Training and Prevention
Title IX: Sex and Gender Based Discrimination Prevention Training
[New links for 2025-2026 will be published July 1]
- Mandatory UA/UAA/UAS ƵSafe Title IX training is accessible through Blackboard
- Mandatory Ƶ ƵSafe Title IX training is accessible through Canvas
- ƵSafe Title IX Training completion deadline is October 31 annually.
Training is based on university policies and adapted to meet both employee and student training needs.
This Title IX training course will cover sensitive issues. If you have questions or would like to request to be released from this course please contact your Title IX Office.
Review our Title IX Training FAQs
University of Alaska Anchorage
(907) 786-0818
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Southeast
(907) 796-6371
For Students
Students* are required to complete ƵSafe Title IX training annually.
- UA/UAA/UAS: ƵSafe Title IX training (Blackboard)
- Ƶ: ƵSafe Title IX training (Canvas)
For Employees
Employees are required to complete ƵSafe Title IX training annually.
New employees are expected to complete the training within 30 days of hire.
- UA/UAA/UAS: ƵSafe Title IX training (Blackboard)
- Ƶ: ƵSafe Title IX training (Canvas)
For Volunteers
All volunteers at the university are required to complete “ƵSafe Title IX Training” prior to their volunteer service.
Information on Title IX training for volunteers can be found here.
ƵSafe Title IX Training FAQs
Completing the Training
All University of Alaska (UA) employees, all degree-seeking students, (which includes certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. as well as students living in campus housing, online students, North Star College students enrolled at the university or on national/international exchange) and all volunteers at the university are required to complete the ƵSafe Title IX Training annually.
Ƶ students, employees, and volunteers should take the training in Canvas. University of Alaska System Office employees and UAA/UAS students, employees, and volunteers should complete the training in Blackboard. Visit the ƵTitle IX Training and Prevention page to learn more about training requirements for each campus.
Answers to more specific eligibility questions can be found in the Who is Required to Take the Training section of this page.
The training should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
You can log in and out of the training as needed and resume where you left off.
The deadline to complete the training is October 31st. There are a few limited exceptions to the October 31st deadline:
- New or Transferring Students (Spring Semester Only)
- Students transferring or beginning classes in the Spring semester have until March 31st to complete the training.
- New Employees
- New employees are required to complete the training within 30 days from their date of hire.
- New Volunteers
- New volunteers are required to complete the training prior to engaging in university volunteer work.
The Title IX training cycle is from July 1st to June 30th the following year.
For the current FY26 training cycle, training completed anytime between July 1st, 2025, and June 30th, 2026 will be valid until June 30th, 2026.
The consequences for failing to fulfill your training requirements depend on your role at the university.
- Students
- Students who fail to complete the mandatory Title IX Training will be considered out of compliance.
- Employees
- Supervisors are required to ensure compliance with required training and address an untrained individual's performance within the employee's performance evaluation. The Title IX Coordinator provides regular training reports to unit leadership during the last month of the training cycle.
- Ƶ Employees: Per , non-compliance may result in implementation of the progressive discipline process (i.e., verbal warning, written reprimand, notice of intent to take corrective action up to and including termination of employment).
- Volunteers
- Volunteers are required to complete the training prior to their service, failure to do so will bar the individual from volunteering until they've taken the training.
For Blackboard Ultra (UA/UAA/UAS)
When you have fulfilled all the training requirements, refresh the browser tab. You should see "ƵSafe Title IX Training FY26 - Complete!" at the top of the Course Content. You can also confirm your completion by following these steps:
- Click on the Achievements tab on the top course menu (This tab will not appear until you have completed the training. You may need to refresh your browser.).
- Click on the badge "ƵSafe Title IX Training FY26 - Complete!”
- View, download, or print your ƵSafe Title IX Training certificate.
For Canvas (Ƶ)
You should receive an email with a certificate of completion once you’ve fulfilled all the training requirements or you can confirm your completion by following these steps:
- Navigate to the .
- Log in using your Ƶcredentials (or if you are a volunteer, log in using the username and password you created to access this training).
- Select your name on the right side of the screen and click “Student Dashboard.”
- Click “Completed” on the top left.
- View, download, or print your ƵSafe Title IX Training certificate.
The Title IX training cycle is from July 1st to June 30th the following year.
For the current FY26 training cycle, training completed anytime between July 1st,
2025, and June 30th, 2026 will be valid until June 30th, 2026.
Yes. We recognize that some individuals who may be asked to take this training have experienced sex and gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, and other related forms of harm. In the event you are unable to complete this training due to personal experiences, please complete the appropriate release request:
Who is Required to Take the Training?
Yes, Title IX training is an annual requirement for all students, employees, and volunteers and is refined and updated with new information each year.
No. If you are affiliated with multiple campuses, please take the training through the campus you are primarily affiliated with. If you are primarily affiliated with the ƵSystem Office, UAA, or UAS, you should complete your annual training in Blackboard, and if you are primarily affiliated with Ƶ, please complete the training in Canvas.
The Blackboard and Canvas trainings are the same, and completions are documented in the official training record in Banner, which is accessible to all three campus Title IX Coordinators. If you or a supervisor have questions regarding your training completion, you may contact your Title IX Coordinator.
No. If you have attended an official live/in-person Title IX training hosted by your Title IX Office after July 1st, 2025, you have fulfilled your training requirements for the July 1st, 2025 - June 30th, 2026 training cycle and do not need to take an online version of the training.
New students, employees, and volunteers should take the training as soon as possible to ensure that they are not out of compliance. New employees must complete the training within 30 days of hire and new volunteers must complete the training prior to their volunteer service.
Yes. You must still complete the ƵSafe Title IX Training. The University of Alaska is required to train individuals on UA-specific policies and procedures, notify individuals of VAWA and Clery information, as well as provide information on resources available at each university (Ƶ, UAA, UAS). This is different from the information and required processes individuals are trained on elsewhere.
Yes! You must still complete the ƵSafe Title IX Training. While we're happy to hear that you're helping make your community a safer place through your advocacy or compliance work, the University of Alaska is required to train individuals on UA-specific policies and procedures, notify individuals of VAWA and Clery information, as well as provide information on resources available at each university (Ƶ, UAA, UAS). This is different from the information and required processes individuals are trained on elsewhere.
Even our Title IX Coordinators and Investigators (who have extensive knowledge of
Title IX at Ƶand are tasked with providing live Title IX trainings to the Ƶcommunity)
are required to take the ƵSafe Title IX Training every year!
Yes. All degree-seeking students and all employees are required to take the training. Title IX responsibilities and resources apply to all Ƶcommunity members, regardless of where and how they study/work.
Your well-being is paramount. We recognize that some individuals who may be asked to take this training have experienced sex and gender-based discrimination or sexual harassment. In the event you are unable to complete this training due to personal experiences, please complete the appropriate release request:
Yes! All students are encouraged to take the training.
Technical Problems & Other Concerns
For technical assistance, please contact your IT services:
uaa.techsupport@alaska.edu
907-786-4646 or toll-free 877-633-3888
(ƵSystem Office and Ƶ)
helpdesk@alaska.edu
907-450-8300
uas.helpdesk@alaska.edu
907-796-6400 or toll-free 877-465-6400
Please be sure to specify which platform you are attempting to take the training on, Canvas (for Ƶ) or Blackboard (for UA, UAA, and UAS).
Note: This training is optimized for Google Chrome. If you are having difficulties, please try switching your browser to Chrome.
Contact your Title IX Office prior to the deadline so alternative options can be provided.
uaa_titleix@alaska.edu
907-786-0818
uaf-tix@alaska.edu
907-474-7300
uas.titleix@alaska.edu
907-796-6371
Contact your Title IX Office:
uaa_titleix@alaska.edu
907-786-0818
uaf-tix@alaska.edu
907-474-7300
uas.titleix@alaska.edu
907-796-6371