Online Course Reviews

Reviews of online courses. Ideally the reviewer completed and passed the class, if the class is available. Some courses are not available at this moment (or are not reviewable for another reason), so the review is the best description of the material.

REVIEW: Convenience Stores Against Trafficking (CSAT) “C-Stores Stop Human Trafficking”
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REVIEW: Convenience Stores Against Trafficking (CSAT) “C-Stores Stop Human Trafficking”

ByBilly Joe Cain

Course description: The video module was designed to teach employees how to recognize the signs of human trafficking and how to respond when trafficking is suspected. Training is a crucial step in turning awareness into action and making a real difference in people’s lives.

Online Human Trafficking Prevention Course Review Series
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Online Human Trafficking Prevention Course Review Series

ByBilly Joe Cain

Take any of these any time As an online course provider, we have to understand the market, and we want share what we have learned with you. This set of reviews focuses on courses that the general public can take for free with no professional affiliations or prerequisites.  We have added PAID courses, below, due…

REVIEW: Texas Human Trafficking Resource Center – HEART Training from Texas Health and Human Services (for Healthcare Professionals)
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REVIEW: Texas Human Trafficking Resource Center – HEART Training from Texas Health and Human Services (for Healthcare Professionals)

ByBilly Joe Cain

Good course with great materials and an assessment-based certificate. Huge lost opportunity to provide easily accessible, downloadable materials to students.

REVIEW: Com­mer­cial Lodg­ing Train­ing Video “HUMAN TRAFFICKING: HOW HOTEL EMPLOYEES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE” from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
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REVIEW: Com­mer­cial Lodg­ing Train­ing Video “HUMAN TRAFFICKING: HOW HOTEL EMPLOYEES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE” from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

ByBilly Joe Cain

This is, essentially, an unskippable video and a certificate form saying you have watched the video. Really. And this is provided by the Texas Attorney General. Let me make this perfectly clear: there is no test for understanding, the certificate is granted by collecting all the letters while you watch the video.

Surprisingly, collecting letters is actually more proof you’ve watched a video than most other video-only courses.

REVIEW: Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Human Trafficking FSA122 – 8.00 hours
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REVIEW: Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Human Trafficking FSA122 – 8.00 hours

ByBilly Joe Cain

This course is not available yet, but it appears as if this is a course that HAS existed before.

“Currently there are no scheduled classes for this course. However, in some cases a course can be scheduled to meet your organization’s specific needs. For more information about this course or to schedule a class, please contact Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services Excellence.

REVIEW: Hotel Training from Guardian Group
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REVIEW: Hotel Training from Guardian Group

ByBilly Joe Cain

Online Course Review Series This is a part of a series of reviews of online anti-trafficking courses. Summary Cost: $5.00 Assessment-based Certificate: Unknown. Interactivity: Unknown. Duration: Unknown. Course description: A course for hotel management and staff to equip themselves with the knowledge necessary to recognize, respond and report human trafficking. Protect yourself, your property and…

REVIEW: Stanford Human Trafficking Awareness for the Hospitality Industry
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REVIEW: Stanford Human Trafficking Awareness for the Hospitality Industry

ByBilly Joe Cain

Review: Can’t review it because it’s not available right now. This is what I see, January, 2022: “Thank you for your interest. No sections are available. Please click the button below to receive an email when the course becomes available again.”

REVIEW: Human Trafficking (TCOLE# 3270) from AACOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy
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REVIEW: Human Trafficking (TCOLE# 3270) from AACOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy

ByBilly Joe Cain

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) approved course, “Law Enforcements Role: Human Trafficking in the State of Texas,” is free.

And it’s four hours.

The service appears to have a technical failure and is inaccessible.

REVIEW: “Your Role In Preventing Human Trafficking: Recognize the Signs” from ECPAT
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REVIEW: “Your Role In Preventing Human Trafficking: Recognize the Signs” from ECPAT

ByBilly Joe Cain

Online Course Review Series This is a part of a series of reviews of online anti-trafficking courses. Summary Cost: Free. Assessment-based Certificate: No. Interactivity: There are a few sections where you can select the order in which you read them. On the menu, students can review any section they have completed. However, once you have…