Workday Learning Required Training

New employees and team members at UVA or UVA Health must complete regulatory courses and programs hosted in Workday Learning.

Assigned learning, based on your role, appears in the "Required for You" slider. You will also receive an email and a Workday notification for each assignment. These emails include contact information if you need assistance, so be sure to review them carefully and complete assignments by their due dates.

Click the (+) symbol on each accordion below to view details about these requirements.

Current UVA Health team members can visit the Annual Retraining webpage for additional information.

Learning Content

This section provides essential details about the course, including the title, a brief description of its purpose, the audience required to complete it, and contact information for support or inquiries.

  • Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control

    This digital course, owned by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, is required for all UVA Health team members. The purpose of this course is to explore regulatory topics such as practices for hand hygiene, standard precautions, and how to handle exposure to any pathogens. For team members who work in a clinical setting, there is additional information on topics such as personal protective equipment (PPE), isolation guidelines, MRSA and VRE, and handling sharps. 

    Estimated Completion Time: 21 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • Community Medicine UVA, LLC employees
    • UVA Health employees and contractors
    • UVA Physicians Group (UPG) employees and contractors

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, contact Joan Buckner.

    Bloodborne Pathogens and Infection Control

  • Corporate Compliance

    This digital course, owned by Corporate Compliance & Privacy, is required for all UVA Health team members. The purpose of this course is to explore the UVA Compliance Program, team member’s responsibilities surrounding compliance, and how to identify and report compliance issues or concerns.

    Estimated Completion Time: 15 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • Community Medicine UVA, LLC employees
    • UVA Health employees and contractors
    • UVA Physicians Group (UPG) employees and contractors

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, contact Annette Norton.

    Corporate Compliance

  • DSS - Emergency Preparedness, Targeted Violence, & Terrorism Awareness

    The Emergency Preparedness, Targeted Violence, & Terrorism Awareness training module provides an overview of emergency preparedness planning at the University. Our goal with this module is to educate you on planning and response for all hazards. As a state employee, you are required by the Virginia Office of Commonwealth Preparedness to take one training on terrorism awareness. This course has been approved by the Office of Commonwealth Preparedness and satisfies that requirement.

    Estimated Completion Time: 10 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia employees

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, please email uvaEM@virginia.edu.

    DSS - Emergency Preparedness, Targeted Violence, & Terrorism Awareness

  • Effective Health Communication

    This digital course, owned by UVA Health, is required for all UVA Health team members. The purpose of this course is to explore the communication assistance requirements and options that are available to patients and guests and to learn about resources to effectively work with and document the use of an interpreter.

    Estimated Completion Time: 10 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • Community Medicine UVA, LLC employees
    • UVA Health employees and contractors
    • UVA Physicians Group (UPG) employees and contractors

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, contact Sally LeBeau.

    Effective Health Communication

  • Hand Hygiene UVAHealth

    This digital course, owned by UVA Health, is required for all UVA Health team members. Hand hygiene to prevent healthcare-associated infections, as required by The Joint Commission and Leapfrog.

    Estimated Completion Time: 5 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • Community Medicine UVA, LLC employees
    • UVA Health employees and contractors
    • UVA Physicians Group (UPG) employees and contractors

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, contact Joan Buckner.

  • Hiring Official and Search Committee Training

    This module will acquaint you with policies, procedures, and resources related to the recruitment and selection of faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals at the University, University Medical Center, and UVA Wise. Through this Module, you will learn how bias can adversely affect a search and how to mitigate those potential effects, and how to conduct fair and objective recruitment processes using the resources provided throughout the training.

    Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    Anyone participating in recruitment and selection at:

    • The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia employees
    • UVA Medical Center employees
    • UVA Wise employees

    This includes faculty and staff involved in hiring decisions.

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, contact EmploymentEquity@virginia.edu.

    Hiring Official and Search Committee Training

  • Privacy and Information Security

    This digital course, owned by Corporate Compliance & Privacy, is required for all UVA Health team members. The purpose of this course is to explore UVA's privacy and security procedures, how to apply such policies to your job, and how to report a privacy or security concern. There are two lessons: the content of the course and a test. The course includes:

    • Protected Health Information (PHI)
    • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
    • Medical Center Responsibilities & Patient Rights

    Estimated Completion Time: 20 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • Community Medicine UVA, LLC employees
    • UVA Health employees and contractors
    • UVA Physicians Group (UPG) employees and contractors

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, contact Erin Trost.

    Privacy and Information Security

  • Quality and Safety

    This digital course, owned by UVA Health, is required for all UVA Health team members. The purpose of this course is to explore four major areas: Be Safe, Safety & Security, Fire Safety, and Hazard Prevention & Management.  

    • Be Safe teaches employees about the philosophy of Be Safe, A3 method to problem solving, escalation and the Help Chain, and other elements of lean management system.  
    • Safety and Security teaches employees about the proper way to display your ID badge and responses to security issues. 
    • Fire Safety teaches employees about their response to a fire.
    • Hazard Prevention & Management teaches employees responses to hazardous chemical concerns and other potential hazards in the environment.

    Estimated Completion Time: 45 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • Community Medicine UVA, LLC employees
    • UVA Health employees and contractors
    • UVA Physicians Group (UPG) employees and contractors

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, contact Kevin Fox.

    Quality and Safety

  • Records and Information Management at UVA

    The Records & Information Management Office (RIM) assists university departments and employees with managing university records in accordance with state and federal laws and university policies.

    This training is intended for academic employees and is mandatory for all current and new employees under IRM-017 Records Management.

    Estimated Completion Time: 10 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia employees

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, contact Records@virginia.edu.

    Records and Information Management at UVA

  • Virginia State Employee Safety and Disaster Awareness Training

    This digital course, owned by UVA Medical Center Emergency Management, is required for all UVA Health team members. The purpose of this course is to educate team members on planning for and responding to a variety of emergency situations. Because Virginia is vulnerable to a variety of natural, technological, and human-caused emergencies, a planned and coordinated response by UVA Health can save lives, protect assets, and more quickly restore essential services. This course must be completed annually.

    Estimated Completion Time: 15 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • Community Medicine UVA, LLC employees
    • UVA Health employees and contractors

    Questions?

    For questions about the course, contact Shane Anderson.

    Virginia State Employee Safety and Disaster Awareness Training

  • Preventing and Addressing Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (PADHR)

    At the University of Virginia (UVA), all staff and faculty are required to complete training on preventing and addressing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in accordance with the following policies:

    • HRM-009: Preventing and Addressing Discrimination and Harassment
    • HRM-010: Preventing and Addressing Retaliation
    • HRM-040: Reporting of Disclosures

    To meet these requirements, UVA offers two versions of the PADHR (Preventing and Addressing Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation) training:

    1. PADHR – General Training: For all employees
    2. PADHR – Supervisor and Faculty Training: Tailored for those in supervisory or instructional roles

    Importantly, this training must be completed at least once every two years to remain compliant with university policy.

    Estimated Completion Time: 75 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia employees
    • UVA Medical Center employees
    • The University of Virginia's College at Wise employees

    Questions

    Responses to frequently asked questions are available on EOCR’s webpage. If you have additional questions, please email EOCRTraining@virginia.edu or call 434.924.3200.

  • Not On Our Grounds: Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities at the University of Virginia

    This online training is required of all University and Medical Center employees at hire and every two years. You’ll learn about preventing sexual and gender-based harassment and other forms of interpersonal violence, as well as your reporting requirements for such disclosures.

    Estimated Completion Time: 45 minutes

    Who Has to Take It?

    • The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia employees
    • UVA Medical Center employees

    For any questions regarding the content of the course or if you need additional support, please email EOCRTraining@virginia.edu or call 434.297.7988.

    Not On Our Grounds: Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities at the University of Virginia

Compliance Monitoring and Reporting

Unit leadership (e.g., Manager, Supervisor, ANM, NEC, designee) and Learning Content Owners are responsible for running Workday Learning reports to monitor and ensure compliance with required training.

Some assignments in Workday Learning include automated reminders before, on, and after the due date. These reminders may CC the worker’s direct manager(s) to encourage completion.

For more details, refer to the following job aids:

For additional questions, please email AskHR@virginia.edu for support with Workday Learning reporting.