Office of Compliance and Civil Rights (Title IX and DHR)
Mandatory Trainings
Fresno State is committed to providing a safe and inclusive learning and working environment for all. To this end, we are requiring a mandatory online training to ensure students understand their rights, University resources, and prevention efforts regarding sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, rape, and stalking. The online employee prevention trainings listed below are required by federal, state, and University policy to train employees for Title IX and any potential acts of Discrimination, Harrassment and Retaliation.
For additional information on the CSU's Title IX Regulation Trainings, please visit the CSU Title IX website.
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The Office of Compliance and Civil Rights provides training for campus constituents related to Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, Title IX (sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, dating and domestic violence, stalking, and sexual exploitation), the Jeanne Clery Act, and Whistleblower/Whistleblower Retaliation. Please reach out to request a training now.
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2023-2024
All students enrolled in courses at Fresno State are required to take Title IX online training every academic year.
Please check your Fresno State email for information regarding required student training.
The deadline to complete the training was February 14, 2024. If you have not completed
the training by the deadline, a hold has been placed on your account. To remove the
hold, you must complete the training.
If you complete the training after the deadline and still have a hold on your account, we ask that you check your student account every 2-3 hours from the time you completed the online training. Please note that the system runs every couple hours, but it can take up to 24 hours to release that hold.
To complete the training, please login to your My Fresno State portal, go to Student Self Service, find "Important Links" on the right hand side, and click "Violence Awareness Training" as shown below.
You may also access the training by using this link: https://csufresnostudents-ca.safecolleges.com/training/home NOTE: You must be signed in to your student portal for the link to work.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Survivor Advocacy Services provides alternative student training that is trauma informed, sensitive to survivors, and does not include videos. You can sign up for individual student training by contacting the Survivor Advocates.
The Survivor Advocates can be reached by phone at 559.278.6796 or by email at survivoradvocate@csufresno.edu.
If you have general concerns about the online training, please contact the Title IX office at T9training@mail.fresnostate.edu.
This training is mandatory and there are no waivers. Please contact the Survivor Advocate to discuss alternate training for those who have difficulty with the content due to a previous experience of sexual misconduct.
The University's primary concern is the safety of its campus community members. All California State University students are required to complete Title IX online training every academic year. It is part of a system-wide effort to ensure that all students are provided a safe learning environment.
Yes. This training is required every academic year for all students enrolled in any University courses.
Attachment B, Page 5 of the Nondiscrimination Policy requires that each campus provide additional training for members of fraternities and sororities, as well as supplemental training focused on situations other student-leaders (including athletes and leaders in other student organizations) may encounter.
All students, including new and returning undergraduate and graduate students, are required to complete annual online training. In addition, student athletes, members of fraternities and sororities, and some other student organizations will be assigned an additional course. These courses will appear on the homescreen when you log into the training program.
Please Note: Student employees, in addition to any of the above assigned trainings, are also required to take the EDU: Eliminate Campus Sexual Violence (CSU) training in an effort to ensure appropriate responses from employees and to provide a guidance and insight into the problem of sexual misconduct.
Follow these steps to access the Title IX training:
Step 1. Login to My Fresno State student portal
Step 2. Go to Student Self Service
Step 3. Locate the Important Links area on the right
Step 4. Click "Violence Awareness Training"
You may also access the training by using this link:
https://csufresnostudents-ca.safecolleges.com/training/home
NOTE: You must be signed in to your student portal for the link to work.
If you have any technical difficulties accessing the program, please contact Vector Solutions via email at support.education@vectorsolutions.com. Be sure to provide your Fresno State ID# (located on the back of your Bulldog Card), first and last name, and the best way to reach you. You should receive a response within 24 hours.
Yes, if you are currently enrolled in coursework, then you must still complete the training.
An administrative hold will be placed on your account and access to your student portal will be blocked. This hold can only be removed by completing the training. You will not be able to register for classes for the following semester until the hold has been released.
You can still take the training even though the deadline has passed, but the registration hold will not be lifted until you have completed the training. Please note that it may take up to 24 hours to remove the hold.
No, this training is mandatory therefore there are no waivers.
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Employees are provided with a separate online training called EDU: Eliminate Campus Sexual Violence (CSU). This mandatory training is part of the CSU’s effort to ensure appropriate responses from employees and to provide guidance and insight into the problem of sexual misconduct.
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Students who are also employed by Fresno State (i.e. work-study, student worker) are required to complete BOTH training programs.
Fresno State’s Information Security team has thoroughly reviewed the technical components of the program and approved the program for student use based on the strength of the security measures utilized. Additionally, Vector Solutions has provided information regarding the limited personal information you are asked to provide so Fresno State can verify your participation.
The fastest way to resolve training-related issues is to email Vector Solutions directly at support.education@vectorsolutions.com.
For non-technical concerns, you may email your name, student ID#, and a brief description of the problem to t9training@mail.fresnostate.edu.
This is a 30-45 minute mandatory training completed every year by employees who do not manage employees or student workers. You may take this training in one sitting or stop and save as you go. This training is required, by the Chancellor, of all employees (Staff, Faculty, Managers, and Student Employees) every year. It is mandated by federal law and annual completion is required. We encourage you to maintain a copy your certificate of completion for your department’s records.
- All employees will be assigned the new Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) training to be completed through the CSU Learn training system.
- Training must be completed within 30 days.
- This training is unique from the Title IX/Sexual Misconduct prevention training that many have already completed.
This is a 2-hour mandatory training required every other year for employees who supervise one or more employees, including student workers. You may take this training in one sitting or stop and save as you go. We encourage you to maintain a copy your certificate of completion for your department’s records.
Supervisors are required to complete both the employee training as well as this additional supervisor training. If you are required to take this training, you will be contacted via e-mail.
Pursuant to Executive Order 1083, all Fresno State volunteers who work with children are required to complete CSU's systemwide CANRA online training. Additionally, all Fresno State MPP's are required to complete the CANRA training once every three years to ensure federal and state child abuse reporting compliance requirements are followed.