IT TAKES ALL OF US

The content of the sexual violence awareness and prevention training is preventive in nature and focuses on:

• Consent;
• Bystander intervention;
• Supporting survivors; and
• Information on our policies and processes.

New modules will be ready in January of 2021 and will focus on:

• The roots of sexual violence;
• Systems of oppression and intersectionality. 

All new students (whether undergraduate or graduate) must complete this mandatory training by February 28, 2021.

All faculty and staff members who joined Concordia after October 31, 2020 must complete this mandatory training by February 28, 2021.

Returning staff and faculty are required to take new modules to deepen their understanding of the subject matter. These new modules are being developed and will be ready in 2021.

• The online training takes between 45 and 60 minutes to complete.
• The in-person virtual group training offered by the Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) takes 1.5 hours. Space is limited and registration is required.

• Sexual violence awareness and prevention training is a legal requirement as outlined by Bill 151. As a result, all Concordia faculty, staff and students must complete the training.
• Cases of faculty and staff who do not comply with this mandatory requirement will be addressed through the respective collective or employment agreement or policy.
• Students – whether new or returning, undergraduate or graduate –  who have not completed the training by the deadline will have a block placed on their student account that will prevent registration for future semesters unless the training is completed.

• Once you have completed the training, you should receive an automated email confirmation.
• If you have not received confirmation by email and/or wish to check your status, log on to MyConcordia.ca and click on “It Takes All of Us” Status near the bottom of the left-hand menu.

In alignment with Bill 151, all staff and faculty must complete Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention annually. As we have started a new year, you may notice that your completion status in MyConcordia has changed to “incomplete” and this is normal. You have the following options to choose from:

• Wait for the release of new modules in January 2021 to deepen your understanding of sexual violence;
• 2. Re-take the “It Takes All of Us” training now either online or in a virtual in-person session.
  
  

• The training is a legal requirement that is not optional but we understand this can also be a sensitive topic that can impact people in different ways.
• Questions and concerns can be sent to mandatory-training@concordia.ca
• Those seeking in-person support are encouraged to reach out to the Sexual Assault Resource Centre by calling the SARC Service Assistant at 514-848-2424 ext. 5972.

• Within the online version of the training, the “I’m feeling overwhelmed” button is there for people who are experiencing distress because of the content of the training.
• Once the button is clicked, information regarding immediate support will pop up.
• The button allows the viewer to exit the part they are finding distressing and to move ahead to the next section.
• The expectation remains that the training be completed by the deadline.Those who continue to experience significant distress are encouraged to reach out to the Sexual Assault Resource Centre so that they can go over the training content in a one-on-one setting.

Those experiencing technical issues in completing the online version of the training should contact Concordia’s IITS help desk.

• No, there are two different training modules: one for students and another for employees.
• All students (including those who work at Concordia as research assistants and teaching assistants, as well as students hired to work on time sheets or short term contracts) are required to do the student module. 
• NOTE: Faculty and staff will need to take the training every year, while students only need to take it once during the course of their studies.

• Faculty and/or staff members who were on leave will be obliged to take the training when they return.