Virtual Institute for New Court Employees (VINCE)

Updated: 04/24/2007

Course Description:	Bailiff Orientation: Interaction with Jurors The purposes of the course are to teach you the roles and responsibilities of a bailiff, your duties during trial and deliberation, provide an overview of the juror selection process, basic introduction to court terminologies, and an overview of typical daily issues. Cultivating Cultural Competency: The purposes of the course are to provide you with essential tools and skills to enhance your understanding of culture, cultural diversity and improve your cultural competency; to develop a judicial system that is inclusive, accessible, and respectful to court users and co-workers; and to increase the publics trust of the Washington Court system as a result of enhanced cultural competency of court staff.
Applies to:	Bailiffs and new court employees.
Estimated Time to Complete:	Bailiff Orientation: Interaction with Jurors contains five units, with 3 – 7 lessons in each unit—22 lessons in total. It takes approximately 50-70 minutes to go through the entire course. Cultivating Cultural Competency contains six units, with 3 - 6 lessons in each unit—23 lessons in total. It takes approximately 90-180 minutes to go through the entire course. You may exit either course at any time and skip to the next unit upon your return.
Certificates:	Certificates of completion are no longer offered for these online tutorials. Please check with your court manager or administrator if you would like your completion noted in your personnel file.
File Size and Download Time:	Except for brief downloads of Flash® animation during the course, no download is required.
Minimum Requirements :	Technical Requirements for VINCE Tutorials Warning: You must turn off any pop-up blocking software. Otherwise, the VINCE presentation window will not work properly.
Launch:	VINCE Courses: Bailiff Orientation: Interaction with Jurors Cultivating Cultural Competency