Required SVSH Prevention Trainings

As part of a campus-wide effort to prevent and address sexual violence and sexual harassment, all UC students and employees are required to complete sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH) awareness and prevention education courses. For information about sexual violence and harassment awareness and prevention education requirements, visit the UC Education and Training page(link is external) and the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination education and training website(link is external).

Content Warning: These courses cover topics of sexual violence, possibly including scenarios. If you have concerns about completing the requirements due to a past experience of violence, please contact the PATH to Care Center(link is external) (confidential advocates) to discuss an alternative to course completion by calling 510-642-1988 or emailing ptcadvocates@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail).

Accommodations: Accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities. Students who need accommodations to complete this requirement, please contact the Disabled Students' Program(link is external). Employees who need accommodations to complete this requirement, please contact learningcenter@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) or Be Well at Work - Disability Management(link is external).

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Minimum training requirements for all UC Berkeley affiliates*

Your affiliation or roleRequired training when you enroll or onboard (for new students and employees)Required training every year after (for continuing students and employees)
Undergraduate students

1. Read letter you received before the start the semester.

2. Complete the online Vector Solutions training "Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates". Access via CalCentral.

3. Attend Bear Pact during Golden Bear Orientation(link is external). See Golden Bear Orientation Dates and Deadlines(link is external) for more information.

 1. Complete the online "refresher" Vector Solutions training module "Sexual Assault Prevention Ongoing: Healthy Relationships". Access via CalCentral Task.
Graduate and professional students

1. Read letter you received before the start the semester.

2. Complete online Vector Solutions training "Sexual Assault Prevention for Graduate Students". Access via CalCentral.

3. Complete live prevention education training facilitated by your department and partners in the PATH to Care Center.

See the Graduate Division webpage on SVSH Training(link is external) for more information and dates.

 1. Complete the online "refresher" Vector Solutions training module "Sexual Assault Prevention Ongoing: Healthy Relationships". Access via CalCentral Task.
Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs)

1. First-time GSIs must complete Module 5 of the GSI Professional Standards and Ethics Course, Creating an Educational Environment Free of Sexual Harassment. Access via the GSI Teaching and Research Center(link is external))

2. Complete the online 1-hour "UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Non-Supervisors" (course code: SVSAST-BE-ECO). Access via the UC Learning Center(link is external)

  • Must be completed within 90 days of hire.
 1. Complete the online 1-hour "UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Non-Supervisors" (course code: SVSAST-BE-ECO). Access via the UC Learning Center(link is external)
Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs) and Tutors

1. Complete the online 1-hour "UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Non-Supervisors" (course code: SVSAST-BE-ECO). Access via the UC Learning Center(link is external)

  • Must be completed within 90 days of hire.
 1. Complete the online 1-hour "UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Non-Supervisors" (course code: SVSAST-BE-ECO). Access via the UC Learning Center(link is external)
Staff (non-supervisory)

1. Complete the online 1-hour "UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Non-Supervisors" (course code: SVSAST-BE-ECO). Access via the UC Learning Center(link is external)

  • Must be completed within 90 days of hire.
 1. Complete the online 1-hour "UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Non-Supervisors" (course code: SVSAST-BE-ECO). Access via the UC Learning Center(link is external).
Supervisors, managers, faculty, and those in MSP or SMP, postdoctoral appointees, and faculty on recall

1.  Complete the online 2-hour "UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Supervisors, Faculty and MSP" (course code: AB1825-BE-ECO). Access via the UC Learning Center(link is external).

  • Must be completed within 90 days of hire.
  • Continuing employees who newly become supervisors must complete this training within six months of assuming supervisory responsibilities.

Complete online training, which alternates annually between:

1. Online 2-hour "UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Supervisors, Faculty and MSP" (course code: AB1825-BE-ECO). Access via the UC Learning Center(link is external).

2. Online 35-minute "Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (SVSH): Supervisors, Faculty, MSP Refresher" (course code: BE-SVSH SUPPLEMENTAL-ECO). Access via the UC Learning Center(link is external).

*Last updated July 2024.

Additional training requirements

Employees with certain job functions, and students with certain roles in student organizations and activities, are required to complete supplemental sexual violence and sexual harassment prevention education in addition to their regular job training and the minimally required trainings listed above. The following lists a few, but not all, of the roles requiring additional training and information about how to receive the supplemental training. Please contact the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination with questions about SVSH training requirements.

For questions regarding SVSH prevention courses

Please note that the completion of one training does not substitute for the completion of another training. 

For student courses: 

For employee courses: 

  • Please visit the FAQ, many questions are answered there. 
  • Technical issues: Please email learningcenter@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) for assistance.
  • If you think you were assigned a course in error: Please contact your employer or email learningcenter@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail). You can find more information about recurring training on the People & Culture Foundational Skills webpage(link is external). 
  • If you are an employee of two institutions that both require SVSH training, you may be able to waive out of the other institution’s requirements. It is recommended that you do the Berkeley-assigned training and provide your other employer with your UC confirmation of course completion.