How to Run an Employee Compliance Training Program
A step-by-step plan for a small employer: list what each role needs, pick the format, assign with deadlines, automate reminders and renewals, and keep a record you can export.
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Guides for the people who run compliance training: what to assign, what records to keep, how to answer an auditor, plus policy templates and SCORM how-tos.
A step-by-step plan for a small employer: list what each role needs, pick the format, assign with deadlines, automate reminders and renewals, and keep a record you can export.
Set new employees up for success without overwhelming them on day one. Best practices for pacing and tracking new hire compliance.
California, New York, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware and Maine require it, plus New York City and Chicago. Who's covered, how often, and the official courses.
What a training record should show, how long US and Ontario rules say to keep it, and why it has to outlast employment. With a retention table.
What inspectors, clients and insurers ask for, how to pull the records, how to explain gaps honestly, and a checklist for the day before.
Where small businesses get compliance courses: licensed SCORM or hosted courses, ready-made courses, or their own, with delivery and records they control.
The training and policy sign-offs a new hire needs, the deadline each rule sets in the US and Ontario, and a printable checklist to use for every hire.
Published prices for compliance training platforms, checked October 3, 2026, what a 25-person team would pay, the costs pricing pages leave out, and what to ask.
When a signed policy is enough, when the law expects a course, and what each one proves, with a table of common US and Ontario requirements.
Which states require you to hand out a written harassment policy, what a signed acknowledgment proves, what it should record, and how long to keep it.
A free, human-readable information security policy covering data classification, phishing, and safeguarding data. No legalese, just clear rules.
A free, editable workplace violence and harassment policy template for small Ontario employers, mapped to the OHSA, plus what you need beyond the policy itself.
Keep first aid, forklift, food handler and other outside certifications in one record, with automatic renewals and reminders before each one is due.
What OSHA requires for forklift operator certification, what the record must show, and how to keep three-year re-evaluations from slipping.
SCORM is the standard that makes training courses portable. What it is, how it works, and how to send a SCORM course to your team without an LMS.
Choosing between SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 when exporting your course? Here's the practical difference and why SCORM 2004 is the modern standard.
Step-by-step guide to publishing your Articulate Storyline 360 course as a SCORM package ready for delivery.
A step-by-step walkthrough for exporting your Articulate Rise course as a SCORM package.
Step-by-step instructions for publishing your Adobe Captivate project as a SCORM 1.2 or SCORM 2004 package.
Already have training content in PowerPoint? Use iSpring Suite to turn your slides into a SCORM package in minutes.
Before your employees take a training, make sure it works. Here's how to test your SCORM package and catch common problems early.