To support a more user-friendly experience with the OAS, here you will find training resources, including instructional webinar information and how-to videos that demonstrate essential features of the system.
Upcoming Instructional Webinars
The PRC's OAS team hosts frequent webinars to demonstrate how to use the OAS. This includes various topics related to OAS updates, and complete guided tours of the system tailored for each type of user, including PREA auditors and facility/agency-based users.
Instructional Webinar Recordings
Conducting Audits in the OAS: A Demonstration of the OAS from the Agency and Facility-Based User’s Perspective
Date / Time: Nov 12, 2025 - 11:00am EST - Nov 12, 2025 - 12:00pm EST Presenters: Stanley Hopkins, OAS Senior Program Manager
This instructional webinar demonstrates the OAS from the perspective of the PREA Coordinator and PREA Compliance Manager, including how to respond to standards-based questions in the PAQ, how to upload evidence and submit the PAQ, and tips and tricks on how to maximize efficacy and efficiency in the OAS.
Conducting and Reporting Audits in the OAS: A Demonstration of the OAS from the Auditor's Perspective
Date / Time: Nov 19, 2025 - 1:00pm EST - Nov 19, 2025 - 2:00pm EST Presenters: Shannon Doherty, OAS Program Associate
This instructional webinar demonstrates the OAS from the auditor’s perspective, including how to review responses and documentation provided by the agency/facility and generate an issue log; make and discuss overall compliance determinations; complete your post-audit reporting information; upload supporting documentation; and submit or generate your report, as well as tips and tricks on how to maximize efficacy and efficiency in the OAS.
OAS Updates and Q&A Session
Date / Time: Dec 11, 2024 - 11:00am EST - Dec 11, 2024 - 12:00pm EST Presenters: Andrea Martin, OAS Senior Program Manager; Stanley Hopkins, OAS Senior Program Manager
Are you wondering how the PREA Online Audit System (OAS) can work for you? Do you have a question specific to your agency or facility and the OAS? Are you curious about the future plans of the OAS? This general OAS Q&A session is an opportunity to ask any and all questions related to the PREA Online Audit System.
How-To Videos
Below are several quick step-by-step videos on how to use key OAS features and functionality.
How to Edit the Pre-Audit Questionnaire (PAQ) After Submission & How to Upload to Supplemental Files
In this video, we'll show you how to edit the PAQ after it has already been submitted by a PREA Coordinator or PREA Compliance Manager along with how to upload documents to supplemental files for your audit. Knowing how to edit the PAQ after submission and how to provide additional documentation to your auditor through the use of supplemental files can help significantly streamline your PREA audit process. This video will show you how to do it quickly and easily!
How to Attach a File to Multiple Measures Within the Pre-Audit Questionnaire (PAQ)
In this video, we’ll show you how to attach a file to multiple different measures within the PAQ as a PREA Coordinator or PREA Compliance Manager in the OAS. Knowing how to attach a file to multiple measures within the PAQ can help significantly streamline your PREA audit process. This video will show you how to do it quickly and easily!
How to Submit the Pre-Audit Questionnaire (PAQ)- 'Check if Topic is Ready for Audit' Checkbox
In this video, we’ll show you how to ensure all topics within the PAQ are ‘Ready’. As a PREA Coordinator or PREA Compliance Manager you can submit the PAQ once all topics are in ‘Ready’ status in the OAS. Selecting the ‘Check if Topic is Ready for Audit’ checkbox for all ten standard topics is essential to submitting the PAQ. This video will show you how to do it quickly and easily!
How to Generate an Issue Log Within the Auditor Compliance Tool (ACT)
In this video, we’ll show you how to generate an Issue Log within the ACT as an auditor. Issue log notes help streamline communication between the auditor and the agency/facility representatives from the time the audit is in audit status to the time the audit is complete. This video will show you how to do it quickly and easily!
How to Submit an Interim Report Within the Auditor Compliance Tool (ACT)
In this video, we will show auditors how to generate an Interim Report within the ACT. Generating an Interim Report streamlines the process of moving an audit from Audit to Corrective Action status in the OAS. This video will show auditors how to do this quickly and easily!