NACP Initial Advocacy Training Updates

Dear Friend,

We are please to announce the NACP's Interim Pre-Approved Training program, which combines the Office for Victims of Crime's (OVC) Victim Assistance Training (VAT) Online modules with exclusive NOVA training content to help applicants meet required training standards in an efficient and cost-effective manner.  

Who is this Training Content Designed For: 

• New applicants who have yet to apply for NACP Credentialing and who will: 
  • successfully complete the OVC VAT Online modules assessed by NACP; and
  • successfully complete the additional NACP Introductory Advocacy Interim Training training content.
• Applicants who previously applied for NACP Credentialing using OVC's VAT Online to satisfy our Initial Advocacy Training Requirement, but who's submissions remain incomplete.

*a checklist of all required training modules from both OVC's VAT Online and NOVA is available in the NACP's Interim Introductory Advocacy Training Guide.

What Documentation is required: 

• Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Victim Assistance (VAT) Training Online training documentation:
  • The Excel version of your OVC VAT Online Transcript 
• NOVA Training Documentation:
  
  • The certificates of completion for each required training

How to Access the NOVA Training content:

• Follow the instructions in the NACP Interim Introductory Advocacy Training Guide for all information on:   
  • Required OVC & NOVA Training modules
  • Setting up an LMS account with NOVA to access training content
  • Required documentation for both OVC & NOVA training content

If your NACP application is currently incomplete: 

• Ensure you have completed all required OVC VAT Online modules, as indicated in the Training Guide
• Complete the remaining required training content by registering and completing NACP's Interim Introductory Advocacy Training
• Provide your supplemental documentation by emailing the following to credential@thenacp.org:
  • An updated version of your OVC' VAT Online Excel transcript, indicating successful completion of all required modules as indicated in the NACP Interim Introductory Advocacy Training Guide
  • Certificates of completion for all modules of the NACP Interim Introductory Advocacy Training.

• All supplemental documentation must be received by February 20, 2026 to ensure timely processing for our February 2026 NACP Review (2/24-2/25/2026)

We’re proud to launch the NACP Interim Introductory Advocacy Training Program and invite you to take the next step with us. Explore the program details, confirm your eligibility, and register to participate in this interim opportunity designed to meet advocates where they are—right now.

We look forward to welcoming you into this new training experience and supporting your continued growth in advocacy.

Best,

The NACP Team