APS Mandatory Trainings
APS employees shall comply with the standards outlined in Federal Laws, State Laws, Board Policies, and Administrative Procedural Directives.
APS Mandatory Trainings: VectorSolutions
APS is dedicated to helping students develop in safe and welcoming environments. That is why we are using the Vector Solutions Online Training System. Every course is school-focused and written by a leading school safety expert. Trainings are continually updated to remain in compliance.
Training Assignments
- Annual completion of all APS mandatory trainings is required for staff, with assignments issued at the beginning of each school year or upon initial hire.
- Training is assigned upon hire or when changing to a different type of position.
- Trainings are reset and reassigned at the beginning of the school year (July 15th) each year.
- Staff must complete all required APS mandatory training within 90 days of assignment.
- Notification emails will be sent a few days prior to the reassignment of the training.
Training Deadlines
The Vector Solutions system will email employees a detailed training plan with deadline dates. You can also check your transcript to see when you last completed your training (instructions are listed below).
Login to Vector Solutions Training Portal
- Using your web browser, go to the VectorSolutions™ website for Albuquerque Public Schools.
- If you are logging on to Vector Solutions directly from the APS site, enter your username (letter "e" followed by your six-digit APS employee ID number).
- If you are logging on to the Vector site directly and not via the Albuquerque site, they would enter the user id with @aps.edu. For example, e123456@aps.edu
- Trainings assigned to you will appear under the heading titled Mandatory Training.
VectorSolutions Login Issues
- Ensure you are using a recent version of Google, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Safari.
- Clear your browser history, cache, and cookies (Time Range: "All Time")
- Close all browsers and Restart your browser (fully quit the browser on a Mac)
- Disable any device-specific browser extensions and pop-up blockers. Try accessing the training from another browser to rule out interference.
- Using your web browser, go to the VectorSolutions™ website for Albuquerque Public Schools.
- Use the new username format to log in (e+ IED NUMBER@aps.edu) and your employee email password that you use for all APS systems.
- If you still encounter errors after trying the above steps, please try using an incognito window to log in
- If the issue persists, please email support.education@vectorsolutions.com.
Please note that our videos do not autoplay. Click on the play button if presented with a video screen to continue with the module/course.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. We are committed to resolving any issues you may encounter in accessing Vector Solutions. Your prompt action in following the above steps will help resolve the issue quickly
Training Categories
- Trainings that have been directly assigned to you will appear under the heading titled Mandatory Training.
- Trainings listed under the heading of Additional Training are optional (unless your supervisor has requested you complete the training).
- Extra Training is available to all employees.
Some of the Additional Trainings are actually MANDATORY.
The system cannot assign the courses below to an individual employee without assigning it to everyone in the same salary schedule. Review to see if you need to complete any of these trainings.
- Anyone driving an APS vehicle: Defensive Driving.
- Counselors, Social Workers: Crisis Response and Recovery, Threat Assessment.
- Athletic Directors, Athletic Coaches, Nurses, and Health Teachers: AED (Automated External Defibrillators)
- Bus Drivers, Bus Attendants: Courses required by APS Transportation Department.
- Science Teachers: Science Lab Safety, Science Laboratory Chemical Spills.
- Food Services Site Supervisors, Area Managers: Courses required by APS Food and Nutrition Department
Complete a Training
- Click on the training title.
- Click on "Start Course."
- Watch the video segment (after the video finishes the segment will be marked as completed).
- Click on the next video segment.
- Continue until you have viewed all the video segments.
- Pass the quiz.
Printing or Checking your Transcript
- In the upper right hand corner, click on your account settings drop down arrow.
- Click on Training History.
- Change the date range as needed.
- Click on "Refresh List."
Test Out
- Users are given one chance to pass the quiz and "Test Out" of the course.
- If the test is passed the course will be marked "Completed" but a training completion certificate will not be created.
- If the "Test Out" is not passed the user needs click start course, watch all of the training videos and pass the quiz.
Completion Certificates
Do I need to provide completion certificates to my principal or supervisor? SafeSchools tracks course completions. Principals and supervisors can request access to view completion reports for employees assigned to their location.
Retaking a Course Before it is Assigned
- Log in to SafeSchools https://aps-nm.safeschools.com/login
- Look at the list of courses under My Assignments
- Click on the title of the course
- Click on Retake course
Need additional help?
Email training@aps.edu.
Albuquerque Public Schools