Educator Trainings
Are you interested in receiving the training and support you need to teach sex ed to young people? If so, you are in the right place! At the Responsible Sex Education Institute, our educators are your training facilitators. Every member of our team has current, in-depth training and experience providing comprehensive sex education to youth of all ages. We offer custom and open enrollment trainings both virtually and in-person. We also have a variety of support services designed to provide you with the ongoing education you need to stay up-to-date. Read on to learn about the available training opportunities, including our choose-your-own-adventure training modules!
Testimonials
“VSHEP 1.0 exceeded my expectations in every way. The facilitators were amazingly supportive, considerate, and mindful of the content. The group members were lovely and brought in diverse and valuable perspectives/knowledge. Overall, I feel more confident in presenting sex education to youth in way that is not all about shame and fear tactics- woo!”
2024 – Community Educator in Southwest Colorado
“This training wasn’t pedagogical – it was more rooted in practical like, “Here’s how you can do stuff.” That’s always a great thing for teachers because professional development a lot of times can be awful, just like eating a dog biscuit. This was really like eating a candy bar.”
2025 – High School Teacher in Rural New Mexico
“I thought VSHEP 1.0 would be like typical professional trainings, but this was both professional and personal with a perfect balance. The trainers were kind, respectful, but also kept the group safe and on track. I have never been taught by two exceptional human beings. They knew what they were talking about and showed humility when needing to pull more info on a subject. They always followed through on what they said and I think every trainer and manager should be like them.”
2024 – Recovery Coach and Counselor in Colorado
“All the facilitators that participated in this training were wonderful. They were open, effective, and clearly were prepared and knew what they were doing. I have truly looked forward to Tuesday and Thursday evenings for the last 5 weeks.”
2025 – Clinical Director and Educator in Youth Corrections in Colorado
“I learned so much about the body, the mind, trauma-informed education, and behavioral patterns that can be exhibited within sexual health education settings. I feel so much more confident now that I’ve taken VSHEP 1.0 and it’s already helped me in my life!”
2025 – Community Educator in Northern Colorado
VSHEP 1.0
Our 5-week course, the Virtual Sexual Health Educator program, is designed to give youth-serving adults the skills and information they need to facilitate sex education effectively. We meet twice a week for 5 weeks and participants are expected to complete 15-30 minutes of pre-work before each live session. Click here to see a course overview.
VSHEP Frequently Asked Questions
In general, we do not share slides of our training content. If you have a request related to accessibility, please let us know when you sign up and we will work with you to accommodate!
VSHEP participants will meet twice weekly for 90 minutes each session and can expect to complete 15-30 minutes of pre-work before each live session. After successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate reflecting 18 hours of training time.
In general, we do not share slides of our training content. If you have a request related to accessibility, please let us know when you sign up and we will work with you to accommodate!
All sessions are recorded and can be shared with participants as needed or upon request. Participants can miss up to 2 live sessions and still receive the certificate of completion at the end of the course.
Ready to Sign Up?
- Get your membership! You can purchase membership directly from our shop. Memberships are available on a self-serve sliding scale. If you need an additional discount, you can complete this financial aid request form and a member of our team will get back to you.
- Once your membership is purchased or your financial aid request is approved, we will send you a link to sign up for the cohort of your choosing. You can check out our upcoming dates here.
- Facilitators will send a calendar hold right away, and then share the course syllabus and grant you access to the online learnings about 2 weeks before the course begins!
EASE Training
Experiencing Autonomy through Sex Education is the philosophy behind this training and the connected curriculum. The training is designed to help people develop the skills to teach sex education to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It covers adapting materials for all learners, investigating your own values and biases, and can include information on how to deliver our EASE Curriculum if desired. This training can be delivered in-person and virtually, either live or asynchronously.
Email us at Professional.Development@pprm.org with questions or when you’re ready to book!
Build-Your-Own Training
Whether you have a couple of hours or a couple of days, we can build a training agenda to meet your needs! Trainings can be taught virtually or in person. You can peruse our gallery of trainings below, or click here to see our offerings in PDF form.
Email us at Professional.Development@pprm.org with questions or when you’re ready to book!
