How often must PREA training be provided to staff?

• A. Once a year only.
• B. At least annually, with initial training for new staff before or soon after employment, plus ongoing refreshers.
• C. Every five years.
• D. Only during onboarding.

Answer: (B)

The training requirement is to provide PREA training at least annually, with initial training for new staff before or soon after they begin, plus ongoing refreshers. This structure ensures everyone starts with a solid baseline of knowledge about preventing, detecting, reporting, and responding to sexual abuse and harassment, and that this knowledge stays current over time. Initial training gets new employees up to speed from day one, while annual refreshers reinforce what to do, incorporate policy updates, and keep staff prepared through scenarios and practical guidance. The other options miss either the onboarding requirement or the ongoing refreshers, or propose too infrequent a schedule, so they don’t meet the obligation.