Types of mandatory training.
While there are no federal training regulations that apply to all employers across the board, those in the public sector, construction, food service, health and others, must meet certain requirements to comply with federal, state and local regulations. For example, many construction companies must provide OSHA safety training and federal contractors must complete training on topics such as records management, continuity awareness and anti-discrimination, according to the US Department of Labor.
Some states, like California, require employers to train on sexual harassment, or require specific training for occupations or certifications. For example, Texas requires licensed childcare facilities to provide various clock hours of training, according to SHRM.
What Happens if You Don’t Provide Required Training?
Not providing required training leads to non-compliance, the result of which could end in penalties. If you don’t provide the required training and an employee is hurt on the job, you may have to pay damages or even face criminal charges. But what’s more, when you don’t provide the right training to keep your employees safe, you risk their health, productivity and work quality.
Lean on the Professionals for Guidance
Since compliance is such a sticky issue, it’s a good idea to seek legal advice about which types of training your employees require. SHRM recommends that employers assess their training obligations, with guidance from legal counsel, by asking “What training should we provide to create a fair, safe and respectful environment for all employees?”
Arcoro not only offers a Learning Management System (LMS) that helps employers provide and track training completions and certifications for compliance, our compliance partners can help provide mandatory course material.
Circa can help address workforce diversity requirements, ClickSafety offers authorized OSHA courses, SkillSignal delivers field-first safety management, TrainingABC offers dozens of online courses from ADA compliance to sexual harassment and myHRcounsel provides valuable legal advice to subscribers. These partnerships are invaluable to companies who need to provide mandatory training to maintain state compliance.
For example, California, Illinois and New York require state mandatory sexual harassment training. One of our California customers found our partnership with TrainingABC invaluable when it was able to leverage TrainingABC’s sexual harassment course with our LMS.
Arcoro’s LMS Brings it All Together
Arcoro’s LMS allows users to effectively present training and development material to employees. Along with our partner courses, our LMS offers:
- Flexible Training Methods. Arcoro’s LMS delivers online or on-the-job training with an in-person or virtual instructor so the employee can complete training courses at their own pace. Employers can upload existing courses using SCORM, AICC, xAPI and CMI5 formats. And you can associate courses based on skills and competencies.
- Reporting and Dashboards. The LMS delivers on-demand system reports, along with ad hoc reports, and they can be scheduled and sent to anyone. Users also can export real-time results to Excel, Word or as a PDF. Easy-to-view widgets from the dashboard let users view learning metrics at a glance. Student transcripts can be centralized by individual, group or both.
- Social Learning and Collaboration. Arcoro’s LMS promotes social learning and collaboration via work groups. It also allows access to threaded discussions where users can share information. Upload supporting resources to keep everyone on the same page and an additional collaboration tool can link a training object or course.
- Compliance and Certification Management. Arcoro’s LMS aids with compliance and certification management by allowing admins to set and automate reminder notifications for certification deadlines and expiration dates. You can integrate both online and on-the-job activities, centralize reporting and upload certifications. Integrate online and on-the-job activities. The LMS also gives you the ability to upload a document and have the employees sign off on it like policies, handbooks, etc.
- Learning Plans/Curriculum. There are several options for implementing learning plans and curriculum. You can create blended training paths and assign dynamic coursework based on employee demographics, job code or configurable groups. The LMS lets you consolidate tracking and reporting as well as providing a Knowledge Base to store documents and attach to a learning course.
Arcoro’s LMS can help you develop or improve a learning development program that your employees will be excited to take part in. Schedule a demo to see exactly how it works.
