Please find Frequently Asked Questions here.

To support our ethical approach and our compliance obligations, we expect that all members of staff to complete particular training during their time here. 

From 2024, completion of mandatory training will be required to pass probation, apply for a staff bonus or additional increment, progress through the academic promotion scheme, professorial pay review, and for the Professional Services Grade 8 pay review process.

The table below identifies the types of training you are expected to complete, how it’s delivered, and how often you need to repeat or follow up with further training in a specific area. 

Please be aware that there may be other training mandatory for your role or area. Please check with your line manager and visit our Induction page for more information. 

For staff who don’t use a computer for their role, tailored provision has been arranged.  More details about how to arrange this will be made available.  

Line managers should decide which mandatory training contractors and temporary staff should complete. Here is a guide to support contractor or temporary mandatory training decisions.  

Health & Safety mandatory training: For more information on Health & Safety training necessary for different roles, see the appendix of the training policy on the Health & Safety Directorate's training page. 

Note on frequency: 'Induction' refers to a member of staff's first three months in post.  When a piece of training needs to be done 'Once', ideally this should be done during induction.  However, if it is not completed (or was not available) during induction, it is still mandatory.

Course Name	Owned By:	Required For:	Frequency:	Time to complete (mins):	Link (if e-learning)	Platform	Contact
Information Security Awareness Training - Cyber Security and GDPR	IT	All Staff	Induction (see above) + every year 1	60	Information Security Awareness Training - Cyber Security and GDPR	CPD Training	IT Security
Introducing Inclusion (Equality and Diversity in Practice + Challenging Unconscious Bias)	HR	All Staff	Induction + every 2 years2	90	Introducing Inclusion	CPD Training	OPD Team
Fire Safety Awareness (FSA)	Health & Safety	All Staff	Induction + every 2 years or any change of location (whatever comes first)	20	Fire Safety	CPD Training	H&S Helpdesk
Anti-Bribery Essentials	Finance	All Staff (and international recruitment agents)	Once (see above)	45	Anti-Bribery Essentials	CPD Training	OPD Team
Criminal Finances Act	Finance	All Staff (and international recruitment agents)	Once (see above)	45	Criminal Finances Act	CPD Training	OPD Team
Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Safety	Health & Safety	Staff who use DSE daily at work, for continuous periods of an hour or more	Induction + any change of location	45	MySafety Workstation Assessment Guidance	MySafety	H&S Helpdesk
Health & Safety Essentials	Health & Safety	All Staff	Once (see above)	20	Health & Safety Essentials	CPD Training	H&S Helpdesk
Introduction to Copyright	Student & Academic Services	Academics, Researchers, Staff publishing resources	Once (see above)	Yes	Introduction to Copyright	CPD Training	Library
Recruitment and Interview Selection	HR	Recruitment Panel Members	Before recruiting; refresh if not completed within 2 years.	120	Staff Recruitment and Interview Selection 4	CPD Training	OPD Team
Safeguarding Essentials	Student & Academic Services	Staff who come into contact with students, applicants or those doing outreach work (encouraged for all staff)3	Induction + every 2 years	65	Safeguarding Essentials	CPD Training	OPD Team
Protecting your research	JRMO	Academics, researchers and research-supporting PS staff in S&E and encouraged for FMD and HSS 5	Induction	120	Protecting your Research	CPD Training	JRMO
Effective Advising and Signposting	Queen Mary Academy	Academics, TATFS	Induction	125	Effective Advising and Signposting	CPD Training	QMA

¹ Information Security Awareness Training:  This module replaces the two separate modules, Cyber Security and GDPR (Data Protection), that were previously available on MetaCompliance.

² Introducing Inclusion: Staff are required to have done some form of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training, at Queen Mary, every two years.  This e-learning is mandatory for all staff, unless you have a joint NHS contract and have completed EDI training as a condition of your employment with the NHS. 

³ Safeguarding: although some of the e-learning covers UK legislation the principles would still be relevant for colleagues on overseas campus. 

⁴ Recruitment and Interview Selection: This e-learning is a mandatory prerequisite to participating in staff recruitment activity.  The optional workshop can be booked online; the booking option will become available on the e-learning page after completing the e-learning.

⁵ Protecting your Research: While aimed mainly at staff in research-related post, this course highlights the risks to the university and individuals when conducting research and innovation activities with international partners. It introduces due diligence processes and export control regulation, which are relevant to staff managing TNE and research commercialisation.  Research services are aiming to review this course but need some time to do it so we are reinstating the old course for now.