No-cost Employee Training Opportunities for MCIT Members

MCIT members have access to four no-cost employee training opportunities as part of membership: on-site or virtual employee training conducted by MCIT staff, on-site Defensive Driving Training, streaming videos from the Minnesota Safety Council and webinars. Members are encouraged to take advantage of these services.

MCIT Speaker Service

MCIT can provide a member entity with virtual or in-person training presentations for its employees that address a number of risk management and loss control topics at no cost. Availability is based upon MCIT staff schedules. A minimum audience of 20 people is preferred for in-person sessions and at least 10 people for virtual sessions.

To ensure that this opportunity is available for as many members as possible during the year, a member entity (inclusive of all departments) is allowed one day of on-site training per year. Requests should be coordinated through the individual responsible for the member organization’s employee training plan, such as the human resources director, administrator/coordinator or executive director.

All topics on which MCIT can provide training are listed on the Speaker Services page under the Services and Programs tab at MCIT.org. Popular topics include:

• Cybersecurity
• Minnesota Government Data Practices Act
• Joint powers and collaborative agreements
• Understanding and responding to First Amendment audits
• The Open Meeting Law

To request training, members should complete the online form found on the Speaker Services page.

Defensive Driving Training

Defensive driving goes beyond following traffic laws and procedures. It involves anticipating situations, rather than reacting to them, and making safe, well-informed decisions based on road and environmental conditions.

Training drivers to be safe helps reduce the number and severity of auto accidents. Fewer and less severe auto incidents leads to lower costs for repairing damaged vehicles and reduces injuries to employees and citizens. No one wants to see co-workers or citizens injured.

The defensive driving training offered to members through MCIT is designed for those employees who drive as part of their job duties on behalf of the member organization. Training sessions are Experienced Passenger Vehicle Driver or Multiple Passenger Vehicles (vans and buses).

MCIT pays for up to two sessions of on-site training for defensive driving per member per year. Additional sessions can be scheduled at a cost to the member. When a member requests two sessions, they must be scheduled for the same day.

Each on-site session requires a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30 participants.

The programs provide students with written materials, the chance to ask questions and certificates of completion.

The Defensive Driving Training page offers more details about the training and how to schedule it.

MCIT Webinars

Throughout the year, MCIT offers one-hour webinars at no cost. Coming webinars are listed on the Events page at MCIT.org, each with a link to register for the event.
Spring sessions:

• March 18: Untangling USERRA: The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
• April 15: All You Need to Know About the Employee Assistance Program

Streaming Training Videos

MCIT purchases a membership with the Minnesota Safety Council for all of its members. MSC offers no-cost access to a library of 1,500 streaming training videos to members. The library encompasses safety and human resources topics. All titles are immediately available, 24/7 and many come in multiple languages.

To access videos, members should request Admin rights. Follow the link available on the On-demand Safety Video Library page on the MSC website (MinnesotaSafetyCouncil.org). Passwords may take 24 hours. Members will receive login credentials from AP Safety Training. Once credentials are set up, members should use the link to the library at the bottom of the On-demand Safety Video Library page.