91茄子 Program for the Protection of Minors

91茄子 welcomes many students, employees, and visitors to campus every day and seeks to maintain an inviting, safe, and secure environment for those on campus or engaged in 91茄子-sponsored activities. In 2012, Texas passed legislation that requires employees of campus programs for minors attend a training and examination program that addresses the warning signs of sexual abuse and child molestation.

Our goal at 91茄子 is to exceed state standards by requiring every administrator, faculty/staff member and student worker complete the Program for the Protection of Minors training course within 90 days of being employed and to refresh on the content every two years.  Reassignment is automatically made on the two year anniversary of the first date of assignment.  This information falls under 91茄子 Policy 7.26.

91茄子 employees should be familiar with Texas law pertaining to reporting suspected child abuse or neglect.  Learn more. 

Training Requirements

91茄子 Training

91茄子 has partnered with Vector Solutions, a Texas-approved training provider, to host this training.  The training is titled "Protecting Youth".

To help enhance application and data security, effective October 14, 2019, Duo Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) will be required to access this service.

Assignment for the training tutorial will be made automatically once the employee's employment information becomes active in my.91茄子.  The employee will receive an email, sent by Vector on behalf of 91茄子, announcing the training is available along with information on how to access the training.  The training will take approximately 45 minutes to complete.  Refresh assignments will be made every two years during employment.

For reporting purposes on the State Reporting Form, the course completion information for the training program should be identified as Vector Solutions with a program code of CPM18-0132.

Students and Non-91茄子 Employees

Students who are asked to complete the training for coursework or internships may contact the Department of Human Resources to request the training assignment or they may use any state approved vendor to complete the training.  Emails should be sent to developu@smu.edu

Once training is completed, students may log back in to the Vector Solutions system to view/print their training completion certificate. Enter smu.edu/vector into a browser window and follow the instructions from there.

Non-91茄子 employees who will host or work at programs hosted in 91茄子 facilities may take advantage of 91茄子's site license with DCAC to complete the training.  These requests should be forwarded to the 91茄子 Office of Risk Management at riskmanagement@smu.edu.  Training will be assigned and an announcement email will be sent to the email address provided by the trainee. Please work with your 91茄子 Program Coordinator to manage this process.  

To print a copy of training completion at any time:

  • 91茄子 employees may log back into the Vector Solutions system once training is completed to print a completion certificate.  Enter smu.edu/vectorin a browser window and click on 91茄子 sign-in to enter your SSO credentials. 
  • non-91茄子 employees may access their training certificate by logging back in to the DCAC training site to view/print their completion certificate. 

Questions from 91茄子 employees should be sent to DevelopU@smu.edu
Questions from non-91茄子 employees should be sent to.

Kelly Services Temporary Employees

Temporary employees hired via Kelly Services should contact their Kelly Services representative regarding training assignments.

Program Coordinators and
Camp Operators (91茄子 Employees)

The 91茄子 Office of Risk Management hosts information sessions on 91茄子 practices and procedures for 91茄子 employees designated as Camp Operators and/or Program Coordinators. This in-person session offers instruction on who needs to be informed (in addition to those required by state law), compliance practices for Camp Operators, and records management procedures.

Camp Operators who are also 91茄子 employees should complete the State required form and send it to the Texas Department of State Health Services (see address on the form).  They should also provide a copy of the completed/submitted form to their 91茄子 Program Coordinator before the start of camp.  The 91茄子 Coordinator should retain a copy of the form in their departmental files and provide a copy to Risk Management at riskmanagement@smu.edu

Resources

91茄子 Resources

Training Program for 91茄子 Employees

Training Program for Student Workers:

State of Texas Resources

Other 91茄子 Resources for a Safe and Secure Campus

Camp Operators (Non-91茄子 Employees)

Camp Operators are responsible for ensuring that their employees have completed the state-required training before the start of the camp and for submitting the state required form to the Texas Department of State Health Services (see link under Quick Links). They should also provide a copy of the completed/submitted Department of State Health Services Campus Program for the Protection of Minors form to the 91茄子 Program Coordinator before the start of the camp. The 91茄子 Program Coordinator should retain a copy of the form in their departmental files as well as provide a copy to Risk Management at riskmanagement@smu.edu.

Resources

State of Texas Resources

Questions? Contact one of the following:

For compliance requirements and training for program coordinators and/or camp operators, contact the Office of Risk Management.

Email: RiskManagement@smu.edu

Call: 214-768-2083

For training programs for 91茄子 employees as well as completion results, contact Human Resources

Email: DevelopU@smu.edu