As a member of UON staff, you may be required to complete E-Learning as a regular “refresh” or as part of your induction requirement.
If you are a new member of staff, within a month of starting you will automatically receive an email from the Staff Development team with your login details. Contact sdbookings@northampton.ac.uk should you wish to receive these details sooner or have any queries.
Please note: To check your official Training or E-Learning completion records, please go to HR Self Service/U4BW. To do so visit HR Self Service > once logged in, click on the three lines tab in the top left > then go to Competence Information. If you need help using the Staff Development function in U4BW please see the short quick Staff Development guide.
Mandatory E-Learning for UON staff is split across various portals:
The majority of mandatory E-Learning for UON staff is on Astute. To log in, please:
E-Learning for you to complete on this portal includes the below:
Please note: as of June 2025, all these mandatory E-Learning courses have a two-year refresh rate.
You can additionally access the below on the Astute portal. None are mandatory but are highly recommended:
If you have any problems logging in to the E-Learning above or have any queries, please contact us via sdbookings@northampton.ac.uk
The mandatory Information Security Essentials is on a separate E-Learning portal called MetaCompliance (a replacement for Bob's Business as of 1st June 2025). To access it, please:
The Health, Safety and Security Induction for Staff at the University of Northampton is a ten-minute video and is accessible via LinkedIn Learning.
To access it please:
Should you have any problems accessing the video:
For more about LinkedIn Learning and how both UON staff and Students can access and use it, including a guide on how to use the top features, please see LinkedIn Learning for Students on the UON website.
