It covers the legal definitions of harassment and sexual harassment, the legislation UK employers must comply with, the behaviours that count as sexual harassment, the impact it has, and the practical steps to take if someone experiences or witnesses it.
UK Sexual harassment eLearning training course
Sexual harassment training course: updated for the duty to take all reasonable steps
Sexual harassment doesn't stop being a risk because you have a policy for it. It stops being a risk when every person in your organisation understands what it looks like, what to do about it and where to go for support.
Our sexual harassment training course gives UK employers a practical way to meet that bar, whatever sector you work in.
Updated for 30 October 2026, when UK employers must take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work, including harassment by customers, clients and other third parties.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ELEARNING CONTENT FOR ALL
A sexual harassment course built around a real legal duty
Since 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 has placed a positive duty on UK employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment before it happens.
From 30 October 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 raises that bar. Employers must take all reasonable steps, and they must protect their people from harassment by third parties such as customers, clients and visitors.
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What the sexual harassment eLearning course covers
Around 20 minutes long, the course is split into clear stages so learners build their understanding step by step, not all at once.
Part 1
Introduction
Part 2
The legal and regulatory context for sexual harassment, updated for October 2026
Part 3
What counts as sexual harassment: dispelling myths, including "banter" and one-off incidents
Part 4
The impact of sexual harassment on people and on the organisation
Part 5
What to do if you experience or witness sexual harassment
Part 6
Assessment
Part 7
Resources and where to go for support
New for October 2026
A scenario and knowledge check on third-party harassment
Set up around your policies, not despite them
A generic course teaches generic rules. Ours is built so it doesn't stay generic for long.
You can add your own branding, photography and video, and bring in your actual reporting channels, policies and sources of support, so what learners see reflects what happens if they raise a concern in your organisation, not a hypothetical scenario. Sector-specific versions and bespoke scenarios are available where your organisation needs them, and our in-house content team handles the adaptation, so you aren't left working out the details alone.
When you host this course in Ciphr's learning management system, and integrate our LMS with Ciphr HR software, completions and certificates sit in the same record as the rest of your people data, so reporting on who's done the training isn't a separate exercise.
Trusted content, proven at scale
Ciphr eLearning has over 20 years of experience creating diversity and inclusion training, delivered to more than two million learners across the UK, Ireland, Europe, North America, Australia and Asia.
Bank of Ireland has described the Ciphr eLearning team as experts in their field, who were consistently supportive and professional throughout.
Ciphr holds ISO 27001 accreditation at an organisational level, covering the systems this course is delivered through.