Compliance Trainings

In compliance with New York State law and CUNY Policy, CUNY employees are required to complete training in workplace violence awareness and prevention at least once each academic year.

This training is available to employees via CUNY Blackboard. Once in Blackboard, the link to complete the training can be found in the My Organization section. Employees may access Blackboard at any point during the duration of the academic year to begin the course. To reduce any technical difficulties, employees should plan on completing the training in one sitting – this means not pausing and exiting the course. Doing so may result in your completion not being recorded in Blackboard.

Your campus may also offer additional training in lieu of, or in addition to, the online training. The Workplace Violence Prevention Training for 2023-2024 is currently available. All part time employees are responsible for completing the training by the end of the current semester to ensure their completion is logged by the University. All full-time employees will have until May 31, 2024 to complete the training. 

If you have any questions about online or classroom training, please contact your Compliance Training Administrators.

In compliance with New York State law and CUNY Policy, CUNY employees are required to complete the Employee Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Course (E-SPARC), which covers sexual harassment, gender-based harassment and sexual violence, at least once every academic year.

This training is available to employees via CUNY Blackboard. Once in Blackboard, the link to complete the training can be found in the My Organization section. Employees may access Blackboard at any point during the duration of the academic year to begin the course. To reduce any technical difficulties, employees should plan on completing the training in one sitting – this means not pausing and exiting the course. Doing so may result in your completion not being recorded in Blackboard.

Your campus may also offer additional training in lieu of, or in addition to, the online training. The E-SPARC Training for 2023-2024 is currently available. All part time employees are responsible for completing the training by the end of the current semester to ensure their completion is logged by the University. All full-time employees will have until May 31, 2024 to complete the training. 

If you have any questions about online or classroom training, please contact your Compliance Training Administrators.

In compliance with New York State law and CUNY Policy, all Human Resources Professionals and campus supervisors and managers with at least one direct report are required to complete the new Gender Based Violence Training (GBVT), which is committed to ensuring a survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive response for all employees experiencing domestic or gender-based violence, at least once every academic year.

This training is available to employees via CUNY Blackboard. Once in Blackboard, the link to complete the training can be found in the My Organization section. Employees may access Blackboard at any point during the duration of the academic year to begin the course. To reduce any technical difficulties, employees should plan on completing the training in one sitting – this means not pausing and exiting the course. Doing so may result in your completion not being recorded in Blackboard. All required employees will have until May 31, 2024 to complete the training.

In collaboration with the University’s Risk Management Committee, the Professional Development Office offers “Defensive Driving for Passenger Vans” training to address the unique challenges affecting CUNY’s fleet and to reduce liability for accident claims arising from auto accidents.

Employees with driving responsibilities should contact their Campus Fleet Coordinator for more information on this training.