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Annual On-Line Trainings

2024-2025 School Year Annual Online Trainings

 

  1. All employees must complete the Save/School Emergency Procedures/Fire Extinguisher training module. This training meets the requirements set by the New York State Education Department. The training module is comprised of School Violence Prevention, Mental Health Awareness, Dignity for All Students Act, School Safety Protocols, School Safety Plan requirements, and School Security topics. (Due September 6, 2024)

  2. All employees must complete the Hazardous Communication & NYS Right to Know refresher training module. (Due September 30, 2024)

  3. All employees must complete the Bloodborne Pathogens training module (Due September 30, 2024)

  4. All employees must complete the NYS Sexual Harassment Prevention training module (Due September 30, 2024)

  5. All employees must complete the WSWHE Employee Annual Notifications training module(s). 10-month staff must also complete the Policy Verification for Instructional Staff (Due September 30, 2024).

  6. All employees must complete the Privacy, Cybersecurity, Bullying/Cyberbullying training module (Due by September 30, 2024)

  7. All employees must complete the Workplace Violence Prevention training module (Due by September 30, 2024)

  8. The following staff must complete the Child Abuse Mandatory Refresher training module:

All Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Teacher Aides, Bus Drivers, Bus Aides, School Nurses, School Counselors, School Social Workers, School Administrators, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, School Resources Officers, School Psychologist and other personnel required to hold a teaching or administrative certificate or license (Due by September 30, 2024) 

Our Harassment Prevention Administrators will be available Monday-Friday from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm.
 
PLEASE CONTACT 518-581-3372 WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE WHILE COMPLETING THE TRAINING. 
 
TRAININGS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE DATES BELOW: 
All Continuing Staff need to complete the School Safety training module by
 Friday, September 6, 2024
All Continuing Staff need to complete the remaining training modules by
 September 30, 2024
All New Staff hired after September 1, 2024, must complete trainings within
 30 days of their hire date
 

Log-In Information: Each employee will be sent an email regarding the log-in information to their WSWHE BOCES email. 

 

Website Link: https://learn.theneedhamgroup.com/login/

 

Log In - Employees will log in using their full assigned BOCES email address.

  1. Password - Employees will be sent an email from the Needham Risk Management Resource Group, LLC with an assigned password.
  2. Employees will see all training modules when accessing the site. Training modules are located on the training homepage and can be accessed at any time. The site will remember your course progress should you need to stop and continue at a later time.
  3. Review the modules and complete checkpoint and final quizzes during the course. A score of 100% is required for each quiz. You may retake the quiz if necessary. Once the course is completed, a Certificate of Completion will be generated and obtained by the Office of Personnel/HR.

 

All training MUST be completed during normal work hours so that your district health and safety designee can be available to answer any questions that may arise during completion, please contact The Needham Risk Management Resource Group, LLC at 518-860-1758

If you have issues with the trainings, please contact the BOCES Office of Personnel/HR.