Training Requirements

All University graduate assistants and employees must complete both trainings within the first semester of the assistantship or within six (6) months of hire pursuant to state law.

While we understand challenges associated with commuting and complex scheduling, state statute requires attendance within six months in a classroom-like setting and attendance is a requirement of your assistantship.  If it is not possible for you to travel to Storrs, throughout the Academic Year we do occasionally offer live streaming in proctored classrooms on various dates at our Regional campuses, including in Hartford, Avery Point and Stamford.   Please let us know if one of these options might work better for you and the Office of Institutional Equity at (equity@uconn.edu) can assist you with those logistics.  Otherwise, you will need to attend training at the Storrs campus.

It will be important for you to register for and complete the training as soon as possible to avoid impacting your assistantship. Completing both trainings is a requirement of your assistantship.

State statute requires employees to complete training within six (6) months of hire; they are a requirement of your assistantship. Failure to do so could result in employment consequences.

While it is unfortunate that you did not attend training during the past semester, since you do not have a current assistantship you are no longer required to attend the trainings.  Please note, however, that you will be required to complete the trainings if you return to a graduate assistantship at any time in the future. If this is something you anticipate, we would encourage you to attend the trainings now.

Yes, you must complete these trainings based on your supervisor’s request.  Please contact learningatwork@uconn.edu to activate your account.  You will then have access to the course in the catalog so that you can self-register for the required training(s).

Attending and Scheduling Training Sessions

We offer trainings throughout the year on a variety of days and times to accommodate various schedules.  If all of these dates and times conflict with your schedule, and your supervisor and/or instructor is unwilling to provide flexibility, please contact Kimberly Curry, Director for Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Support, at the Graduate School (kimberly.curry@uconn.edu) for assistance in approaching you supervisor and/or instructor about this matter.

Attendance for the entire scheduled training time is mandatory under state law, therefore no person will be admitted after the first 10 minutes of the start of each training.  If you arrive after the first 10 minutes of training, you will be turned away and asked to register for another session. If you have a conflict with your class schedule, you are encouraged to speak with your instructor about options to allow you to arrive at the training on time.  If you need more assistance in this regard, please contact Cinnamon Adams, Director for Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Support, at the Graduate School (cinnamon.adams@uconn.edu).

If you need an accommodation please contact the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) at 860-486-2020 as soon as possible prior to the training.

Credit for Prior Trainings/Related Work

Graduate assistants were first required to attend these trainings in 2015. Permanent faculty and staff have attended these trainings beginning in 2009. Since 2013, there have been significant changes and updates to the trainings related to new law and policy on issues of discrimination, harassment and related topics in higher education. Thus, any person who is reentering the University workforce and has not attended training since prior to calendar year 2013 needs to attend again now, within six months of hire.

If you have completed diversity awareness training at another state agency in 2013 or after and can confirm attendance in writing from that agency, you will not need to retake Diversity Awareness training, though we do strongly encourage you to do so.  Written confirmation of prior state training can be sent to equity@uconn.edu.  You will still be required to attend Sexual Harassment Prevention training, even if you took such training at another state agency, within six months of hire, as UConn’s training provides a critical overview of policies, resources and reporting obligations specific to your role as a graduate assistant in the higher education setting at UConn.

While we appreciate that you may have attended similar trainings at other institutions in the past, you are still required to attend UConn’s trainings on these topics pursuant to state law. They are specific to UConn’s policies, procedures, resources and reporting obligations.

All employees, including graduate assistants, regardless of discipline, must attend both trainings within six (6) months of hire pursuant to state law. OIE welcomes any feedback or thoughts you may have after trainings regarding the training content. Please don’t hesitate to contact OIE by email: equity@uconn.edu.

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