Information for Faculty, Academic Appointees, Graduate Student Employees, and Postdoctoral Scholars
Complete your required training to protect UC Davis research, data and academic mission.
UC Davis has launched the Mandatory Employee Training Compliance Program, requiring all employees to complete assigned training modules in the UC Learning Center by their individual deadlines. The program aligns UC Davis with systemwide University of California mandates and is designed to minimize disruption to teaching, research, and academic work. This requirement applies to all UC employees on active pay status including, but not limited to, all academic titles, visiting faculty, recall faculty, international scholars, Continuing and Professional Education instructors, staff, undergraduate and graduate student employees, and postdoctoral scholars, to name a few.
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Phase 1: Cybersecurity Training Compliance
Beginning July 1, 2026, UC Davis will enforce completion of the UC Cyber Security Awareness Fundamentals training course. Any faculty, academic appointees, graduate student employees, or postdoctoral scholars who have not completed this module by their individual deadline will temporarily lose access to certain core campus digital services until training is completed and verified.
In addition to losing access to digital services, if a non-represented academic fails to complete the training by their due date, they will also be removed from good standing immediately following the due date. Please refer to the Good Standing Policy regarding how to get back into good standing status.
Services that will be temporarily restricted include, but are not limited to:
- Aggie Enterprise
- MyInfoVault
- myucdavis
- UC Davis Box
- UC Davis Google Workspace
The following services remain fully accessible during any restriction period:
- Aggie Bill
- Aggie Service
- Campus clinical applications and services
- Microsoft 365 (including Outlook and Teams)
- Service Hub (ServiceNow)
- Student Health & Counseling Services
- Time Reporting System (TRS)
- UC Davis Canvas
- UC Learning Center
- UCPath
- Zoom
Access will be restored shortly after training is completed and verified. The program's goal is completion before enforcement, not disrupting academic work.
Your Individual Training Deadline
Your deadline is based on the date you last completed the cybersecurity training module — not a single campus-wide date. To find your specific deadline:
- Log in to the UC Learning Center
- Navigate to the Required Training section
- Review due dates and completion status
You will receive email reminders at 30, 14, 7, 2, and 1 day(s) before your deadline. Login-screen warnings will appear beginning 14 days out.
While there are no exceptions to the training requirement itself, faculty and academic appointees with exigent circumstances, such as sabbatical, approved leave, or other special situations, may request a one-time 7-day extension to temporarily restore access.
Extension requests for faculty, academic appointees, and postdoctoral scholars should be coordinated through the department's authorized academic point of contacts.
Graduate student employees may request a one-time 7-day extension to temporarily restore access by contacting their graduate program coordinator.
Extensions restore access temporarily but do not change the underlying training deadline.
Messages Sent to Faculty, Academic Appointees, Graduate Student Employees, and Postdoctoral Scholars
The following communications have been sent to UC Davis faculty, academic appointees, graduate student employees, and postdoctoral scholars regarding mandatory training compliance. Click to view each message. Additional messages will be posted here as they are sent.
- June 2026 – Cybersecurity Training Enforcement Program Letter to Faculty and Academic Appointees (From Vice Provost Phil Kass and CIDSE Aisha Jackson)
- June 2026 – Cybersecurity Training Enforcement Program Letter to Graduate Student Employees and Postdoctoral Scholars (From Dean and Vice Provost Jean-Pierre Delplanque and CIDSE Aisha Jackson)
Faculty, academic appointees, and postdoctoral scholars should reach out to their academic point of contact as their primary resource for training compliance questions, extension requests, and access issues. Contact your supervisor if you need help identifying the right person in your department.
Graduate student employees should contact their graduate program coordinator with training compliance questions, extension requests, and access issues.
For additional assistance:
| Topic | Contact | Resources |
|---|---|---|
UC Learning Center (login, course issues) | HR Learning & Organizational Development | |
UCPath | UCPath at UC Davis | |
List of approvers who can provide a 7-day extension | Academic Point of Contact | |
This page is maintained by the Office of Academic Affairs in partnership with Graduate Studies. For the campus-wide employee training compliance program page, see UC Davis Mandatory Employee Training Compliance Program.