The Promoting Equal Opportunity & Inclusion and Preventing Sexual Misconduct trainings have been archived while replacement training is under development. Replacement trainings will be launched in December 2024 - stay tuned for announcements!
Facilitating the Safety and Well-Being of the OSU Community
As a community, we at Oregon State University are committed to living our vision, mission and values, while conducting ourselves ethically, with the highest integrity and in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
The OSU Critical Training Program delivers training that prepares the OSU community to fulfill our commitments. Given the importance of the topics covered, the training is mandatory.
Online Training Program
Critical Training is delivered online to increase people’s access. It allows people to pace their training according to their own needs and to take the training in any location. OSU currently uses a platform called Bridge to deliver the training.
Required Training Topics
Current required training topics include:
- Protected Leaves (FMLA & OFLA)0
- Information Security1
- Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse1
- Preventing Sexual Misconduct1
- Ethics2
- Promoting Inclusion and Access2
0 no recertification requirement.
1 recertification required every year.
2 recertification required every two years.
Support
View Questions and Answers related to the Critical Training Program, recertification, and technical troubleshooting.
For technical assistance with Bridge, please contact Employee Training Support.
Supervisors of employees that are unable to complete the training, due to technical or other barriers, are encouraged to contact HR Compliance for assistance.
Leadership of units experiencing barriers to accessing the online training modules are encouraged to contact the Critical Training Program staff for assistance.
Critical Training Program Administration
OSU’s Critical Training Program is administered by University Human Resources.