Federal regulations, state laws, and campus policies mandate that all employees complete mandatory in-person or online compliance training on various essential topics. These topics include ethics, information security awareness, sexual harassment prevention, Title VI, workplace violence prevention, and Title IX.
Many of these trainings can be completed on-demand through our learning management system, BizLibrary. More information has been provided in detail about the required trainings below.
Access Trainings:
Link to access the below trainings:
BizLibrary
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Title IX
- Workplace Violence Prevention Training
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
- Information Security Awareness Training
Instructions for Accessing BizLibrary:
- Visit https://buffalostate.bizlibrary.com
- Sign in using your Buffalo State email address, and select "Next."
- This will take you to our organization's log in page. Type in your password, and select "Sign In.
- This will prompt you to "Verify your Identity" using your multifactor authentication. Select if you would like to receive a text or call. Type in the verification code.
- This will bring you to the home page in BizLibrary.
- Outstanding compliance trainings will be listed under "My Assignments."
Questions/Issues with Completing Trainings:
If you are experiencing trouble logging into BizLibrary, or with any of the required trainings, please use the below support options:
Please click on the below title to view more information about each compliance training:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Title IX | Sexual Harassment Prevention Training | Workplace Violence Prevention Training | Information Security Awareness Training | Comprehensive Ethics Training Course (CETC)
In the 2024 State of the University agenda, SUNY announced that beginning this fall, every faculty and staff member, including student employees at System Administration and on all 64 SUNY campuses will be required to complete Title VI training. This training reiterates that Title VI specifically applies to antisemitism and Islamophobia and underscores the need for campuses to prevent, investigate, and respond to allegations of discrimination.
The Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 training will cover:
- the type of discrimination prohibited
- how to identify discrimination
- how to report it
- a review of examples
If you are employed at another SUNY institution, and have already completed the Title VI training, please email a copy of your certificate to eeoequity@buffalostate.edu.
How to Access the Training:
- Visit BizLibrary (http://buffalostate.bizlibrary.com), which will bring you to a Microsoft page.
- The Buffalo State log-in page will appear. Enter your campus username and password.
- When you log in, at the very top of the page, you will see, “My Assignments.”
- Click the “2024 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964” icon. This will take you to the learning initiative
- To view/print your certificates, go back to the Home page in BizLibrary. Select “My Learning” using the drop box at the top of the left-hand side of the screen. Select “Transcripts” to view your certificates.
Who Needs to Complete the Training?
All full and part time state employees, including student employees and volunteers at Buffalo State need to complete this training.
Duration: 30-minutes
Deadline to Complete: September 30th, 2024
Tips for Successful Completion:
- When you select "Launch" there will be two windows that open. A pop-up window and the training video. DO NOT CLOSE OUT OF THE POP-UP WINDOW, OR IT WILL NOT TRACK YOUR COMPLETION.
- Use Google Chrome as your browser.
- Watch the training on your desktop/laptop and not your mobile device.
- Ensure you have 30 minutes of undistracted time to complete this training.
- Do not check email or complete other work-related tasks during this time, as it can create an issue with the video.
How to Guide:
For step-by-step instructions on completing this learning initiative in BizLibrary, please see "Instructions for Completing the Title VI Training in BizLibrary."
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits any person in the United States from being discriminated against on the basis of sex in seeking access to any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The U.S. Department of Education, which enforces Title IX, has long defined the meaning of Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination broadly to include various forms of sexual harassment and sexual violence that interfere with a student’s ability to equally access our educational programs and opportunities.
Sex-Based Harassment is considered discrimination on the basis of sex if it includes harassment due to actual or perceived sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity. For more information, please visit the Equity and Diversity webpage.
How to Access the Training:
- Visit BizLibrary (http://buffalostate.bizlibrary.com), which will bring you to a Microsoft page.
- The Buffalo State log-in page will appear. Enter your campus username and password.
- When you log in, at the very top of the page, you will see, “My Assignments.”
- Click the “2024 Title IX” icon. This will take you to the learning initiative
- To view/print your certificates, go back to the Home page in BizLibrary. Select “My Learning” using the drop box at the top of the left-hand side of the screen. Select “Transcripts” to view your certificates.
Who Needs to Complete the training?
All full and part time state employees, including student employees, and volunteers at Buffalo State need to complete this training.
Duration: 12-minutes
Deadline to Complete: October 11, 2024
Tips for Successful Completion:
- Use Google Chrome as your browser.
- Watch the training on your desktop/laptop and not your mobile device.
- Ensure you have 12- minutes of undistracted time to complete this training.
- Do not check email or complete other work-related tasks during this time, as it can create an issue with the video.
New York State enacted legislation in 2018 requiring all employers, including Buffalo State University, to ensure that their employees complete sexual harassment prevention training annually. The Equity and Campus Diversity Office has developed an online program that meets all New York State requirements for sexual harassment prevention training. The training must be completed online using BizLibrary before, October 11th.
How to Access the Training:
- Visit BizLibrary (http://buffalostate.bizlibrary.com), which will bring you to a Microsoft page.
- The Buffalo State log-in page will appear. Enter your campus username and password.
- When you log in, at the very top of the page, you will see, “My Assignments.”
- Click the “2024 Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training” icon. This will take you to the learning initiative
- To view/print your certificates, go back to the Home page in BizLibrary. Select “My Learning” using the drop box at the top of the left-hand side of the screen. Select “Transcripts” to view your certificates.
Who Needs to Complete the training?
All full and part time employees, including student employees and volunteers at Buffalo State need to complete this training.
Duration: 1-Hour
Deadline to Complete: October 11, 2024
How to Guide:
For step-by-step instructions on completing this learning initiative in BizLibrary, please see "Instructions for Completing the Sexual Harassment Prevention Training in BizLibrary."
Tips for Successful Completion:
- Use Google Chrome as your browser.
- Watch the training on your desktop/laptop and not your mobile device.
- Ensure you have 1-hour of undistracted time to complete this training.
- Do not check email or complete other work-related tasks during this time, as it can create an issue with the video.
An incident of workplace violence could have lifelong consequences for employees and their families. Human Resource Management offers Workplace Violence Prevention Training for all employees. Participation in this training is mandated for all public employees under NYS Labor Law §27b. NYS Labor Law §27b also mandates that all public employees participate in annual workplace violence prevention training. Employees must complete the web-based workplace violence prevention training.
Training topics covered include:
- recognizing warning signs for potential violence
- assessing risk in various work settings
- what to do and what not to do if presented with a violent situation
- campus resources available to prevent violence.
How to Access the Training:
- Visit BizLibrary (http://buffalostate.bizlibrary.com), which will bring you to a Microsoft page.
- The Buffalo State log-in page will appear. Enter your campus username and password.
- When you log in, at the very top of the page, you will see, “My Assignments.”
- Click the “2024 Workplace Violence Prevention Training” icon. This will take you to the learning initiative
- To view/print your certificates, go back to the Home page in BizLibrary. Select “My Learning” using the drop box at the top of the left-hand side of the screen. Select “Transcripts” to view your certificates.
Who Needs to Complete the training?
All full and part time employees, including student employees and volunteers at Buffalo State need to complete this training.
Duration: 25-Minutes
Deadline to Complete: October 11, 2024
How to Guide:
For step-by-step instructions on completing this learning initiative in BizLibrary, please see "Instructions for Completing the Workplace Violence Prevention Training in BizLibrary."
Tips for Successful Completion:
- Use Google Chrome as your browser.
- Watch the training on your desktop/laptop and not your mobile device.
- Ensure you have 25 minutes of undistracted time to complete this training.
- Do not check email or complete other work-related tasks during this time, as it can create an issue with the video.
SUNY Buffalo State University is committed to securing and protecting the information within its possession. As an institution of higher education operating under SUNY, Buffalo State University must comply with federal and state confidentiality and information safeguarding laws to ensure employees are aware of best practices with respect to storing, sharing, and using data. The Information Security Awareness Training is meant to ensure that employees are educated on the importance of information security and the risks of poor information security protocols and processes.
The Information Security Awareness Training will cover areas of data security and safety that everyone needs to know, from how to create secure passwords to how to avoid becoming the victim of a social engineering attack.
How to Access the Training:
- Visit BizLibrary (http://buffalostate.bizlibrary.com), which will bring you to a Microsoft page.
- The Buffalo State log-in page will appear. Enter your campus username and password.
- When you log in, at the very top of the page, you will see, “My Assignments.”
- Click the “2024 Information Security Awareness Training” icon. This will take you to the learning initiative
- To view/print your certificates, go back to the Home page in BizLibrary. Select “My Learning” using the drop box at the top of the left-hand side of the screen. Select “Transcripts” to view your certificates.
Who Needs to Complete the training?
All full and part time employees, including student employees and volunteers at Buffalo State need to complete this training.
Duration: 35-Minutes
Deadline to Complete: October 11, 2024
Tips for Successful Completion:
- Use Google Chrome as your browser.
- Watch the training on your desktop/laptop and not your mobile device.
- Ensure you have 35 minutes of undistracted time to complete this training.
- Do not check email or complete other work-related tasks during this time, as it can create an issue with the video.
Pursuant to the Ethics Commission Reform Act of 2022, all New York State employees are required to complete ethics training every year. For those employees who have not completed the Comprehensive Ethics Training Course (CETC) in 2024, the deadline to complete this mandatory training is Friday, November 29, 2024.
New hires are required to complete this training within 90 days of date of hire. Employees who have not yet taken the CETC in 2024 have two options for completing this requirement:
- Complete one of the live training sessions offered in a hybrid format (in-person and through Microsoft Teams) on campus. Please register using the links below:
- Monday, September 23, 9:00–10:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, September 24, Noon–1:30 p.m.
- Complete the live virtual training session through the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. Type “SUNY College at Buffalo” under Agency and the option will automatically populate underneath. Be sure to click SUNY College at Buffalo to receive the green check mark next to the name. You also must type in your NYS Employee ID (beginning with N), which can be found in the top left corner of your paycheck in SUNY Self-Service/View Paycheck (see user guide). Then type in your full first and last name and email address and select “Find a Training” to register. Human Resource Management will be notified of all course completions by employees.
Supervisors are asked to ensure that all their employees are allotted time to complete this mandatory training.
Please note: If you are employed at a state agency other than Buffalo State University and have already completed the Comprehensive Ethics Training Course through the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government or through your state agency in 2024, please send a copy of your certificate of completion to Human Resource Management so that we can document that you have fulfilled this mandatory training requirement at a different state agency.
