Workday Learning pilot – Coming January 2026
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Last updated: November 10, 2025
A new way to learn at the UW
Workday Learning is launching in January 2026 as part of a limited pilot focused on delivering and tracking required employee training. This pilot introduces a new way to access learning at the University of Washington right inside the Workday system you already use.
Note: The pilot project is focused on one required course: Understanding Civil Rights. Additional learning offerings may be added in future phases.
Why Workday Learning
Workday Learning will eventually become UW’s enterprise learning management system for all employees. We’re starting small with this pilot to:
- Meet a federal requirement: All UW employees must complete a civil rights anti-discrimination online course by June 2026.
- Deliver training directly in Workday—no more juggling multiple systems.
- Learn what works (and what doesn’t) to support a future campus-wide rollout.
Timeline and what to expect
- December 2025: We’ll soft launch Workday Learning so teams can complete final testing and support preparation behind the scenes.
- January 2026: The required Understanding Civil Rights online course will go live in Workday Learning. You’ll receive an email with instructions on how to access and complete it.
- January 13 – March 10, 2026: All UW employees will have this window to complete the online course. Expect reminders and support along the way to help you stay on track.
- April – May 2026: Units follow up with non-compliant employees.
FAQs
Understanding Civil Rights is a required online course about the University’s civil rights policies and practices for staff, faculty, other academic personnel, and graduate student employees. The course explores civil rights at the University of Washington with a focus on protections based on race, color, or national origin (including shared ancestry and ethnicity).
This course was developed by the Civil Rights Compliance Office (CRC) and reflects the University’s ongoing commitment to creating a respectful, safe, and welcoming environment for all members of our community. The content applies to all UW workplace and campus locations and includes tailored content based on your employee role.
Additional information about the course, its content, and why it is required can be found at CRC’s Civil Rights Employee Course.
UW employees—including staff, faculty, academic personnel, and graduate student employees. Undergraduate student employees are not required to complete the course at this time.
In your Workday account, under the new “Learning” app. You’ll get an email with step-by-step instructions in January.
The course is designed to be short and accessible. Most individuals can complete the course in approximately 20-30 minutes.
Yes — for now. This pilot focuses only on the Understanding Civil Rightscourse. More training may be added in future phases.
What’s next
This is just the beginning. We’ll use feedback and lessons learned from this pilot to shape how Workday Learning evolves. We’ll keep you informed as new learning opportunities and tools are added.
Communications
The following messages were shared by UWHR with UW leaders and the Community of Practice:
- Advancing our talent systems: Workday Recruiting and Learning – October 30, 2025
- Looking Ahead: Workday Learning pilot – August 20, 2025