Certificates and Courses in Regulatory Compliance

MeRTEC offers three opportunities for regulatory compliance education:
a certificate in compliance, a minor in regulatory ethics, and a series of online trainings.

Maine Law
Certificate in Compliance

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Who is the certificate for?
Though the certificate is offered through the Maine School of Law, it is designed for compliance professionals and people looking to enter the field:

• compliance professionals in business, nonprofits, and government organizations
• compliance personnel charged with monitoring new laws and regulations
• professionals looking to enter the field
• policy professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of the regulatory process

What does the certificate cover?
The certificate program is designed to give students the knowledge and hands-on experience expected of compliance professionals, including:

• foundations and principles of regulatory compliance
• regulatory compliance terminology and language
• the role of ethics in compliance
• aligning compliance with the mission and goals of an organization

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USM
Regulatory Ethics Minor

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What are the requirements for the minor?
The Regulatory Ethics Minor is open to students in any degree program at USM.

This minor presents an interdisciplinary approach to understanding regulation, an enterprise that cuts across a wide array of domains ranging from health and social services, to education, business, energy, environment, and more.

What is included in the minor?
The minor provides an understanding of the sociocultural bases of the need to regulate and the relationship between regulation and ethics, as well as the psychological processes that impact policy-making and drive reactions to regulation.

Students will gain an overview of the social underpinnings and structure of regulation; become familiar with where to find relevant information and how to navigate through it; and understand when to call in legal expertise. 

They will select a specific regulatory domain to learn about in depth, and complete a supervised internship experience.

Regulatory expertise is highly desirable in an increasingly complex world of intersecting rules and requirements.

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MeRTEC
Online Training Portal

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MeRTEC offers four online courses:

• Chemical Hygiene for Schools
• Bloodborne Pathogens for Schools
  
• Bloodborne Pathogens at Work (for general businesses)
• Starting Your Business: An Introduction to Regulatory Compliance