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Technicians in Training

Click on the “+” sign next to each heading below to view the training resources. This will enable you to access free resources supporting the 2024 Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Training curriculum.

The resources are divided into modules that follow the layout in the Technician Guide.

Training Resources

2024 Technician Guide (Revised March 2025)

Child Occupant Protection Glossary

Videos: YouTube playlist – 2024 CPST Certification Training

Training Apps

The following apps are available for download on Apple, Android and Amazon devices. Use is optional.

  • App icon for Car Seat Education with infant carrier on a bright pink backgroundCar Seat Education: Provides an interactive, detailed view of parts of different types of car seats and a high-back booster seat.
  • This icon is used to help users find the National Digital Car Seat Check form in their app store. Blue forward-facing car seat on a bright yellow background  NDCF Training: Serves as the training app for the National Digital Car Seat Check Form.

Hybrid Courses

Module 1: Introduction

Partnerships

The Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Training is a standardized curriculum developed through a partnership of these organizations:

Flowchart: CPST Certification Training Completion Requirements

Module 2: Communicating and Educating

A child passenger safety technician is pictured here working with a parent during a car seat check event.The National Child Passenger Safety Board has established the following code of conduct for Child Passenger Safety Technicians to guide their efforts in supporting the mission of protecting children in and around vehicles

Module 3: Crash Protection

At this time, no supplemental resources are available for this module.

Module 5: Air Bags

At this time, no supplemental resources are available for this module.

Module 6: Lower Anchors and Tethers

Often, Technicians will need to explain to parents and caregivers how to answer this question: Is lower anchor borrowing allowed?Test to See if Borrowing is Allowed

Does the vehicle manufacturer allow the borrowing of lower anchors in the rear center seating position?

Module 8: Rear-Facing Car Seats

An infant smiles and sticks out his tongue while being secured in his car seat.What Locks a Seat Belt?

Does the car seat have a lock-off feature?

Module 9: Forward-Facing Car Seats

At this time, no supplemental resources are available for this module.