Mandatory Training

The training listed below are the only Mandatory Trainings required by Faculty, Staff, and Student Workers. Any training outside of the training listed below must be approved by the Chief Human Resources Office and the President. If there is a need for mandatory training, please complete a Training Request Form. Training Request Approval: Middle Georgia State University (mga.edu)

USG Mandatory Trainings

Right to Know Training

As an employee of the State of Georgia, we are required to ensure you know about hazardous chemicals in the workplace. This right is guaranteed under Georgia’s “Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act of 1988” (O.C.G.A. 45-22-2). Complete the USG Right to Know training.

USG Ethics Training

The University System of Georgia (USG) is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards and conducting our operations honestly, honorably and legally. The USG ethics training provides insights to those important standards and expectations and is required of all new employees at the time of hire. Your HR representative will send you an email with your user log-in and temporary password to complete this required training. Additional refresher ethics trainings are also required periodically. In addition to the mandatory training that you will complete, we also encourage you to review and be familiar with the full USG Ethics Policy.

USG Ethics Refresher Training

We are excited to announce that a new ethics refresher training module with fresh content and an introductory message featuring Chancellor Perdue has been developed for use by each University System of Georgia (USG) institution. This training continues to emphasize our strong ethical culture and the importance of transparency and accountability in our role as state employees. As noted by Chancellor Perdue, "Ethics, like safety and security, is most effective when practiced daily. Homepage - USG Ethics Refresher Training 2023

Cybersecurity Awareness Training

This training will provide information on how to identify and report cyber threats to protect the integrity of the organization. You can expect an email from the USG Cybersecurity team during your first week of employment with instructions on how to complete this training.  In addition to completing the initial cybersecurity awareness training during an employee’s first 30 days of employment, all MGA employees are also required to complete the cybersecurity awareness training at a minimum of twice annually. Employees who do not complete the required cybersecurity awareness training may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. MGA will follow the USG BOR policy for disciplinary measure. See BOR Policy Cybersecurity (10.4.2).

Mandatory Training – Condition of Employment

The completion of mandatory training is a condition of employment. In the event an Actively Employed Individual fails to complete USG Ethics training and certification or other required training, the employee shall be subject to disciplinary action consistent with BOR Policy up to and including termination of employment.

Upon the employee’s initial failure to complete the training in accordance with the published deadline, MGA shall have 30 days to obtain the employee’s compliance with the required training and certification using disciplinary procedures consistent with institutional policies and procedures and BOR Policy up to and including termination of employment. If the employee does not remediate the requirement within 30 days, then the disciplinary process outlined as follows shall be implemented. Nothing in the following process shall be construed as preventing the institution from taking measures that it deems necessary to obtain compliance prior to the end of the 30-day period.

Upon an employee’s failure to complete the required training and certification, the employee’s immediate supervisor shall convene a meeting and issue a verbal warning. If the employee does not remediate this requirement within three (3) business days of having received the verbal warning, then the employee will be relieved of any supervisory or budgetary responsibilities until such time as that the employee has successfully completed the required training and certification.

Staff

All non-faculty Actively Employed Individuals shall have a total of ten business days from the date of the verbal warning to complete the required training and certification. If the employee still fails to complete the training and certification at the end of the ten-business day period, then the employee shall receive a final written warning and will be given ten additional business days to complete the required training. If the employee continues to fail to complete the training by the regular close of business on the tenth day after the issuance of the final written warning, then their employment shall be terminated.

Tenured or Non-Tenured Faculty

If a tenured or non-tenured Actively Employed Individual with faculty rank continues to fail to complete the training and certification, the President shall remove the faculty member for cause consistent with the policy and procedures outlined in BOR policy on Discipline and Removal of Faculty Members (8.3.9.) If the faculty member is tenure-track, non-tenure, or part-time and/or adjunct and refuses to complete the training and certification, the faculty member shall also be subject to non-renewal of contract or non-reappointment