Training & Education Overview

The Title IX Compliance & Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Office (Title IX/DHP Office) provides a variety of standard and customized training programs to help faculty, staff, and students understand, prevent and respond to discrimination, harassment, and equity in work and academic environments. We highlight the latest campus and systemwide trends and provide information related to relevant policies and procedures regarding discrimination and harassment.

The training workshops offered by the Title IX/DHP Office are available to all campus members and departments.

MANDATORY TRAINING

All members of the UC community—students, staff, and faculty—are required to regularly complete sexual harassment and sexual violence prevention training. These training assignments are designed to comply with state, federal, and UC requirements.

Employee Training

Supervisors and faculty are required to take the “UC Preventing Harassment & Discrimination: Supervisors, Faculty, MSP” training every two years. This two-hour online course includes information about the SVSH Policy (including definitions of Prohibited Conduct), reporting requirements for Responsible Employees, and campus resources. This course meets state training requirements for supervisors and is also available in Spanish. 

• UC Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment Prevention for Supervisors, Faculty, and MSP (AB1825) – This training is for supervisory, MSP employees, and faculty at all UC locations, and provides an overview of how to prevent sexual violence and sexual harassment in the University of California. Topics include: Recorgnize sexual harassment, sexual violence, and other prohibited behavior; Prevent harm before, during, and after incidents; Respond: identify roles and processes for reports; Resources: seek services, confidential resources, and assistance to help you navigate; Supervisor: roles and responsibilities.

Non-supervisory staff, including student employees who are in non-supervisory staff roles, are required to take the “UC Preventing Harassment & Discrimination: Non-Supervisors” training annually. This one-hour online course includes information about the SVSH Policy (including definitions of Prohibited Conduct), reporting requirements for Responsible Employees, and campus resources. The course is also available in Spanish. 

• UC Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment Prevention for Non-Supervisors - This training is for non-supervisory employees at all UC locations. Overview of how to prevent sexual violence and sexual harassment in the University of California. Topics include: recognize, prevent, respond and resources. This training module offers multiple language versions including Spanish, Mandarin, and Tagalog.

Student Training

All incoming undergraduate students are required to complete training that contains information on sexual harassment and sexual violence identification and prevention, bystander intervention, campus resources, and potential response processes. During the reporting period, new freshmen, transfer students, and Education Abroad Program (EAP) reciprocity students were required to attend “Gaucho FYI,” an in-person educational workshop led by a professional staff member and a trained peer presenter, as well as “Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates,” an online education program customized for undergraduate students. 

All incoming and continuing graduate students also have annual training requirements. During the reporting period, new and continuing graduate students are assigned an online course customized for graduate students, and includes important information about identifying and responding to reports of sexual harassment and sexual violence, bystander intervention, support resources, and the Responsible Employee reporting requirements for student employees. Graduate students who were also UCSB employees are required to take either the online course for graduate students or the online course for staff; completion of one or the other fulfills their annual sexual harassment and sexual violence training requirements.

• Sexual Assault Prevention (SAPU, SAPG, Ongoing) - Overview of how to prevent sexual violence and sexual harassment in the University of California. Topics include: Recognition, Prevention, Response, and Resources. 

OTHER MANDATORY TRAININGS

• Student-athletes, coaches, and Inter-Collegiate Athletics (ICA) staff are required to take the “NCAA Sexual Violence Prevention” training annually. This online course includes information about sexual violence prevention, intervention, and response. 
• Social fraternities and sororities have additional training requirements that they must complete annually. Each year, 90% of all members of each organization are required to complete “Interpersonal Violence Prevention”  education, a peer-led curriculum informed by and created in partnership between Student Engagement & Leadership (SEAL) and the CARE Office.

SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING

Supplemental training is intended to complement mandatory training courses and provide more detailed information on specific topics. The Title IX/DHP Office is responsible for supplemental training related to associated policies and response processes, but various departments across campus also provide supplemental training opportunities that are relevant to sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual violence. These topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Title IX/DHP Office Overview
• SVSH Policy Overview
• Anti-Discrimination Policy Overview
• Responsible Employee Responsibilities
• Title IX and Clery Overviews
• Sponsor Compliance Overview and Updates
• Peer Review Committee Role and Responsibilities
• Microagression Response & Bystander Intervention
• Mutual Respect
• Navigating Boundaries, Policies, and Bystander Intervention
• LGBTQIA+ Inclusion
• Hearing Officer Training
• Other Customized Training