Districtwide Trainings and Workshops

At VCCCD, we are committed to providing an academic and work environment that is safe and free of unlawful harassment.  All new VCCCD employees are required to complete the following series of online trainings in Keenan SafeColleges within 30 days of hire:

*Sexual Harassment Prevention for Non-Managers (SB 1343) – 60 mins.

*Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff – 37 mins.

Clery Act Overview – 40 mins. (once per year)

Cybersecurity Trainings (set of 4) - 67 mins. (once per year)

Mandated Reporter: Child Abuse and Neglect – 51 mins. (once per year)

New Hire Orientation – 27 mins.  

Title IX: Roles of Employees – 24 mins. (once per year)

Workplace Violence: Awareness and Prevention - 22 mins. (once per year)

*Training must be repeated every 2 years. Please note that supervisory staff must take different sexual harassment prevention trainings in place of the ones listed above.  Visit the section for supervisory staff below for more information.

New employees will receive an email containing a link to the trainings in Keenan SafeColleges shortly after their start date.  Employees will need to provide certificates from these trainings as proof of completion. 

At VCCCD, we are committed to providing an academic and work environment that is safe and free of unlawful harassment.  All VCCCD supervisory staff who directly supervise other employees are required to complete the following series of online trainings in Keenan SafeColleges within 30 days of hire:

*Sexual Harassment: Policy and Prevention – 120 mins.

*Sexual Violence Awareness for Employees (AB 2683) – 39 mins.

Clery Act Overview – 40 mins. (once per year)

Cybersecurity Trainings (set of 4) - 67 mins. (once per year)

Managing Difficult Behaviors – 54 mins. 

Mandated Reporter: Child Abuse and Neglect – 51 mins. (once per year)

New Hire Orientation – 27 mins.

Performance Management – 52 mins.

Supervisor’s Role in Safety – 30 mins.

Title IX: Roles of Employees – 24 mins. (once per year)

Workplace Violence: Awareness and Prevention - 22 mins. (once per year)

*Training must be repeated every 2 years.

New supervisors will receive an email containing a link to the trainings in Keenan SafeColleges shortly after their start date.  Supervisory staff will need to provide certificates from these trainings as proof of completion. 

Based on an employee’s specific role and responsibilities with VCCCD, additional training may be required, such as:

Banner Finance Training - VCCCD Fiscal Services

Child Development Center Training - coordinated by the CDC supervisors at each campus

Distance Education Training & Certification –   provided by the Instructional Technology Designer Team at each campus

FERPA Training – U.S. Department of Education or Keenan SafeColleges

Remote Work Training – Vision Resource Center and Keenan SafeColleges

Title IX Coordinator Training & Certification – Grand River Solutions and ATIXA

Utility Cart Safety Training – Keenan SafeColleges

Human Resources and/or the supervisor will share detailed information and links to access these training courses, as appropriate.  Certificates of completion may be required to be submitted to HR and/or the supervisor.

VCCCD employees who will serve on screening and selection committees are required to complete the following Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (LCW) online training before serving on these committees:

Title V Equal Employment Opportunity Training for Selection Committees – 3 hours on Zoom

This training is offered twice per year, and eligible employees will receive an Outlook calendar invitation containing information and a link to register.  Employees must register using the link in the invite by the registration deadline to participate in the training.  (Accepting the calendar invitation will not automatically register an employee for training.)

Organizational development (OD) is the ongoing, systematic process of improving organizational effectiveness through a focus on culture, change management, innovation, human processes, management processes, and organizational design (source: Association for Talent Development).  At VCCCD, we are continually working to connect people, strategies, processes, and systems to cultivate an organizational culture that attracts, develops, and supports individual employees and teams, helping to promote excellence in the delivery of VCCCD's mission, values, and strategic goals. 

Please check back later this Fall to learn about upcoming districtwide OD workshops.  Or, to explore how to arrange a workshop specifically for your team, please contact wsaunders1@vcccd.edu. 

Supervisory staff and web updaters who wish to design and/or update web pages will be required to attend the following training to receive administrative access: 

Drupal Websites and Accessibility for Web Introduction 

These trainings are held at the District Administrative Center in Training Room A.  To register, look for an email from our Marketing, Communications, and Web Design Team, and be sure to register for the training by the registration deadline.  

Additional trainings on accessibility are in the works!  Please check back here to learn about upcoming offerings.

All employees are highly encouraged to complete the following online training courses in Keenan SafeColleges:

Active Assailant Awareness and Recognition - 44 mins.

Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Prevention – 26 mins.

Hazard Communication: Right to Understand – 32 mins.

Office Ergonomics* – 29 mins.

Terrorism: Awareness and Response - 33 mins.

Visual Weapons Screening - 18 mins.

*To learn more about Ergonomics, please visit the Ergonomics webpage.  

Please visit our Leadership Development page for a complete list of VCCCD developmental opportunities available to leaders across the District, along with registration details.  Offerings this Fall include:

Leadership Essentials Series 

Basic FRISK Training

Equity in Hiring Training with Dr. Roman Liera

All VCCCD employees have complete access to more than 5,000 online training courses and events on a wide array of topics through the Vision Resource Center, which is provided by California Community Colleges.  Some are microlearning courses of only a few minutes in length, while others contain multiple video lessons over several hours. 

Searching for learning is easy!  Simply log into the Vision Resource Center and click on Learner Home on the dashboard.  Search for any topic in the search bar, or just press enter in the search bar to see the entire library, where you can filter by course duration, type, subject, and so on.  Popular topics for college employees across the state include:

• Calculating Full-Time Equivalent Student (FTES)
• CalWORKs
• Collaboration and Communication
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging
• Dual Enrollment
• Instructional Design
• Introduction to Guided Pathways
• Introduction to Teaching with Canvas
• Leadership & Management
• Motivating your Team
• Mental Health
• Office Productivity
• Technology
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Wellness

This platform also hosts many communities of employees across the state.  

To access trainings and communities in Vision Resource Center, click here and log in through the MyVCCCD portal. 

Or, from your MyVCCCD portal, you can click on Resources for Staff, and then on College and District Professional Development, which will redirect you to the Vision Resource Center site.

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