Non-Supervisory Employees, Academic Staff, and Postdocs
Newly updated Sexual Harassment Prevention courses for faculty, supervisors, academic staff, non-supervisory employees, and postdocs will be activated on November 17, 2025. The new compliance courses (SHP-1025 and SHP-2024) will be available in STARS once assignments are made on November 17, 2025.
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”.
People who need to take this course
All staff who do not supervise other staff or students. Non-Supervisory staff includes:
- Employees who do not supervise the work of others
- Research or academic staff who do not supervise the work of others
- Lecturers (NOTE: Senior Lecturers are required to complete the course for supervisors; GSB Lecturers are required to complete the course for supervisors)
- Adjuncts
- Instructors
- Postdocs
- Visiting faculty/fellows/scholars
- Teaching assistants*
- Course associates*
- Casual employees**
- Temporary employees**
- Student employees**
Do not take this course if you are a faculty member or a new supervisor.
*Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Course Associates/Assistants (CAs) are required to complete the Sexual Harassment Prevention training. Please contact shareshp-training@stanford.edu to review the compliance requirement and confirm if your TA or CA cohort has been assigned to the SHP training.
**The non-contingent employee population (including casual employees, Stanford temporary employees, and student employees) was migrated to the even-year retraining cycle as of 2024 with a 30-day due date.
Registration information
STARS
Course Code: SHP-2024-WEB (will go live in STARS on 11/17/2025)
New Express Link coming in 2025 for the new SHP-2024 course.
Course information
Style: Online
Duration: Approximately 1 hour
Please note that the State mandates at least one hour of training regarding certain topics including sexual and sex-based harassment, abusive conduct, discrimination, and retaliation in employment. Stanford has Title IX, VAWA, and Clery training requirements, as well as University policies, that add the extra time to the content and time of the online course. The training is reviewed by the Office of General Counsel, and University Human Resources - Employee Labor Relations.
When to take this course
Staff must complete the SHP-2024 online program by their assigned due date. Non-supervisory employees will be required to complete a course every two years (for Stanford it’s every even-numbered year).
Completion certification
Your STARS training history will be updated within 2 days to show that you have completed the course. To print your certificate of completion, please login to your STARS All Learning Training record and "relaunch" the Harassment Prevention training to select "Print Certificate of Completion".
California Law SB1343
This California legislation mandates state-wide sexual harassment training for all non-supervisory employees. Learn more about SB1343