What Instructor Resources Are Available on the CPS Board Website?

The National Child Passenger Safety Board (cpsboard.org) offers a dedicated Instructor Resources section for people who teach Child Passenger Safety (CPS) courses. The most concrete item described on the site is protected Spanish-language instructor material for the 2024 Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Training course. The section is framed around one core teaching idea: good instructors adapt their approach to reach different CPS students.

What the Instructor Resources section covers

According to the site, the Instructor Resources area is built for CPS instructors and emphasizes flexibility in teaching. The page states that good teachers share common traits, and one of them is the ability to adapt — using different approaches to reach CPS students.

That means the section is less a single downloadable file and more a hub for instructor-facing guidance and materials. If you teach the certification course, this is where you would look for ways to vary delivery rather than repeat one fixed lesson format.

Spanish instructor materials for the 2024 certification course

The clearest specific resource listed is:

• Spanish Instructor Materials — described as material to teach the 2024 Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Training course in Spanish.
• The site notes these are protected materials, so expect access to be gated rather than open to anyone who visits the page.

If your goal is to deliver the certification training to Spanish-speaking participants, this is the item to pursue first. Because the materials are protected, plan for whatever verification or permission step the Board requires before you can use them.

How this fits with the rest of the site

Instructor Resources sits alongside other role-based sections, which helps you confirm you are in the right place:

If you are preparing to teach rather than to inspect seats in the field, Instructor Resources is the relevant section.

Practical steps to get started

1. Go to cpsboard.org and open the Instructor Resources section.
2. Read the guidance on adapting teaching approaches — treat it as direction for how you structure your course, not just background reading.
3. Locate the Spanish Instructor Materials for the 2024 Technician Certification Training.
4. Complete whatever access step is required, since the materials are marked as protected.
5. If you have questions or need help with access, use the site's Contact Us form. The Board Secretariat is reachable at the National Safety Council, 1121 Spring Lake Dr., Itasca, IL 60143.

Common sticking points

• Protected access: The Spanish instructor materials are not described as open downloads. Do not assume you can use them without going through the Board's access process.
• Version matters: The materials are tied to the 2024 certification training course. If you are teaching a different version, confirm alignment before relying on them.
• This is instructor material, not parent material: For parent- and caregiver-facing content, the site points elsewhere — for example, Child Passenger Safety Week resources and free online car seat checks through the National Safety Council.

Related free training worth knowing about

The site also lists Car Seat Basics for Healthcare, described as free staff training, with group delivery that lets you assign courses and track completions. That is separate from the instructor certification materials, but it may be useful if you support healthcare staff rather than certify technicians.