OVSEC Updates
  • Victim Service Providers (VSP), OVSEC will notify you via letter once you have acquired your annual 12 hours of approved training. 

  • Additional hours(up to 12) can be carried forward to apply toward your annual certification requirements for the next calendar year.  In order to receive carry forward hours, a request must be made in writing to OVSEC. 
     
  • Presenters or instructors, who are registered VSPs, can now earn up to 6 hours of annual credit for presenting at conferences and training sessions approved by OVSEC.  This can be done by printing your name on the Presenters Training Sign-In sheet available at conferences and training sessions approved by OVSEC. The remaining 6 hours must be attained by attending/participating in any approved OVSEC trainings.

  • Past Presenters Information
    Presenters interested in obtaining credit for any past approved OVSEC trainings held from January 1, 2009 through June 8, 2009, must make a request to OVSEC via email or letter.  Please inform OVSEC of how many hours of credit you may have from presentations you have conducted.  OVSEC will then confirm your credit hours after reviewing our records.

If you have any questions, please contact OVSEC at 803-734-0357.



ABOUT OVSEC FORMS: (The following forms are PDF files: (download Adobe Acrobat Reader for FREE)

Accreditation Application
To be completed by the sponsor of training and/or conference.

Non-Approved Certification
To be completed by a VSP who seeks credit for trainings not approved in advance by OVSEC.

Specialized Training Form
To be completed by a VSP who's completing the basic training and is interested in obtaining credit hours through attendance/observation of specialized trainings, such as: forensic interviews, court hearings/trials, etc.

VSP Application
To be completed by all applicants who provide direct service to crime victims in South Carolina.

Victim Service Certification Application
To be completed by judges and notifiers/support staff for initial registration to receive a VSP number.


Mailing address:

Crime Victims’ Ombudsman
Office of Victim Services Education and Certification

1205 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Physical address:

Wade Hamton Building, 1 st floor

Office: (803) 734-0357
Fax: (803) 734-1428

Email: ovsec@oepp.sc.gov


Crime Victims' Ombudsman (CVO)