Training
In addition to the online compliance training required of all faculty, staff, and student employees, as outlined below, TCU offers additional trainings that are required based on an individual's job responsibility or function, research area, or participation in programs or activities involving minors :
As a member of the Texas Christian University community, you play a key role in helping the University live up to its commitment to maintain the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct free from discrimination and harassment in support of our mission. As part of our legal responsibilities as a higher education institution, we must also understand and effectively apply the rules surrounding our students’ personally identifiable information. Beyond our legal requirements, we must educate and enforce federal and state regulations to maintain high standards to guide us in our daily University activities and behave in a manner that both respects the freedom of others and refrains from interfering with normal University business.
To uphold these standards campus-wide, the University provides annual online, self-paced compliance training programs. As an employee of TCU, you are required to complete online compliance courses related to workplace conduct, conflict of interest, discrimination and harassment, diversity, inclusion and belonging, Title IX , the Clery Act, FERPA, and data security. University employees are expected to complete their assigned courses within 45 days after the course assignment. Incomplete or non-complete courses may impact employees’ annual performance rating and/or merit increase.
Following the 2024-2025 launch of compliance training on July 24, 2024, you may access
your assigned courses through the TCU portal at any time (my.tcu.edu/My Employee Center/Compliance/Single Sign On with TCU username
and password; Associates - click on the Home Page menu/My Employee Center/Compliance). Or you may access the Vector platform at https://tcu-tx.vectorlmsedu.com/.
Modules for the 2024-2025 Compliance Cycle
| Course | New Employee* | Returning Employee | Student Employee | Graduate Assistant | Associate** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preventing Harassment & Discrimination: Non-Supervisors Clery Act and Title IX | ● | ||||
| Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging | ● | ||||
| FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act | ● | *** | ● | ||
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Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees of Educational Institutions: Classifying and Safeguarding Data for Institutional and Personal Use |
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| General Ethics in the Workplace | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Conflicts of Interest | ● | ● | |||
| Building Supportive Communities: Clery Act and Title IX | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees of Educational Institutions: End-User Best Practices |
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| Discrimination Awareness in the Workplace | ● |
*New employees hired on or after April 15, 2024
**Additional courses may be assigned based on function
***FERPA may be assigned to selected Returning Employees (individuals with access
to student education records)
Learn more about the compliance courses
Notes to remember for the 2024-2025 Compliance Cycle:
- Non-exempt, student, and temporary employees should review and complete their course assignments during scheduled work hours.
- Faculty, Staff, Temporary and Student Employees, Associates, and Graduate Assistants will receive automated email reminders until the required training courses are completed.
- All TCU, Brite, and TCU School of Medicine employees, including temporary employees, are required to complete the annual compliance training courses, regardless of length of employment.
- The 2024-2025 Compliance Cycle begins July 24, 2024, and ends at 5:00 pm CDT on May 9, 2025. Employees hired on or after April 15, 2025, will receive their compliance training at the beginning of the next compliance cycle.
- Thirty (30) days after the completion of two of the assigned courses, Building Supportive Communities and Preventing Harassment and Discrimination, a Part Two Follow Up Survey will be automatically assigned. These surveys are voluntary; however, completion is encouraged.
- Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge are the preferred internet browsers for the mandatory trainings. Should you experience technical issues, support is available 24/7 and can be accessed from the Help link within the course or by visiting the Vector Solutions Support Center.
Should you have further inquiries, contact the Compliance Training Team at hrcompliance@tcu.edu.
Research Compliance Training
The TCU Office of Research offers comprehensive training opportunities to meet the needs of faculty, staff, postdocs and students involved in research and scholarly activities at TCU. Our program is structured to provide a better understanding of the requirements, policies and administrative processes that impact the research enterprise.
Environmental Health & Safety Compliance Training
TCU Environmental Health & Safety offers a range of occupational safety and environmental training to all University departments. Training is offered on an as-needed and as-requested basis. To learn more, contact the Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator at 817-257-7220.
Protection of Minors
TCU is dedicated to the safety and welfare of minors who visit TCU's campus, including those who participate in university-sponsored programs and activities, university academic activities, university-related events, or university co-sponsored events and minors who participate in a third-party program, camp or event, administered by an external entity, conducted on TCU's campus. To promote the protection of minors, all authorized adults participating in programs or activities involving minors must successfully complete a state-approved training and examination program on sexual abuse and child molestation awareness.
TCU employees and enrolled TCU students may access the online, state-approved course
currently utilized at TCU via their my.tcu.edu account or by contacting the Office
of Compliance at askcompliance@tcu.edu.
To gain access to the online course via my.tcu.edu:
Employees:
- Login to my.tcu.edu account
- Click on the My Employee Center tile
- Click on the Compliance tile
- Once successfully logged in, click on the Extra Training link on the left hand side of the screen
- Click on the Campus Prevention Network box and select the Protecting Youth: Abuse & Neglect Prevention (CPM-18-0137) course.
Students:
- Login to the Vector Solutions learning platform via the following link: https://tcustudents-tx.vectorlmsedu.com/
- Once successfully logged in, click on the Extra Training link on the left hand side of the screen
- Click on the Campus Prevention Network box and select the Protecting Youth: Abuse & Neglect Prevention (CPM-18-0137) course.