REIT Industry Training

We have been working closely with United Dominion Realty for many years developing highly successful online SWIFT courses in both English and Spanish. The following SWIFT courses are available to purchase at a fraction of the original development cost and easily customized to meet your organizations specific needs. To sign-up for a free demo, contact Gemini at (403) 263-8649 or 1 (866) 499-9543. A user ID and password will be emailed to you along with the location of the demo course. You will have full access to the course for 15 or 30 minutes (depending on the course you choose). For full access or more information contact us at Gemini.

We also offer a number of free courses that you can access by selecting Free Courses from the menu on the left.

Fair Housing

The purpose of this course is to introduce and explain Fair Housing laws and Company anti-discrimination policies that relate to our business and site operations. The term "Fair Housing" is used in this training to refer both to anti-discrimination and accessibility laws for persons with disabilities. After completing this course, you should be able to: Understand the importance of both individual and company compliance with Fair Housing laws, identify the primary classes of persons who are protected under these laws, recognize statements and behaviors that may be considered unlawful discrimination, and comply with Fair Housing laws and with company policies in the variety of situations you may encounter in your work.

UDR: Managing Fairness and Equality in the Workplace

On successful completion of this course you will be able to: explain UDR's philosophy related to non-discriminatory employment and harassment of associates, and describe the Company's policies on each. Describe the purpose behind Equal Employment Opportunity and explain the Company's policy related to non-discriminatory hiring and treatment of associates. Recognize when employment decisions may violate UDR's non-discrimination policy, and appropriately access resources to ensure compliance with UDR's policies and the law. Explain the steps and actions required when discrimination or harassment allegations are brought to the attention of a manager, including confidentiality requirements and the role of those who are involved in the investigative process.

UDR: Preventing Harassment in the Workplace

On successful completion of this course you will be able to: explain UDR's philosophy related to non-discriminatory employment and harassment of associates, and describe the Company's policies on each, describe the purpose behind Equal Employment Opportunity and explain the Company's policy related to non-discriminatory hiring and treatment of associates, recognize when employment decisions may violate UDR's non-discrimination policy, and appropriately access resources to ensure compliance with UDR's policies and the law, and explain the steps and actions required when discrimination or harassment allegations are brought to the attention of a manager, including confidentiality requirements and the role of those who are involved in the investigative process.

Safety & Risk Management at UDR

This program has been designed to acquaint you with UDR's Safety & Risk Management Policies and Procedures, and to build skills in interpreting and applying the policies in the safety manual on a day-to-day basis. Specifically, on successful completion of this course, you will be able to: Identify your role and responsibilities related to UDR's Safety and Risk Management policies, appropriately locate and apply policies and procedures from the UDR Safety & Risk Management manual to handle a risk/safety situation, and follow the Company's safety measures and specific policies that promote resident, community, and personal safety.

Using Kronos Timekeeper

Kronos Workforce Central Timekeeper™ is a comprehensive Timecard system that provides users with a wide range of features, functions and reporting options. Although you will not need to learn all of these functions, after completing this course you will be able to: Log on and log off Kronos Workforce Central Timekeeper™ and navigate the screens and menu within the system in general, review Timecards to ensure accuracy of timestamps, edit Timecards, enter missed timestamps, add Paid Leave and charge hours worked to other communities, approve associate Timecards, and run Time Detail Reports.

Using the Online Purchasing System

This course gives a basic introduction to OpsTechnology's OpsBuyer™ application. On completion of this course you will be able to: Search for and locate products using the OpsBuyer™ catalog and search methods, complete a purchase, follow UDRT policies and procedures related to ordering, approving invoices, and using approved vendors through OpsBuyer™, and use OpsBuyer™ menus to review orders, approve invoices, and resolve disputes.