Mandatory Ethics Training in June
By Department of Human Resources | Jun 15, 2026
Colleagues,
All state-paid employees must meet the mandatory annual Ethics Training requirement. Choose what works best for you: flexible online training (July dates now live) or the in-person session on campus in September.
Which training do I need to take?
- If you have never been trained, or took the Ethics Refresher last year, you’ll take live Ethics training this year. This training can be taken online via COELIG (June & July dates below), or in-person with Rich Jones on September 17th.
- If you took live Ethics training last year, you’re eligible to take the Online Ethics Refresher Training. It’s required for everyone on alternating years, opposite your live trainings, and is self-paced online. see bottom of email
In-Person Ethics Training at Downstate
In-person training is shifting from monthly to quarterly (thanks to the abundance of online dates offered by COELIG), and the first session of 2026 is now available:
September 17, 2026 at 2:30 – 4:30 PM
Please register by emailing human_resources@downstate.edu and they wil send you a calendar invitation.
Can’t make either the in-person date? Take your training online, instead!
Online Ethics Training
COELIG is hosting online trainings throughout February.
Find instructions to register yourself below. (We cannot do this for you).
June 2026 online trainings
- Tuesday, June 16th from 10 am to 12 pm
- Wednesday, June 17th from 2 to 4 pm
- Thursday, June 18th from 1 to 3 pm
- Tuesday, June 23rd from 10 am to 12 pm
- Wednesday June 24th from 2 to 4 pm
- Thursday June 25th from 1 to 3 pm
- Tuesday, June 30th from 10 am to 12 pm
July 2026 online trainings
- Wednesday, July 1st from 2 to 4 pm
- Thursday, July 2nd from 1 to 3 pm
- Tuesday, July 7th from 10 am to 12 pm
- Wednesday, July 8th from 2 to 4 pm
- Thursday, July 9th from 1 to 3 pm
- Tuesday, July 14th from 10 am to 12 pm
- Wednesday, July 15th from 2 to 4 pm
- Thursday, July 16th from 1 to 3 pm
- Tuesday, July 21st from 10 am to 12 pm
- Wednesday, July 22nd from 2 to 4 pm
- Thursday, July 23rd from 1 to 3 pm
- Tuesday, July 28th from 10 am to 12 pm
- Wednesday, July 29th from 2 to 4 pm
- Thursday, July 30th from 1 to 3 pm
Register for Training and scroll down to this section on the page:
Enrollment Information:
Enroll Now Using Our Self-Enrollment Class Registration Portal
Complete the fields in the screenshot below. Please read these instructions to avoid errors:
1. Agency: type “Downstate,” wait a moment, and click on SUNY Downstate (a white box will pop up).
2. Employee ID: Enter your “N” number.
- You can find your N number on your paystub.
- Alternatively, log into the SUNY Secure “Employee Services Portal” at this link
- Then click “Human Resource Systems” at this link: https://www.suny.edu/hrportal
- Your NYS ID N number is displayed at the top right, under your SUNY ID.
- Example: NYS ID N04219547
3. Enter First and Last name.
4. Enter your Downstate email address.
- Your work email address is required to ensure you receive credit.
- Do not enter your personal email address.
5. Select a date from the menu by clicking “Find a training.”
You must attend the entire session by logging on at the start time and using the email you registered with.
Late arrivals will not receive credit for attendance.
Please be advised this virtual training is not offered through the Department of Human Resources.
Therefore, we will not be able to assist with login issues, etc.
Online Ethics Refresher
If you took your live CETC Ethics training in 2025, you’re eligible to take the On-Demand Ethics Refresher Training. It’s required for everyone on alternating years, opposite live trainings.
You may take the refresher course (On-Demand Ethics Training) directly through the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG).
Click here to self-enroll for the Refresher: On-Demand Ethics Training
- Complete the fields, using the same registration guidance as above.
- The course takes about 37 minutes.
- We recommend you watch it in its entirety, to avoid any browser time-out issues.