Thanks, Bruce, Peter, Bill...

I know that mandatory all employee training for RM is a good idea and
recommended as a best practice from most , if not all, RM professionals and
industry experts.

At my previous employer, annual training was mandatory for all employees, it
was part of the policy. I have spent the last 9 years developing and
implementing mandatory RM training for all company employees similar to what
Bruce describes. I was part of the audit and policies group and we were
responsible for development of a web-based course with a test at the end
that enabled us to track employee completion and calculate compliance stats,
etc.

I am with a new employer that has never had an RM Program before.  We are
ready to start on the training phase of the project, and I am recommending
that All Employee Awareness Training for RM Policy and procedures be
included as part of the Annual Compliance training that the company is
already doing for Ethics and Information Security/Privacy, etc.  I am
being asked why it should be mandatory for all employees?  If there are
regulations or laws to back this concept up, like there is for sexual
harassment, ethics, and privacy.  I don't think they will do it unless there
is a government compliance requirement to do so.

Lisa S. Shimamura, CRM
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