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Training Name & Person of Contact |
Description |
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Dates |
Who is Required |
Additional Info |
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Internal Controls Karina Benninger |
Internal controls function to minimize risks and protect assets, ensure the accuracy of records, promote operational efficiency, and encourage adherence to policies, rules, regulations, and laws. |
Offered online until the end of December, an in-person version is offered in January during professional development week for those who prefer an in-person format.
Link BrightSpace
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Online Oct-Dec
In-person
January Professional Development
Every Other Year |
All employees must complete training every 2 years. Training is offered to managers in year one and all other staff members in year two, rotating every other year. |
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Cyber Security Training Andy Martin ITS |
The training provided aims to spread awareness of the dangers of cyberthreats and make SUNY Cobleskill more proactive toward these threats |
Online using KnowBe4, working with Vinny to migrate the training materials to Brightspace to consolidate training, which might initially be in the form of a link to Knowbe4.
Link KnowBe4 |
Fall Semester
Annually
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All employees. Looking to also assign training to any student with access to Sensitive Information. Currently testing with Service Desk students. |
We will also be pushing out simulated phishing twice a year, once during the fall and once during the spring. |
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Title VI Mary Elhakam Human Resources |
SUNY stands firmly against antisemitism, Islamophobia, and discrimination of any form on our campuses. Student safety is paramount, and an inclusive campus environment is essential to student success. We issue this guidance to emphasize the importance of the Title VI requirements, the U.S. Department of Education’s recent Dear Colleague Letter, and the responsibility of our campuses to prevent, investigate, and respond to allegations of discrimination. |
Online
Link Brightspace Employee Title VI Training (2025) - Title VI Employee Training (2025) |
August – September
Annually |
All Employees (Faculty / Staff / Student) |
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Title IX Mary Elhakam Human Resources |
Title IX training is a requirement for educational institutions that receive federal funding to educate students, faculty, and staff on how to prevent, report, and address sexual misconduct. The training also aims to create a safe and inclusive learning and working environment. |
Online
Link BrightSpace |
August – September
Annually |
All Employees (Faculty / Staff / Student) |
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Preventing Harassment & Discrimination Nicole Field Human Resources |
SUNY Cobleskill is committed to providing a work environment for all employees that is free of harassment and discrimination. This training provides an overview of how to identify harassment and discrimination and what to do when it is witnessed. |
Online
Link Brightspace |
October
Annually |
Faculty & Staff |
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Ethics Nicole Field Human Resources |
Ethics training covers the Public Officers Law and other related ethics laws and regulations, and provides information on how employees can avoid conflicts of interest and be good stewards of State resources. |
In-Person and Online
Link BrightSpace |
Upon Hire and Annually by December 31. |
Faculty and Staff |
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Executive Order 31 Nicole Field Human Resources |
To focus on improving the unemployment rate of people with disabilities and add 1,200 disabled persons to state employment. |
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Alcohol & Controlled Substance Nicole Field Human Resources |
GOER's policy on Alcohol and Controlled Substances in the Workplace encourages training to prepare supervisors to identify and address alcohol and drug problems. |
In-Person and Online
Link BrightSpace Homepage - Alcohol and Controlled Substances in the Workplace Training (2025) |
Upon Hire |
Supervisors |
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Child Abuse Reporting & Prevention Policy Mary Elhakam Human Resources |
On December 17, 2012, the State University of New York Board of Trustees adopted a new policy to mandate the reporting of incidents of child sexual abuse on University property and at University-sponsored events, and to take steps to prevent such incidents. The SUNY policy goes above and beyond all reporting requirements currently mandated by New York State law. The Board directs all SUNY campuses to adopt local procedures to: Provide employee and student training on the identification of such crimes and proper notification requirements. |
Online
Link BrightSpace |
Upon hire / Enrollment |
Faculty & Staff & Students |
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Public Employer Workplace Violence Prevention Nicole Field Human Resources |
Every employer is to provide each employee with information and training on the risks of workplace violence in his or her workplace or workplaces at the time of the employee’s initial assignment and at least annually thereafter. |
Online
Link BrightSpace |
Annually (October) |
Faculty & Staff |
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Inclusion Communications Derwin Bennett
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This course focuses on the importance of considering impact not intent when engaging with identity terminology and self-identification. Microaggressions are defined and explored with an emphasis on the impact of unchecked microaggressions. |
Online
Link Brightspace |
Annually |
Faculty, Staff & Students |
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The Influence of Unconscious Bias Derwin Bennett |
This course defines and examines unconscious bias as a challenge employees from all identity groups must face.
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Online
Link Brightspace |
Annually |
Faculty, Staff & Students |
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