Compliance Training
Practical Compliance Training for Education Professionals
Effective training should do more than recite requirements. It should help people understand their responsibilities and feel prepared to apply what they have learned when real situations arise.
Ballast provides Title IX, Title VI, and other civil rights training, Title IX investigator coursework, hearing officer education, and customized professional development designed specifically for education professionals. Our programs combine subject-matter knowledge with practical experience working within colleges, universities, and secondary schools.
The result is training grounded not only in what policies and regulations require, but also in how those requirements intersect with everyday institutional decision-making.
“We truly value the relationship we have built with Ballast. They are trusted advisors and an exceptional partner to our institution. Their expertise, responsiveness, and thoughtful guidance gives us confidence in navigating complex Title IX and other student matters. Most importantly, they take the time to understand our institution and approach each situation with sound judgment, care, and a genuine commitment to helping us come up with a plan. We are grateful to have them as a trusted partner.”
Our Training Options
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Live Trainings
We regularly offer live, online and in-person trainings. Upcoming trainings are listed below. Sign up for our newsletter to be notified of future live offerings.
Confidential Resources & First Responder Title IX Training - August 20, 2026 (Virtual)
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On Demand
We offer on-demand trainings that are convenient and fit your schedule.
2026 Title IX Coordinator & Deputy Annual Training
2026 Confidential Resources & First Responders Training
2025 Title IX Decisionmaker Annual Training
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Customized
Ballast professionals will partner with you to custom tailor a training that meets the unique needs of your institution.
Reach out to hello@weareballast.com for a no-obligation conversation and quote.
Training Designed for the People Doing the Work
Compliance responsibilities look different depending on a person’s role.
A Title IX Coordinator may need to understand how to manage a process from initial report through resolution. An investigator needs skills for gathering information objectively and documenting the record. A hearing officer or decision-maker must understand both the institution’s procedures and the responsibilities of an impartial decision-maker. Other administrators need knowledge to recognize concerns and understand their role in the institutional response.
Ballast designs professional development with those practical differences in mind.
Training can support Title IX personnel, investigators, hearing officers, administrators, human resources professionals, student affairs professionals, and other campus stakeholders whose responsibilities intersect with institutional compliance.
Training Tailored to Your Institution
No two institutions have identical policies, structures, or professional development needs.
Rather than treating training as a canned one-size-fits-all presentation, Ballast can customize programs around an institution’s policies, responsibilities, culture, and goals. That allows participants to connect what they are learning to the environment in which they actually work.
Our team contributes to policy development and training services, bringing complementary perspectives from investigations, adjudication, compliance, legal analysis, and higher education administration.
From Requirements to Practical Application
Ballast training emphasizes the connection between knowledge and practice.
For example, our Title IX professional development has addressed documentation and recordkeeping, including institutional memory, transparency, consistency, fairness, investigation and adjudication records, training records, neutrality, objectivity, and contemporaneous documentation.
These are not abstract concepts. They shape how campus professionals respond to reports, communicate with participants, document decisions, manage processes, and support institutional consistency.
Our goal is to create learning experiences that participants can carry back to their work—not simply complete and forget.
Professional Development That Builds Institutional Capacity
Training is also an investment in the institution itself.
Well-prepared professionals are better positioned to understand their roles, communicate clearly, apply institutional processes consistently, and make thoughtful decisions that reduce institutional risk. Over time, that knowledge can strengthen institutional practices and reduce dependence on outside support for routine questions.
Ballast views education as an important part of building stronger institutions. We offer professional development not simply to satisfy a requirement, but to help the people responsible for this work develop the knowledge and judgment to perform it well.
Plan Your Next Training
Tell us about your audience, goals, and professional development needs. We’ll work with you to identify training that fits your institution and the people you are preparing.