FERPA Training for Higher Education
Understanding Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requirements for colleges and universities is important in protecting student records in higher education. Vector Solutions’ approach to FERPA training includes interactive training modules for college and university staff and faculty to ensure understanding of the critical aspects of FERPA, including what constitutes an educational record, the institution’s duty to maintain confidentiality, permissible disclosures, and student’s rights to inspect and challenge their records.
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Learning Objectives
- Learn about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), how FERPA protects student privacy, and what constitutes an education record
- Understand a school’s duty to maintain the confidentiality of education records and learn about permissible disclosures of such records
- Review students’ right to inspect and challenge their education records
Duration: 20 minutes
Specs
| Intended Audience | Higher Education Faculty and Staff |
| Languages | English (US), Spanish (US), Spanish (European), Spanish (Mexican), French (Canada), French (European), Arabic, Chinese (Simplified-Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional-Mandarin), Filipino Tagalog, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Russian, Thai, and Vietnamese |
| Accessibility | Audio, Video, Interactive Transcript, Closed Captions |
| Course Features | Interactive Modules, Knowledge-Checks, Assessments |
Key Questions
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a federal law created for the purpose of protecting student records in higher education, K-12 education, and early childhood education. It grants students certain rights over their records, such as the ability to access, amend, and control the disclosure of their information.
Who does FERPA Apply to?FERPA applies to all colleges and universities that receive federal funds under a program administered by the U.S. Department of Education and establishes rules to limit access to students’ personally identifiable information and how it may be used.
What is considered an educational record?Generally, if a record contains a student’s “personally identifiable information” (PII), it’s an education record. Education records can include academic and non-academic information that is recorded in some way, including documents, electronic files, emails, or other materials.
Sample Video Transcript
FERPA applies to all colleges and universities that receive federal funds under a program administered by the U.S. Department of Education and establishes rules to limit access to students’ personally identifiable information and how it may be used.
Now that education records exist in electronic form and are accessible to a broad range of the school community, everyone with access to these records must understand how FERPA protects the privacy of student education records.
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