Mandatory Training
Please find Frequently Asked Questions here.
To support our ethical approach and our compliance obligations, we expect that all members of staff to complete particular training during their time here.
From 2024, completion of mandatory training will be required to pass probation, apply for a staff bonus or additional increment, progress through the academic promotion scheme, professorial pay review, and for the Professional Services Grade 8 pay review process.
The table below identifies the types of training you are expected to complete, how it’s delivered, and how often you need to repeat or follow up with further training in a specific area.
Please be aware that there may be other training mandatory for your role or area. Please check with your line manager and visit our Induction page for more information.
For staff who don’t use a computer for their role, tailored provision has been arranged. More details about how to arrange this will be made available.
Line managers should decide which mandatory training contractors, temporary staff and Emeritus and Honorary academics should complete. Here is a guide to support contractor, temporary and Emeritus and Honorary mandatory training decisions.
Health & Safety mandatory training: For more information on Health & Safety training necessary for different roles, see the appendix of the training policy on the Health & Safety Directorate's training page.
Note on frequency: 'Induction' refers to a member of staff's first three months in post. When a piece of training needs to be done 'Once', ideally this should be done during induction. However, if it is not completed (or was not available) during induction, it is still mandatory.
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Course Name |
Owned By / Contact: |
Required For: |
Frequency: |
Time to complete (mins): |
Link (if e-learning) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Security Awareness Training - Cyber Security and GDPR |
IT |
All Staff | Induction (see above) + every year 1 | 60 |
CPD Training: Information Security Awareness Training - Cyber Security and GDPR |
|
Introducing Inclusion (Equality and Diversity in Practice + Challenging Unconscious Bias) |
HR |
All Staff | Induction + every 2 years2 | 90 |
CPD Training: |
| Fire Safety Awareness (FSA) |
Health & Safety |
All Staff | Induction + every 2 years or any change of location (whatever comes first) | 20 |
CPD Training: |
| Anti-Bribery Essentials |
Finance |
All Staff (and international recruitment agents) | Once (see above) | 45 |
CPD Training: |
| Criminal Finances Act |
Finance |
All Staff (and international recruitment agents) | Once (see above) | 45 |
CPD Training: |
| Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Safety |
Health & Safety |
Staff who use DSE daily at work, for continuous periods of an hour or more |
Induction and every 3 years (or earlier for changes to location or equipment) |
45 |
MySafety |
| Health & Safety Essentials |
Health & Safety |
All Staff | Once (see above) | 20 |
CPD Training: |
| Introduction to Copyright |
Student & Academic Services |
Academics, Researchers, Staff publishing resources |
Once (see above) | 30 |
CPD Training: |
| Recruitment and Interview Selection |
HR |
Recruitment Panel Members | Before recruiting; refresh if not completed within 2 years. | 120 |
CPD Training: |
| Safeguarding Essentials |
Student Experience |
Staff who come into contact with students, applicants or those doing outreach work (encouraged for all staff)3 | Induction + every 2 years | 60 |
CPD Training: |
| Protecting your research |
JRMO |
Academics, researchers and research-supporting PS staff in S&E and encouraged for FMD and HSS 5 | Induction | 120 |
CPD Training: |
| Effective Advising and Signposting |
Student Experience |
Academics, TATFS | Induction | 125 |
CPD Training: |
1 Information Security Awareness Training: This module replaces the two separate modules, Cyber Security and GDPR (Data Protection), that were previously available on MetaCompliance.
2 Introducing Inclusion: Staff are required to have done some form of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training, at Queen Mary, every two years. This e-learning is mandatory for all staff, unless you have a joint NHS contract and have completed EDI training as a condition of your employment with the NHS.
3 Safeguarding: although some of the e-learning covers UK legislation the principles would still be relevant for colleagues on overseas campus.
4 Recruitment and Interview Selection: This e-learning is a mandatory prerequisite to participating in staff recruitment activity. The optional workshop can be booked online; the booking option will become available on the e-learning page after completing the e-learning.
5 Protecting your Research: While aimed mainly at staff in research-related post, this course highlights the risks to the university and individuals when conducting research and innovation activities with international partners. It introduces due diligence processes and export control regulation, which are relevant to staff managing TNE and research commercialisation. Research services are aiming to review this course but need some time to do it so we are reinstating the old course for now.