP case process flow.

Learning Management System Links

The CTIP PMO encourages the use of learning management systems (LMSs) to fulfill this requirement. LMSs can save time and improve reporting accuracy through the automated services they provide. Using a LMS counts for credit and includes a certificate of completion. Click on the LMS links below to log in and complete the course.

  1. Air Force -My Learning
  2. Joint Knowledge Online (JKO)
  3. Defense Acquisition University (DAU)- course number DOD 0020
  4. Navy -NeL
  5. OSD/DA&M/WHS -iCompass

Standalone Course

Link to Standalone Training*: CTIP-AP-US012 Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) for Acquisition and Contracting Professionals Course (1 hr)

* The standalone course is for information only. To receive credit, you must take the course through a learning management system.

Additional Resources

Acquisition Resources

Acquisition Resource Kit

Acquisition Resource Kit

This set of resources is designed for Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition personnel including contracting officers and contracting officer's representatives, the senior procurement executive, and any other DoD personnel involved in contracting and procuration for the DoD. Each Platform has Action Cards, which have videos, resource guides, one pagers, infographics, case studies, survivor stories, pocket cards, and other resources for acquisition personnel. There is also a searchable table of contents, glossary of terms, and other U.S. Government resources on preventing trafficking in government contracting. The five Platforms are:

  • The Nature and Scope of Human Trafficking in Government Contracting
  • Pre-Award Role and Responsibilities of Acquisition Personnel
  • Post-Award Responsibilities of Acquisition Personnel
  • Contract Performance Role and Responsibilities of Acquisition Personnel
  • Contract Close-Out Role and Responsibilities of Acquisition Personnel

Who should use this resource?

This CTIP resource assists leaders in carrying out their responsibilities as outlined in the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 2200.01, "Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)."

Resource Topics

  1. What Constitutes Human Trafficking
  2. Why Combat Human Trafficking in the Department of Defense
  3. Authorities Governing Human Trafficking (laws, policies, and regulations)
  4. Resources and Trainings Available to Leadership
  5. Reporting Procedures for Human Trafficking

Link to Resource

CTIP-LDR-US015 Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Resource for Leaders (30 mins)

You can download the Standard Curriculum Toolkit as a single document including all of the recommended elements and additional resources, or you can download individual sections separately.

What is the Toolkit?

The Standard Curriculum Toolkit is a collection of resources designed to help you develop training materials to meet the CTIP training requirement, if you choose to develop your own training. You should reference this toolkit when developing CTIP training and incorporate each of the required elements in your course material. The CTIP PMO will review your training materials to ensure that they include each of the required elements.

The Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 2200.01, “Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)” requires new personnel (i.e., all Service members and DoD civilian personnel) to take CTIP training within their first year of initial entry (Section 2.9.b).

Components are able to use DoD deployed training to meet this requirement or develop their own training.

Adhering to the requirements in this Standard Curriculum Toolkit (SCT) will ensure your training is consistent with CTIP terms, laws, and concepts used DoD-wide. This Standard Curriculum Toolkit serves as a floor, not a ceiling, and contains the basic information necessary to train for General Awareness.

Toolkit Overview

Complete Toolkit

Required Elements by Section

The Required Elements you must include in your CTIP training are listed below.

Section Element Description
1.1 TIP Learning Objectives List of twelve learning objectives in DoDI 2200.01 you must include in your CTIP training materials.
1.2 TIP Key Terms & Definitions List of key terms and definitions you must include in your CTIP training as well as optional terms you can incorporate as necessary.
1.3 TIP Laws, Policies, and Regulations List of federal and DoD-specific laws, policies, and regulations you must include in your CTIP training materials as well as additional laws and policies you can include as necessary.
1.4 TIP Examples Cases of DoD-connected sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and child soldiering you should incorporate in your CTIP training materials.

Additional Training Resources

The Additional Training Resources outline information you can use to design your CTIP training materials. Referencing the Additional Training Resources is not required; however, you may find them useful.

Section Resource Description
2.0 Resource List and Master Glossary TIP websites, laws, reports, brochures, posters, and training resources you can include in your CTIP training materials to help DoD employees learn more about TIP. Additional CTIP terms and key words.

Training

Training Link: CTIP-CH-US017 Micro Training: Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Chaplains Course (1 hr)

This specialized training for chaplains addresses issues relevant to chaplains including:

  • A Chaplain's Perspective: How Human Trafficking Presents Itself in DoD Chaplain Settings
  • Signs and Indicators of Human Trafficking in DoD Chaplain Settings
  • A Victim-Centered, Trauma-Informed Approach
  • Providing Spiritual Care and Counseling for Victims and Survivors

    • Standalone Training

    Link to Standalone Training*: CTIP-CH-US017 Micro Training: Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Chaplains Course (1 hr)

    * The standalone course is for information only. To receive credit, you must take the course through a learning management system.

Supplemental Toolkit for Chaplains

Toolkit Link: https://jko.jten.mil/courses/CTIP_ChaplainsToolkit/launch.html

Chaplains are a first point of contact for victims and survivors of human trafficking. In addition to a specialized training for chaplains we have created a Chaplains Toolkit on Trafficking. The toolkit is a "grab & go" set of Action Cards that has survivor stories, videos, one-pagers, infographics, case studies, pocket cards, desk guides and other resources on human trafficking for chaplains. Here is an abbreviated Table of Contents:

What is Human Trafficking

  • Definitions of Human Trafficking with Examples in Chaplain Settings
  • Common Myths and Misconceptions about Human Trafficking
  • Frequently Asked Questions Chaplain Care & Human Trafficking

Identifying Human Trafficking in DoD Settings

  • Signs and Indicators of Human Trafficking Pocket Card
  • Understanding At Risk Populations in Human Trafficking
  • Barriers to Victim Identification in DoD Settings

Spiritual Guidance and Care for Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking

  • Spiritual Needs and Considerations of Victims and Survivors
  • Creating a Culture of Safety & Support for Trafficking Victims & Survivors
  • DoD Trauma-Informed Care Guide

Confidential Communications, Reporting, and Resources

  • Privileged Communications: UCMJ MRE 503 and 514
  • Resources for Chaplain
  • A Chaplains Guide to Reporting Human Trafficking – DoD Guidelines

Training

Training Link: CTIP-HC-US016 Micro training: Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Healthcare and Human Trafficking (1 hr)

Healthcare providers are often the first point of contact for victims of human trafficking. They must be able to identify the signs and indicators of human trafficking in a DoD hospital or healthcare setting and respond effectively.

This specialized training addresses issues not found in general trainings on human trafficking including:

  • Signs and indicators of trafficking in the chief complaint, medical history, and medical exam
  • How to respond when trafficking is suspected or uncovered, including treatment, referral, reporting, and follow-up
  • Best practices for health providers who have direct contact with patients
  • Using New ICD-10 diagnostic codes for sex and labor trafficking and electronic medical records in human trafficking cases

Supplemental Toolkit for DoD Healthcare Providers

Toolkit Link: https://jko.jten.mil/courses/CTIP_healthcare_toolkit/launch.html

In addition to the training, we have created a CTIP Toolkit on Healthcare and Human Trafficking. The toolkit is a "grab & go" set of Action Cards that has pocket cards, desk guides, case studies, and other resources on human trafficking for healthcare providers. Here is an abbreviated Table of Contents:

What is Human Trafficking

  • Definitions of Human Trafficking with Examples in Health Care Settings
  • Terminology on Trafficking Utilized in Health and Human Trafficking Settings
  • Common Myths and Misconceptions about Human Trafficking
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Health and Human Trafficking

Identifying Human Trafficking in DoD Health Care Settings

  • Signs and Indicators of Human of Human Trafficking Desk Card
  • Signs and Indicators for Scheduler, Receptionist and Person Taking Chief Complaint Pocket Card
  • Signs and Indicators When Taking Medical History and In Medical Exam Pocket Card

Patient Care

  • DoD Trauma-Informed Care Guide
  • The Many Needs of Trafficking Victims and Survivors
  • Multi-disciplinary Teams and Resources Within DoD

Reporting, Recordkeeping and Resources

  • Mandatory and Other Reporting in Human Trafficking - DoD Guidelines
  • Developing Protocols and Guidelines on Human Trafficking for Your Healthcare Facility
  • ICD Codes for Human Trafficking
  • Electronic Record Keeping in Human Trafficking Cases

Training

Training Link: CTIP-JA-US019 Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) for Judge Advocates and Legal Counsel Course (1 hr)

Who should take this training?

This specialized training is for Judge Advocates in the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy, including those responsible for administrative law, government contracting, civilian and military personnel law, the law of war and international relations, as well as those serving as prosecutors for the military when conducting courts-martial. Judge advocates, General Counsels, and other legal professionals in the DoD play a key role in advising commanders and leadership on the threats of human trafficking and the ways to combat it.

Terminal Learning Objectives

At the completion of this training, you will be able to:

  • Describe what constitutes human trafficking including sex trafficking, involuntary servitude, forced labor, peonage (debt servitude), child soldiering, and related offenses and violations
  • Recognize signs and indicators that may be present in a human trafficking situation and identify possible human trafficking venues
  • Describe trafficking in persons laws, policies, regulations, and penalties
  • Recognize common victim and perpetrator profiles as they occur in the DoD
  • Advise on the scope of the violation and proper course of action when trafficking is suspected or confirmed

Toolkit

Toolkit Link: Judge Advocates and Legal Counsel Toolkit

As a complimentary resource for Judge Advocates, the CTIP PMO developed the CTIP Judge Advocate Toolkit on Human Trafficking. The Toolkit includes five Platforms, which outline the role and responsibilities of Judge Advocates in preventing trafficking, prosecuting traffickers, and protecting victims. Each Platform has “Action Cards” with videos, resource guides, one-pagers, infographics, case studies, survivor stories, pocket cards, and other resources for acquisition personnel.

Platforms

The five platforms are:

  • Platform I – Introduction – What Constitutes Human Trafficking
  • Platform II – Signs and Indicators of Human Trafficking in DoD Context
  • Platform III – Human Trafficking Laws, Policies, and Regulations
  • Platform IV. – Advising Your Commander
  • Platform V. – Reporting Duties

Training

Training Link: CTIP-MR-US020 Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Military Recruiters Training (1 hr)

This Military Recruiters Micro-Training will help you understand the nature and scope of human trafficking, the signs and indicators of sex and labor trafficking as they might occur in a recruiter setting, and appropriate responses, within the parameters of your work, if you suspect or confirm human trafficking. Military recruiters bring in approximately 150,000 new recruits each year, and they interview hundreds of thousands more, many of them from communities we know are vulnerable to human trafficking.

As a member of the military, you likely have taken the CTIP General Awareness Training that is required by law. Congress passed a new law in 2022 requiring all DoD employees take the CTIP General Awareness Refresher course every two years. You may take this micro-training in lieu of the CTIP Refresher training.

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