Training & Professional Development
The Office of Human Resources offers multiple trainings to the Graduate School and University Center community. Certain trainings are mandatory and others are provided for general professional development.
Additionally, the Office of Human Resources is compiling training and professional development workshops offered by CUNY Central and other local resources.
Mandatory Trainings
As a CUNY and Graduate School and University Center employee, certain trainings are mandatory. Learn about the mandatory trainings, including who is required to attend and how often the training must be done, as well as find links to complete online trainings and dates for upcoming trainings in the descriptions below.
The Employee Sexual and Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Response Course (ESPARC) provides information on CUNY's policies on sexual and interpersonal violence, how to report incidents, and resources to assist in these situations.
In accordance with New York State Law, CUNY employees are required to complete ESPARC upon first hire and annually thereafter. The course must be completed by the end of each academic year (June 30).
This course can be accessed by logging into CUNY Blackboard (found under My Organizations section).
The Workplace Violence Prevention online course reviews CUNY's work place violence prevention policy, and provide employees with campus specific violence prevention information.
CUNY employees are required to complete the Workplace Violence Prevention course upon first hire and annually thereafter. The course must be completed by the end of each academic year (June 30).
This course can be accessed by logging into CUNY Blackboard (found under My Organizations section).
This course familiarizes employees with the resources offered by CUNY Computing & Information Services.
The course takes approximately 40 minutes and all users should complete the course within the first 30 days of employment and annually thereafter.
Access the Information Security online course.
Executive Law § 94 and Legislative Law Article 1-A require mandatory ethics trainings for State officers and employees whose annual salaries surpass the threshold ($101,379) or who are designated policy-makers.
Mandated Ethics Training Requirements
- Online Ethics Orientation (“OEO”): The OEO is the first ethics class required for new FDS filers and should be taken within the first 90 days of your employment. OEO is available at https://jcope.ny.gov/online-ethics-orientation-oeo
- Comprehensive Ethics Training Course ("CETC"): The CETC is an ethics training mandated for New York State officers and employees who file an annual Financial Disclosure Statement ("FDS"). The CETC is a two-hour, live, instructor-led training that covers the Public Officers Law and other related ethics laws and regulations. Upcoming CETC trainings offered by the GC or JCOPE will be posted below.
- Ethics Refresher Seminar: Everyone who has taken the CETC is required by law to take an ethics refresher every three years thereafter. Upcoming CETC trainings offered by the GC or JCOPE will be posted below.
Learning and Development Courses
The Office of Human Resources conducts trainings throughout the year for the professional development of our community. We encourage staff and faculty to attend trainings of interest to them.
External Trainings
Trainings offered by CUNY Central and other local resources which may be beneficial to the entire Graduate School and University Center community can be found here.
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