Mandatory E-Learning for UON Staff: Home

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:

1. Astute
2. Bob's Business
3. LinkedIn Learning

1. Astute

The majority of mandatory E-Learning for UON staff is on Astute. To log in, please:

• Go to https://uon.astute-elearning.com (using only Chrome or Firefox)
• Your username is your UON work email address
• Your password is password1 (please note you will be asked to change this after you log in for the first time)

E-Learning for you to complete on this portal includes the below:

• Display Screen Equipment*
• Fire Safety*
• Working with the Prevent Duty
• Equality & Diversity Essentials
• Data Protection Briefing
• Anti-Bribery Essentials
• Protecting Students' Consumer Rights - please note: this course is only for specific staff. If you have access to it on this portal, please complete it.
• Whistleblowing Essentials
• Safeguarding Essentials

* please note: these E-Learning courses have a two-year refresh rate, rather than the standard three years.

You can additionally access the below on the Astute portal. None are mandatory but are highly recommended:

• Accessible Teaching and Learning
• Challenging Unconscious Bias (connected to the completion of other staff development activity)
• Implementing Reasonable Adjustments
• Menopause Awareness for Line Managers (though all staff will benefit from this course)
• UON Strategy 2023-2027

If you have any problems logging in to the E-Learning above or have any queries, please contact us via sdbookings@northampton.ac.uk

2. Bob's Business

The mandatory Information Security Essentials is on a separate E-Learning portal called Bob's Business. To access it, please:

• Go to https://uon.cyberlearn.app/ using only Chrome or Firefox
• Your username is your UON work email address
• To set your own password, use the Don't Know Your Password? link on the homepage

Please note: after you log in, you need only complete the six courses within the Information Security Essentials (Induction) assignment. Anything within Information Security Extras is highly recommended but not mandatory. This information is written above each module name. If you have any queries or need help in logging in, please contact sdbookings@northampton.ac.uk

3. Health, Safety & Security Induction for Staff at the University of Northampton

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:

• Visit Health, Safety and Security Induction
• Then scroll down and click on the link to watch the video

Should you have any problems accessing the video:

• If you have not yet logged into LinkedIn Learning, please first activate your account using https://lnkd.in/eNEwe4pT. Then try clicking on the link to watch the video above.
• If you have any further problems contact sdbookings@northampton.ac.uk

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.