DCDSB threat assessment training brought education and community professionals to Oshawa for three days of specialized learning aimed at strengthening how organizations respond to potential violence.
The Durham Catholic District School Board reported on October 30 that it hosted the Level One Violence Threat Risk Assessment Train-the-Trainer program from October 21 to 23, 2026. The board worked with the Centre for Trauma Informed Practices, known as CTIP.
Participants prepare to train others
The workshop drew professionals from Ontario and British Columbia. According to the board, participants completed specialized Train-the-Trainer certification, a requirement for becoming a Level One VTRA trainer through CTIP.
The distinction matters: the program prepares people to teach the assessment approach within their own school boards, organizations and communities, rather than limiting the learning to the people who attended in Oshawa.
DCDSB says the training develops both knowledge of the process and the facilitation skills needed to deliver Level One instruction.
Assessment includes supports and interventions
The board describes Violence Threat Risk Assessment as a collaborative, evidence-informed process for identifying and assessing behaviours that may present a risk of violence. The approach also involves ensuring appropriate supports and interventions are in place.
The October 30 report presents the workshop as professional development connected to prevention and student well-being. It does not identify a particular threat, announce a new local incident or report an investigation.
No participant total or measured reduction in incidents is provided. The confirmed development is the completion of the Oshawa training and the capacity it is intended to build among educators and community agencies.
The DCDSB threat assessment training report is a newly published account of an earlier October workshop, not a notice that the three-day session is still open for registration.
