Equal Opportunity and Access Trainings
Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA) staff offer no-cost trainings and workshops on a host of civil rights related matters to the campus. Topics include ADA/Section 504/Accessibility, Title IX, Harassment and Discrimination Prevention, and the new Responsible Employee Training.
EOA staff are knowledgeable on a wide variety of topics and offer a variety of customizable presentation options to best suite your training needs. Please contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at @email or (413) 545-3464, to schedule a time to discuss your training needs with an EOA staff member.
2024 Title IX Responsible Employee Training
Please use the following link to access the 2024 Title IX Responsible Employee Training. After following the link, make sure to log in with your UMass Amherst username and password to access all the course materials.
The training is a short self-paced course in Canvas that provides you with information on the recent updates to Title IX.
Harassment & Discrimination Prevention
This course covers University policies and procedures governing harassment and discrimination. Topics include defining and clarifying harassment, discrimination and retaliation, preventing and responding to harassment complaints, and addressing issues as an employee or supervisor.
New Employee Training on Harassment and Discrimination
This training consists of a thorough overview of the policies and procedures dealing with Sexual Discrimination. We will also review what is sexual harassment, discrimination, what is a disability, what are the laws that are relevant to it, how to address it, and what are the responsibilities of employees and their supervisors as it pertains to addressing harassment and discrimination. This training will be conducted by EOA Staff.
Harassment Prevention and Title IX Online Training Information
The University of Massachusetts Amherst deeply values its responsibility to create and ensure a respectful, safe, and inclusive campus for all members of the community. The University has teamed up and contracted with “Get Inclusive” to offer online trainings in HIPAA, Harassment Prevention and discrimination and how to prevent these from occurring on campus.
- All new employees are required to take this online training.
- All Responsible Employees (Mandated Reporters) are required to take this online training.
- All employees required to take this training will be granted release time to take the online training.
- Harassment Prevention and Title IX Training is open to all University employees, whether they are new hires or not.
- New employees who complete this online training are not required to also complete the in-person Harassment Prevention Training upon resumption of normal campus operations.
Start online Inclusivity Training with Get Inclusive.