Dear Faculty and Staff:
You may remember that back in December 2022 we announced a new "Required Training Policy." You can read and review this policy in FAQ415. You may also have seen some different training assigned to you this week namely, AED training. I thought it a good opportunity to talk about what is happening.
While the policy is published where the IT policies are usually placed, required training delivered on the KnowBe4 platform, in person, or otherwise will cover a variety of topics including:
- Information security
- Campus safety (workplace assailant, AED locations and use, etc.)
- Title IX
- Manager training, e.g., "lead Malone"
- Other training deemed important and necessary by leadership.
We have committed (read it in the policy section 3.1!) to, "carefully select training which is useful to our employees, which meet the specifications of the regulations the university is beholden to, and also honor the time of our employees."
AED training
The most recent example is the AED training that has been assigned to all users in KnowBe4. If you attended the in-person training that Jack Angelo hosted in the Spring, you are not required to take it again. You will have received the email invitation, but you will notice that it is marked as "complete" when you sign into KnowBe4. You are welcome to review the presentation as well as the Youtube video (linked in knowbe4) giving instructions on their use again.
Action Items. What do I need to do?
The bottom line is this training is required. Please sign into Malone Xpress and click on the "KnowBe4 Training" button in the Launchpad.
Take any training that is listed for you.
Overdue training
Any employees with overdue training are subject to section 3.3.2 of the policy which is progressive; from warnings, warnings with chair/director cc'd, account suspension, etc.
We encourage you to please take your training as soon as you see it assigned. If you are nervous or have questions about it, please let us know. Remember that you can sign into Malone Xpress and launch the KnowBe4 training site.
Managers/Chairs/Directors
Please sign into KnowBe4 and view your "team dashboard."
and review:
- anyone on your team who has training due or overdue. Send a note to your team members reminding them that they have training due.
- make sure the list is inclusive of your entire team and that there are no folks who should not be listed as part of your team (let HR and IT know if you have any of these).
