Training Requirements

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All University of Waterloo students and employees are required to complete mandatory health and safety training. Below is a summary of key requirements. Additional details are available through the Safety Office.

MEng, MASc, and PhD Students

Graduate students must complete the following training programs and adhere to the department's safety policies and procedures:

  1. Academic integrity module: All new graduate students must complete the Graduate Academic Integrity Module on Waterloo LEARN by the end of the second month of their first term. Failure to do so will prevent students from adding courses in their second term.

  1. Employee Safety Orientation - SO1001 

  1. Workplace Violence Awareness - SO1081 

  1. Employee WHMIS 2015 - SO2017 

  1. Accessibility training

  2. Cyber Awareness Essentials

  3. Cyber Awareness for Knowledge Workers

  4. Cyber Security for Researchers

  5. Safeguarding your Research

  6. Safety manual: All graduate students are required to review and comply with the department’s safety manual, including its policies, procedures, rules, and instructions. 

IMPORTANT: Additional training may be required based on your research or lab access, as determined by your supervisor.