Staff training can be costly – not only in terms of money, but also time. The VRSA Online University provides members with free, unlimited training, available 24/7/365. Night shift workers? No problem. Day shift? Also, no problem.
Last year, VRSA members completed 87,805 courses through the university. The top ten courses were:
- Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Prevention
- Title IX Compliance Overview
- Medication Administration: Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
- Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff
- Seizure Training for School Personnel by Epilepsy Foundation of America
- Cultural Competence and Racial Bias
- Health Emergencies: Life-Threatening Allergies
- FERPA: Confidentiality of Records
- Students Experiencing Homelessness: Awareness and Understanding
- Workplace Injury Prevention
The university offers more than 500 courses on a variety of topics, from cybersecurity to defensive driving, human resources, school safety, parks and recreation, public safety, public works, OSHA, and much more. A full catalog is available here.
New courses are added regularly, including courses derived from VRSA virtual engagements, such as the Workers’ Compensation 101 series.
Workers’ Compensation:
- Workers’ Compensation 101: Panel of Physicians
- Workers’ Compensation 101: Reporting Requirements and VRSA’s Nurse Triage and Reporting Service – CompCare On-Call
- Workers’ Compensation 101: Understanding VRSA’s Workers’ Compensation Pharmacy Program
- Workers’ Compensation 101: Workers’ Compensation Benefits (Medical and Lost Wages)
Additional courses recently added include:
Cybersecurity Series
- Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Work Devices (CY42)
- Cybersecurity: Locking Down Your User Accounts (CY43)
- Cybersecurity: Securing Your Inbox (CY44)
- Cybersecurity: Sharing Files Securely (CY45)
- Cybersecurity: Browsing the Web Safely (CY46)
- Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Personal Devices (CY47)
- Cybersecurity: Verifying Phone Calls (CY48)
- Cybersecurity: Scanning QR Codes Safely (CY49)
- Cybersecurity: Managing Your Social Media Accounts (CY50)
- Cybersecurity: Using Chatbots Responsibly (CY51)
- Cybersecurity: Detecting Deepfakes (CY52)
Business Skills Series
- Business Skills: From Conflict to Clarity (BX61)
- Business Skills: Behavior-Based Interviewing (BX63)
- Business Skills: Risk Management: Risk Treatment (SK47)
- Business Skills: Risk Management: Hierarchy of Controls (SK48)
- Business Skills: Risk Management: Identifying Fraudulent Claims (SK49)
Diversity and Inclusion:
- Diversity & Inclusion: Communicating Effectively with People with Disabilities (DE16)
Health & Safety:
- Health & Safety: OSHA Top Four Hazards (SK46)
Get Started!
Interested in learning more about how to use the VRSA Online University? We have several recorded virtual engagements on our website that will help you get started! These include:
- VRSA Online University: Advanced Training
- VRSA Online University: Basic Training
- VRSA Online University: Administrator Overview
For more information on how VRSA can assist you in meeting your training goals, contact your VRSA Safety Consultant at 800-963-6800.