Title IX/VAWA Training for Employees
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Last Updated: Mar 26, 2025, 08:16 AM
Mandated Training Programs:
New Hire Training
The Illinois Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act mandates training for new employees within 60 days of hire. The New Hire Training is a brief overview to help employees understand their responsibilities for contributing to campus safety as a university employees. This training is required for all new employees and volunteers, including undergraduate and graduate assistants, student employees, faculty, A/P, civil service, and extra help employees.
Annual Title IX Training
This training is required for all current employees and volunteers, including undergraduate and graduate assistants, student employees, faculty, A/P, civil service, and extra help employees. The annual training provides more detailed information than the new hire training. A new training program is under development to launch in the fall of 2025.
Optional Training Programs:
Customized Training
The Office of Equity and Compliance also offers several training sessions aimed at students, faculty, and staff. Customized programming for the training topics is available as the content, focus, and sophistication vary with the audience. Please contact our office at equity@siu.edu for further information.
Title IX Policy Training: This training can be customized to the audience: staff, students, faculty, administrators, etc. The concentration is on definitions along with a detailing of campus policy and procedures.
Discrimination Policy & Procedures Training: This training focuses on the legalities of discrimination, including the definitions of discrimination, protected status, and the elements required to support a claim of discrimination.