Campus Required-Training Review Board

What is the Campus Training Review Board?

The CTR Board reviews proposals to assign new required training modules to campus employees. The scope of the Board are modules in the UC Berkeley campus learning management system. Many educational modules exist in this system. Some are there for anyone to explore at their own discretion; others are “assigned”, either as recommended or required, to individuals in specific job categories. Required trainings are expected to be completed as part of the job duties of an employee. (For more information, see People & Culture’s Foundational Skills-Required Training website)

The role of the CTR Board is to review proposals that would assign modules as “required” for a broad segment of employees. While there is not a specific number that equates to "a broad segment", proposals for trainings that will be required of an entire job class or family are to be reviewed by CTR. If the training is required only for those doing a highly specific function, these trainings do not need to be reviewed by the Board. The Board was created in order to provide some central advisory oversight over broad-based training assignments and to provide a transparent process for those seeking to develop and assign a new training module. 

Why are trainings required? How many are required? How many hours are spent on training?

In order to be in compliance with various UC, state, and federal laws, each employee of the University is required to complete a certain amount of training activities as part of their job responsibilities. While these requirements can vary based on job function, at a minimum, this ranges from one to six hours of training per year per employee. Currently, there are six required trainings that are required for all employees (note that #1 and #4 have two versions each, based on job function; no employee takes both versions)

Required completion every year:
1a. UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment, Anti-Discrimination, Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Training for Non-Supervisors (~ 60 minutes)
2. UC Cyber Security Awareness (~ 30 minutes)
3. UC Workplace Violence Prevention Training (~ 20 minutes)

Required completion every two years:
1b. UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment, Anti-Discrimination, Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Training for Supervisors, Faculty and MSP (~ 2 hours)
4a. General Compliance Briefing: University of California Ethical Values and Conduct (~ 30 minutes)
4b. UC Ethics and Compliance Briefing for Researchers (~ 30 minutes)

Required one time only: 
5. UC Abusive Conduct in the Workplace (~ 20 minutes)
6. Workplace Safety (~ 20 minutes)

These training courses are important not only because they are required as part of job responsibilities, but they mitigate risk and provide valuable information and resources to support our campus principles of community. More information may be found on People & Culture’s Foundational Skills Training webpage

Required Training Proposal Process + Timeline

Campus units seeking to propose a new training module to be assigned as "required" to individuals in specific job categories via the UC Berkeley campus learning management system (LMS - UC Learning Center) must submit a proposal to the Campus Training Review (CTR) Board.

The CTR Board will review the proposal and make a recommendation to the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (EVCP), who have the final decision whether a proposed training should be required, recommended, or neither. To start the process, please follow these steps:

1. Save a copy of the “New Training Module Proposal Form” template to your own desktop/files and complete all lines of the form.
2. Submit the form for review by the CTR Board by the 15th of the month to ensure review at an upcoming Board meeting. The Board meets once monthly.
3. The CTR Board may invite you and your proposal team to provide a brief presentation about the proposed training.
4. Once the Board has reviewed your proposal materials and, if needed, has an opportunity to hear directly from you, they will send their recommendations to senior campus leadership within two business weeks. A copy of their recommendation will be shared with you. 
   
   *Note that it may take up to two months to undergo the review process, between submitting a completed proposal form and the Board rendering a recommendation.
5. Once the Chancellor and EVCP have made a final decision, the CTR Board will follow up with you and your proposal team to facilitate next steps, as needed.
   
   A completed “New Training Module Proposal Form” and any questions about the form, process, and timeline may be directed to CRTR Board staff Sumali Tuchrello (sumali@berkeley.edu).

Proposals Under Review + Proposals Reviewed

• Completed Review: May 2026: Providing Effective Academic Accomodations for Disabled Students at UC Berkeley
• Completed Review: May 2026: EHS 702: Heat Illness

Key documents & links:

• Charge Letter - November 7, 2025