Employee Training

All employees hired into regular positions are required to complete the New Employee Orientation within 30 calendar days of their first date of employment. During this session, employees receive information pertaining to college policies, benefits, and an overview of campus and the college culture.

The New Employee Orientation can be completed online anytime through CougarED.  

The online program will automatically be assigned to the new employee once they are activated in the employee database.  New employees are notified via email from CougarED informing them the online orientation has been assigned to complete.

Questions?  Contact cougared@cofc.edu

New Employee Orientation Topics include:

  1. New Employee Orientation Module & Welcome to Working at the College of Charleston
  • Overview of Human Resources Services
  • Summary of New Employee Required Training
  • Answers to FAQ’s – MyPortal, Parking, IT Help, Cougar Card, New Employee Resources
  • History of the College of Charleston
  • College of Charleston Leadership
  • College of Charleston Strategic Plan 2020-2030
  • Equal Opportunity Programs
  • Public Safety/Fire & EMS
  • Employment Benefits and Perks
  • What’s Next – after the first 3 months
  1. The College of Charleston Privacy Policy
  2. Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation Prevention
  3. Sex Discrimination and Harassment Prevention
  4. FERPA
  5. Avoid | Deny | Defend™
  6. Workplace Violence Policy
  7. DiversityEDU
  8. IT Security Training
  9. Disability, Reasonable Accommodations, and Equal Access