All employees and volunteers of the Diocese of Rockford are required to complete Safe Environment requirements pertaining to their specific role. This is completed online in a Virtus Online account. You will create a new account with a password (obtained by your parish/school/entity site administrator) or log into your existing account.

Do I have direct contact with minors?
Anyone who works or volunteers when/if a minor is/may be present is considered to have direct contact with minors. 

Please select your role below:

Need Assistance?

Find My Site Administrator

New Employees and Volunteers, who are required to comply with the Diocese of Rockford’s Safe Environment Policies, will need to contact their parish/school/entity Virtus Site Administrator to further assistance in completing these requirements. 

All requirements are to be completed before the individual is permitted to work and/or volunteer in the Diocese of Rockford.

If you need assistance with the Virtus System:

Mandated Reporter Online Training

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

If you are an employee, who has direct contact with minors,

or a volunteer, who holds the title of:
C/DRE, C/DYM, Coach/Assistant Coach

you must complete the DCFS
Mandated Reporter Online Training per Illinois State Law.

This training will be assigned during the registration process
when you set up your Virtus Online Account.

If you need the link again,
it can be accessed by clicking the image below.

Print and submit the certificate of completion to your supervisor.
English      
Spanish

All employees and any volunteer, who holds the title of:
C/DRE, C/DYM, Coach/Assistant Coach
(that does or does not have contact with minors)

you must complete the Diocese of Rockford
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
per Illinois State Law annually.

This training will be assigned during the registration process
when you set up your Virtus Online Account.

If you need the link again,
it can be accessed by clicking the image below.

Print and submit the certificate of completion to your supervisor.

English       Spanish

Attend a Live Protecting God's Children Training

The Diocese of Rockford offers 3 hour in-person training sessions for Protecting God’s Children Training. If you wish to attend you must do so in your Virtus Online Account. If you need assistance in signing up through your account, you may contact your parish/school/entity Virtus Site Administrator directly for assistance.