Training requirements
The University's statutory and compliance training requirements.
The staff who should attend those courses is shown. For some courses, training is only required if staff are involved in relevant activities.
Required training for all staff
These training items will be assigned to you upon the start of your contract at the University.
- Equality and Diversity
- Unconscious bias (Mandatory for some staff)
- Digital Accessibility
- An introduction to fire safety
- Prevent Duty training (Mandatory for some staff)
- Disability awareness
- Display screen equipment (DSE) training
Information Security Awareness and Data Protection training is provided by IT Services through the MetaCompliance portal. For any enquiries about this training, please contact itsupport@york.ac.uk.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Members of staff participating in recruitment and selection should undertake the Introduction to Unconscious Bias module and the Unconscious bias in recruitment and selection module.
Finance and procurement
- Fundamentals of Finance at University of York
An introduction to the University's Finance Department
HR policies and procedures
For line managers, departmental administrators, College Provosts, and all senior managers (inc section heads, Heads of Department and UEB members)
- How to handle grievances
- Managing fixed-term contracts
- Managing sickness absence
- Recruitment and selection
- Using capability and conduct procedures
- Online discipline procedures tutorial
Health, safety and welfare
- Effectively managing work-related stress
Who should take this course: Academic, Research and Teaching staff, line managers, departmental administrators, Section Heads, College Provosts, Heads of Department, University Executive Board
Information management
For all members of staff
Researchers
All staff undertaking research need to comply with: