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Mandatory Employment Training

All employees of the University of Wisconsin System are required to take Mandatory Employment Training (MET) courses. These courses support all faculty and staff to contribute to a safe and welcoming campus, keep data confidential and protected, and understand how to respond to reports of concerns.

Current MET Courses

  • Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g and 34 CFR Part 99​)​​

    • Need to complete every three years.
    • Takes approximately 30​ minutes to complete.​
    • Student employees are not automatically assigned FERPA. 
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For more information about these trainings, please visit UW System Administrative Policy 1293: Mandatory Employee Training​. ​

Finding Time to Complete the Training Course(s)
See the Current MET Courses section for approximate course completion time.

Courses can be taken during or outside of UWSP business hours.
 
If you are a University Staff hourly (non-exempt) employee, if you would like to take the training outside of your normal working hours, first speak with your supervisor as shift differential may apply and your department may prefer that you take the training during your normal business hours. If approved to do the training course(s) outside of your normal business hours, ensure you put the time to complete the training(s) on your timesheet (listed timeframes above).
If you are a student employee, you may take the training courses anytime. Ensure you put the time to complete the training on your timesheet (listed timeframes above).

We Take Safety and Security on Campus Seriously!

To support compliance with mandatory employment training, ensure you are using a UWSP email in accordance with UWSP account requirements (all faculty and staff must use a UWSP account for work purposes; student staff may be required to use a staff account for work).

Reminders to complete the training come from UW System after the initial notice. See UW System Administrative Policy 1293: Mandatory Employee Training​ for more information.

You will receive an email and a notification in Workday when a course has an upcoming due date. This course will also appear on your Learning Home page. 

Reminder email(s) and notification(s) will be sent out two (2) weeks and one (1) week prior to the due date. If you fail to complete the course by the due date, you and your supervisor will receive an email and notification four (4) weeks after the due date. These reminders will then be sent weekly until the course is complete. ​​

Further escalation steps include communication to you and progressively involving your supervisor, Dean/Director, Vice Chancellor, and/or the Chancellor. 

Failure to complete the training courses may impact eligibility for pay plan (or other pay increase eligibility) and/or result in progressive discipline, including termination. These escalation processes align with UW Syste​m Administrative Policy 1293: Mandatory Employee Training​. 

Managers - You can now monitor your direct reports' learning progress by visiting your 'My Team's Learning' tile! Instructions to access this can be found here: Viewing Team Learning Progress - Manager. This reports​ displays the status of your team's learning assignments and enrollments. Key components include Enrolled Content, Registration Date, Completion Status, and Completion Date. Note: Employees must enroll in courses that they're been assigned in order to complete them. 

Helpful Job Aids/KBs

Contacts/Questions
For questions about training compliance or technical assistance for a training course, contact UW Shared Services at 888-298-0141 or gethelpuw@support.wisconsin.edu.

For password reset questions: To reset the account temporarily, refer to the Manage Your Account page under the Fix Account option.

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