This whitepaper describes the results of a pilot project to integrate interview practice using a child avatar with theoretical training. It describes the setup of the avatar-based forensic interview practice, which aims to give participants the possibility to exercise their acquired theoretical knowledge from an initial week of education. It also provides the outcomes of an analysis of the avatar tool, both from the point of view from the trainees, and also from reviewing their recorded practice interviews. 

Our analysis shows promising results about the self-reported usefulness of the Avatar platform, and also points to challenges for how to use it, as well as solutions which can be addressed as part of onboarding and documentation.