Training and Compliance

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirements

Sexual Harassment Prevention courses for faculty, supervisors, academic staff, non-supervisory employees, and postdocs are available in STARS. 

Stanford requires all faculty, academic staff, employees and postdocs to complete programs that encourage members of the University community to explore ways in which we can nurture respectful workplaces, classrooms, campus living spaces and programs sponsored by the University. Topics include illegal forms of sex-based discrimination, sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in our community, reporting obligations, campus resources, how to assist survivors, and how to be a positive “UPstander”.

California State Law AB 1825 became effective December 31, 2005. The legislation mandates state-wide sexual harassment training for any employee who performs supervisory functions within a company of 50 employees or more. California harassment training requirements have set the standard for the rest of the country. This is a two-hour course as required by California law.

California Senate Bill 1343 became effective January 1, 2020. This legislation mandates training in sexual and sex-based harassment and abusive conduct for ALL non-supervisory employees, academic staff, postdocs, and contingent employees (including casual, Stanford temporary employees, and student-staff) every two years. If you are a supervisor or faculty member, please do not complete this course. This is only for non-supervisory employees. This is a one-hour course as required by California law.

Faculty (including emeritus faculty on recall status) and supervisors retrain every odd year (2-hour course).

Non-supervisory employees (including casuals, Stanford temporary, and student employees)*, most academic staff, and postdocs retrain every even year (1-hour course). 

Please note that Stanford’s Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER) facilitates a separate NCAA state mandated training for DAPER supervisors, staff, and coaches. The NCAA education program does not exempt supervisors, staff, and coaches from the California mandated Sexual Harassment Prevention and Discrimination Education courses that are administered by the SHARE-Title IX and Title VI Office. For information about the NCAA harassment prevention mandate, please contact DAPER at daperhrtransactions@stanford.edu.

Updated on May 4, 2026