SMU 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 SMU-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 SMU 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 SMU Policy 7.26.
SMU employees should be familiar with Texas law pertaining to reporting suspected child abuse or neglect. Learn more.
SMU 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.SMU. The employee will receive an email, sent by Vector on behalf of SMU, 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 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-SMU employees who will host or work at programs hosted in SMU facilities may take advantage of SMU's site license with DCAC to complete the training. These requests should be forwarded to the SMU 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 SMU Program Coordinator to manage this process.
To print a copy of training completion at any time:
non-SMU employees may access their training certificate by logging back in to the DCAC training site to view/print their completion certificate.
Questions from SMU employees should be sent to DevelopU@smu.edu.
Questions from non-SMU employees should be sent to riskmanagement@smu.edu.
Temporary employees hired via Kelly Services should contact their Kelly Services representative regarding training assignments.
The SMU Office of Risk Management hosts information sessions on SMU practices and procedures for SMU 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 SMU 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 SMU Program Coordinator before the start of camp. The SMU Coordinator should retain a copy of the form in their departmental files and provide a copy to Risk Management at riskmanagement@smu.edu.
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 SMU Program Coordinator before the start of the camp. The SMU 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.
For compliance requirements and training for program coordinators and/or camp operators, contact the Office of Risk Management.
For training programs for SMU employees as well as completion results, contact Human Resources
