Introductory Training
All new faculty, staff, and student employees are required to complete training on a range of topics based on employment status, work environment, and/or job responsibilities. Specific training assignments will be communicated to the employee via email from UA LMS or by their supervisor. Unless otherwise communicated, training for new or returning employees will be due within 60 days
| Title | Estimated Length | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Child Abuse Awareness, Prevention, and Reporting | 5-10 min | All new faculty, staff, and student employees |
| Cybersecurity Awareness | 25-30 min | All new faculty, staff, and student employees |
| Equal Opportunity, Sexual Misconduct, and Title IX | 30-45 min | All new faculty, staff, and student employees |
| FERPA: Confidentiality of Student Records | 10-15 min | All new faculty, staff, and student employees |
| Introduction to Hazard Communication | 5-10 min | All new faculty, staff, and student employees or those changing roles |
| Managing Conflicts of Interest | 15-20 min | All new faculty, staff, and student employees |
| Protecting Privacy | 25-30 min | All faculty, staff, and student employees |
| Run, Hide, Fight: Active Threat Overview | 10-15 min | All new faculty, staff, and student employees |
| Suicide Prevention: Ask, Listen, Refer | 20-30 min | All new faculty, staff, and student employees |
| Understanding Your UA Fiscal Responsibilities | 10-20 min | All new faculty, staff, and student employees |
| Clery Act and Campus Safety | 25-30 min | Only Campus Security Officers |
| Fighting Identity Theft: The Red Flags Rule | 20-30 min | Those who are new to working with covered accounts |
| GLBA Information Security Awareness Training | 10-20 min | Those who are new to working with student financial data |
| HIPAA Basics | 20-30 min | Only those who work with medical records |
| PCI DSS Compliance Awareness | 20-30 min | Only those who work with credit card terminals |
| Providing Academic Accommodations to Students with Disabilities | 20-30 min | New Faculty, GTAs, Adjunct Instructors |
Annual Training
The annual training cycle runs from September 3 – October 31. This training is required for all full or part-time faculty, staff, and student employees. The courses assigned for annual training are different from those assigned as introductory training for new hires. The more comprehensive introductory courses will be assigned as makeup training for those individuals who fail to complete their annual training courses by the deadline.
| Title | Estimated Length | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Review | 25-30 min | All faculty, staff, and student employees |
| 2024 Equal Opportunity, Sexual Misconduct, and Title IX Review | 30-45 min | All faculty, staff, and student employees |
| 2024 FERPA Review | 10-15 min | All faculty, staff, and student employees |
| 2024 Protecting Privacy Review | 25-30 min | All faculty, staff, and student employees |
| 2024 Conflict of Interest Disclosure Review | 10-15 min | All regular full or part-time faculty and staff |
| 2024 Clery Act Basics | 25-30 min | Only Campus Security Officers |
| 2024 Red Flags Refresher | 25-30 min | Those who work with covered accounts |
| 2024 GLBA Information Security Awareness | 10-15 min | Those who work with student financial data |
| 2024 HIPAA Review | 20-30 min | Only those who work with medical records |
| 2024 PCI DSS Compliance Awareness Review | 15-20 min | Only those who work with credit card terminals |
| 2024 Office of Disability Services Annual Review | 10-15 min | Faculty, GTAs, Adjunct Instructors |
UA LMS
UA LMS is the learning management system used to provide required compliance training to University employees and guests. Faculty, staff, and student employees will be notified of required training through their supervisors and by email notification sent to the employees’ myBama (or Crimson) email address. New hires are added to UA LMS the day after their ePA is processed. At that time, they are automatically assigned the required training and receive email notification of their due date.
Steps to Access Compliance Training in UA LMS (Faculty, Staff, and Student Employees)
- Log in to myBama and click on the Campus Life tab.
- Scroll half-way down the page and click on the UA LMS logo.
- Your assignments will be available from the home screen.
Refer to the Compliance Training FAQs for more information about this year’s training assignments.
Training Academy
Training Academy is the system used to provide mandatory Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) compliance training to University employees and students. Specific EHS training may be assigned based on employment status, work environment, and/or job responsibilities. For questions regarding assignments or access to Training Academy contact Environmental Health & Safety.