Basic Core Trainings
To complete your VSP certification, all new Basic VSPs must complete a 15-hour Basic Core training within their first year of employment.
Basic Core trainings are hosted all year long across the state by different organizations.
Current and upcoming Basic Core training opportunities will be listed below.
Please watch this space as more trainings will be listed here as information becomes available.
You must already have a VSP number to register for a Basic Core training. To apply for a VSP number, click here.
Please note, VSPs who are employed with a children's advocacy center or a solicitor's office will receive their Basic Core training through an internal training process. If you are a VSP who specializes in human trafficking, your Basic Core training will be arranged by the SC Human Trafficking Taskforce.
SCCADVASA provides three online basic core trainings per year. The 2026 dates for their trainings are listed below. Click here for more information.
SCCADVASA's First Training Session 2026
- Registration: Jan 5 – 16th or until class reaches capacity
- Introductory Meeting: Tuesday, February 3rd from 2:00 – 3:00 pm
- Large Group Meeting: Tuesday, April 14th from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
SCCADVASA's Second Training Session 2026
- Registration: April 16 – 30th or until class reaches capacity
- Introductory Meeting: Tuesday, May 19th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm
- Large Group Meeting: Tuesday, August 4th from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
SCCADVASA's Third Training Session 2026
- Registration: August 10 – 21st or until class reaches capacity
- Introductory Meeting: Tuesday, September 8th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm
- Large Group Meeting: Tuesday, November 17th from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
CVST hosts a Basic Core Training in West Columbia, SC every October. More information will be posted here and on our main page once it becomes available.
December 3 -December 5, 2025
Co-sponsored by the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office Victims Services Unit and the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network (SCVAN).
- Approved for 15 VSP credit hours
- Registration is required and open to new advocates who need their initial basic core certification. Space is extremely limited.
- Location: 1520 Ellis Avenue, Orangeburg, SC 29118
- No cost to attend
- Click here to register.
