Mandatory for ALL Graduate Students: 

Violence Prevention Program Requirement - "U Got This 2!" (1 training)

Graduate students must complete a one-time online interpersonal violence prevention training. A hold is placed on a student’s registration to ensure that you meet this requirement.

Required once during your graduate career.

The University of Connecticut is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all of our students, staff, and faculty. As part of that commitment, the University now requires that all graduate students complete an online interpersonal violence prevention program titled U Got This 2!, this video-based program provides critical information about Consent, Bystander Intervention, Sexual Assault, Dating and Domestic Violence, Stalking, and more. U Got This 2! will help you better understand how vitally important these issues are to creating a safe environment and to our community expectations, and what you can do to help make your campus safer for everyone.

Please click this training link to complete the 40 minute training.  Upon completion, it will take 2-3 days for the hold to lift.  If you have any questions, call The Graduate School at (860) 486-3617 or email gradschool@uconn.edu.

Mandatory for ALL Graduate Assistants:

Environmental Health and Safety—Employee Safety Training Assessment (ESTA)

Required within the first week of your employment.

As a University of Connecticut employee, you are required to complete an Employee Safety Training Assessment (ESTA) with your supervisor using your area's Workplace Hazard Assessment (WHA) within the first week of your employment, and prior to assignment of any duties in which you may encounter safety hazards. This tool will help you learn which safety training courses are appropriate for your new position. With your supervisor’s support, you must register for and complete EHS safety training prior to beginning any potentially hazardous duties.

If you are a lab Teaching Assistant, you will also be interested in the Undergraduate Lab Safety Initiative. This does not require you to take any additional safety training; however, it does explain your role as a community leader and ambassador for safety in the classroom.

Annual Compliance Training 

Required EVERY YEAR during your graduate career.

All Graduate Assistants are required to complete annual compliance training.

The Office of University Compliance is required to provide annual compliance training on the elements of the University’s compliance program; the University's expectations that all will act in accordance with applicable laws, policies and standards; and obligations under the University Guide to the State Code of Ethics. This training, developed by the Office of University Compliance, provides realistic scenarios and examples of how issues of ethics and compliance may arise in your work as a Graduate Assistant. Through the application of learning demonstrated in the Apply Your Knowledge sections, you can gain a deeper understanding of addressing potential compliance and ethics concerns.

The training takes approximately 55 minutes to complete. Please note that consistent with Article 13 of the Graduate Employee Union contract, this training is considered part of the workload of graduate assistants.

The training will be assigned to GAs through Learning@Work each year. More detailed Learning@Work information, including FAQs, is available. If you have difficulty in registering for training or have any other related questions, please contact Human Resources at learningatwork@uconn.edu.

If you need an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation to be able to participate in this training, please contact HR’s ADA Case Manager at 860-486-2036 or tiffanie.roback@uconn.edu prior to the training.

Diversity Awareness and Sexual Harassment Prevention Trainings (2 separate trainings)

Required once during your graduate career.

Throughout the academic year, the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) in partnership with the Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) will present frequent three (3) hour Diversity Awareness Training sessions and two (2) hour Sexual Harassment Prevention Training sessions. New graduate assistants must attend each training. Graduate assistants should complete these trainings during their first semester but not later than the last day of their first semester.

Diversity Awareness and Sexual Harassment Prevention training seminars offer each participant an opportunity for self-reflection and also provide an opportunity to learn and discuss UConn’s policies, available resources as well as reporting and conduct expectations. Diversity Awareness Training is an important part of the University’s continued effort to ensure that each University community member contributes to and maintains welcoming and inclusive work and learning environments. Diversity Awareness Training is currently instructor‑led via WebEx on select days throughout the semester.

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training provides important information regarding sexual harassment and sexual violence prevention and response to training participants. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training is an important component of the University’s commitment to ensure that work and learning environments feel safe and are free from sexual harassment. Instructor‑led WebEx Sexual Harassment Prevention Training is offered every other Friday or bi‑weekly. Sexual Harassment Prevention Training is also offered online as a self‑paced, web‑based training.

Further information about Diversity Awareness Training and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, including the schedule of available sessions, can be found on the website of the Office of Institutional Equity.

New and continuing UConn graduate assistants who have not taken either training may register for training sessions on the Learning@Work website.

Instructions for Training Course Registration:

• After Learning@Work sign-on, click course titles under My Learning.
• Diversity Awareness and Sexual Harassment Prevention training session dates and times are listed under Course Descriptions.
• Receive additional details for each training session by clicking the View Details link.
• To register, locate the date and time you wish to attend, then click the blue Enroll button located on the right-side of the screen.
• Course links are emailed to each Graduate Assistant after successful enrollment.

More detailed Learning@Work information, including FAQs, is available. If you have difficulty in registering for training or have any other related questions, please contact Human Resources at learningatwork@uconn.edu

If you need an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation to be able to participate in this training, please contact HR’s ADA Case Manager at 860-486-2036 or tiffanie.roback@uconn.edu prior to the training.

Please note that consistent with Article 13 of the Graduate Employee Union contract, this training is considered part of the workload of graduate assistants.