Student Trainings
Required for all students in the College of Public Health and Health Professions.
HIPPA
HIPAA – General Awareness; PRV800 (Annual)
The main focus of this training is health information; however, the same principles may be applied to all types of private data.
Employee and Graduate Assistant Trainings
The following trainings are required of all University of Florida employees, including Graduate Assistants.
FERPA
FERPA Basics, PRV802 (Biannual- every two years)
The U.S. Department of Education requires that institutions receiving federal funds provide FERPA training and other resources to their employees. This course will provide a basic understanding of FERPA and how it applies to students at UF and its components. After completing this course, employees will have a basic knowledge of the rights students are afforded by FERPA, and of the obligations imposed by FERPA on UF employees to protect student information.
Protecting UF: Information Security Training
Protecting UF: Information Security Training, ITT102 (Annual)
This course is a compliance course required by UF’s Information Security Department. The purpose of this training is to support a security conscious environment that begins with educating our UF community about restricted data, the cloud and sharing, and common cyber security risks and strategies to protect your digital identity and university data. Completion of this course is required within 30 days for new hires and must be retaken on an annual basis.
Compliance and Ethics
Compliance & Ethics: Doing Your Part for the Gator Good, OOC101 (Biannual- every two years)
This course is a compliance course required by the Board of Governors (BOG). This course describes the structure of UF’s compliance and ethics program and why the program is important. It discusses the Florida Code of Ethics and some of the responsibilities UF employees share and explains how to report any compliance and ethics concerns. This course is required within 30 days of hire and must be retaken every 2 years.
Maintaining a Safe and Respectful Campus
Maintaining a Safe and Respectful Campus; GET803 (Biannual- every two years)
UF actively promotes equal opportunity policies and practices to prevent sexual discrimination and harassment. This commitment applies to all students and employees and reflects the University’s belief that education and employment decisions and access to University activities should be based on individuals’ abilities and qualifications and not on irrelevant factors, as well as that the University values broad diversity within our community and is committed to diversity and eliminating discriminating. To support UF’s vision of an academic and work environment free of discrimination, UF requires completion of the online training program Maintaining a Safe and Respectful Campus.
Additional trainings may be required based on lab, research project, and other factors. You should discuss trainings with your mentor and HR representative, if applicable.