Essential Courses for All Colleagues
The University has a legal requirement to provide adequate training for all colleagues to ensure Compliance and Risk, General Health and Safety procedures are understood and met. Colleagues must ensure they take reasonable care for their Compliance and Risk, Health and Safety and cooperate with the University requirements to perform their duties.
What are the Essential Courses?
Our eight Essential Courses feature a combination of new and refreshed training modules, including:
- Health & Safety (15 mins);
- Fire Awareness for All (5 mins);
- Office Safety at UoM (30 mins);
- Data Protection & Cyber Security (30 mins);
- Diversity in the Workplace (45 mins);
- Unconscious Bias (45 mins);
- Disability Equity (30 mins);
- Sexual Harassment (20 mins).
Access
You can access the suite via the link below. These are available as a programme on the MyDevelopment catalogue.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does everyone need to complete the training?
Yes. All colleagues must complete each course, even if you have completed the training previously. Colleagues must refresh this training every two years.
How can I access the training?
All courses can be accessed from Essential Training Courses.
I’m a new starter - how do I access the suite?
New colleagues joining The University of Manchester are enrolled weekly on Tuesday mornings. However, if you need to access faster then click the link above and self-enrol.
I am not desk based. Do I need to do it?
Yes. If you are a colleague at The University of Manchester you need to complete this suite.
I am dual-contract and have done similar training in my other professional organisation. Do I need to do it?
If a colleague has a dual-contract (NHS or equivalent and The University of Manchester) and has undertaken equitable training which covers Diversity in the Workplace and Unconscious Bias related training in their adjoining professional organisation, and have completed this training after 01 August 2024, they should provide evidence of this completion to essentials@manchester.ac.uk, ensuring completion date is visible. Their training record will then be updated accordingly for these courses.
If completion of equitable training has occurred prior to 01 August 2024, dual-contract colleagues must complete both Diversity in the Workplace and Unconscious Bias.
All other courses must be completed as these contain specific information related to The University of Manchester.
Can you enrol me on to the course?
Colleagues can enrol themselves onto Essential courses via the MyDevelopment Catalogue.
When will my Training Record be updated?
As soon as you have completed the suite on Canvas, you will be issued a certificate of completion.
Is the training accessible?
All training is accessible, screen reader friendly and conforms to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements.
Can I access the training after I’ve completed it?
You can access all content in the future for reference. Just click the learning content and choose “new submission”. You will still be marked as complete.
What happens if I don’t do it
All colleagues must complete the essentials suite.
Reporting
For colleagues with access to the Essential Courses for All Colleagues reporting dashboard, please see below for links to a video and word document highlighting how to use the filters on the dashboard to display completion results for staff in specific teams/directorates.
Dashboard Filters [Instructional Document]