Training
The Ventura County Homeless Management Information System (VC HMIS) Training curriculum has been modified to address training needs for local initiatives, Ventura County Continuum of Care (VC CoC) priorities, and additional modules. Classes will be held virtually, where an overview and a system demonstration is provided in real-time.
The following VC CoC Programs Training videos are available for those who are new to the system or need a refresher:
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Training
HUD VAWA Notice 6.28.2023
HUD VAWA Update Highlights 2022
VAWA Lease Addendum 2022
Form 5380
HMIS training is available for new and existing VC HMIS users. For training inquiries, please e-mail HMIS-Support@ventura.org. Please provide detailed information regarding your request, and a telephone number where you can be reached.
Description of the Training sessions:
CoC Programs Training
This course will provide an overview of all Homeless Services Programs available in our Continuum, address Coordinated Entry System and Referrals between projects, and Chronic Homeless Documentation overview. This session is a requirement for all new HMIS users and is optional for existing users who have attended in the past.
VC HMIS Chronic Homeless Docuementaion
This training is designed to assist all providers in the Continuum of Care with in-depth knowledge of how to document Chronic Homelessness. Objectives include understanding how to capture chronic homelessness in HMIS and using Third Party Verification, identifying breaks in chronic homelessness, and verifying disability for chronic homeless status.
VC HMIS Road to Case Conferencing
This training is provided to explain the case conferencing process. We will go over the workflow, the documents that need to be provided prior to case conferencing, what is expected during the presentation and an overview of Chronic Homeless Documentation. Twenty minutes of this session will be dedicated to Q&A, where you can have specific questions answered.
VC HMIS Vulnerability Assessment Tool
Learn how to complete the Ventura County Continuum of Care Vulnerability Assessment Tool and how to process in CES once complete.
VC HMIS Quarterly Reporting
This training is specific to VC HMIS users that focus on data quality and reporting for their programs in HMIS. You will learn how to run various types of data quality reports and use those reports to correct data quality issues that are identified within your project.