Available through the Atlas Learning Center.
Are you looking to hire an individual to perform services at MIT? This course explains when a person can be hired as an independent contractor, when he/she must be hired as a temporary or permanent employee, and why.
This course covers the basic knowledge and skills needed for financial management at MIT.
The following online courses provide detailed information on how to use the B2P system. Each course takes approximately 10–30 minutes to complete (specific times noted below).
Complete B2P Basics before taking the following courses:
Available through the Atlas Learning Center.
Topics include:
Completion Time: 20 minutes
Available through the Atlas Learning Center.
This course is intended for learners who verify Procurement Card transactions – also known as ProCard transactions – at MIT. This training course should take approximately 60 minutes to complete.
Available through the Atlas Learning Center.
This course provides an introduction to requesting reimbursement via MIT's eRFP system.
Completion time: approximately 30 minutes.
Available through the Atlas Learning Center.
This course provides an introduction to requesting payment via MIT's eRFP system. Payment requests are used for low-dollar supplier payments, honoraria, prizes/awards, visa fees, and human subject payments.
Completion time: approximately 30 minutes.
Wednesday, June 10, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
This workshop will walk you through the key activities that departments, laboratories, centers, and institutes (DLCIs) perform during the Fiscal Year-End Close in preparation for publishing MIT's financial statements and the Treasurer's Report. The course is provided to help ensure that MIT's audited financial statements are in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and that relevant budget variances are appropriately addressed.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
This drop-in session will be a brief overview of VPF's new Payments and Reimbursements tool.
Available via web application or mobile, this new tool allows for requests for payment and reimbursement to be reviewed and submitted in Atlas, and approved and tracked through Buy-to-Pay (B2P).
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This drop-in session will be a brief overview of VPF's new Payments and Reimbursements tool.
Available via web application or mobile, this new tool allows for requests for payment and reimbursement to be reviewed and submitted in Atlas, and approved and tracked through Buy-to-Pay (B2P).
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
This drop-in session will be a brief overview of VPF's new Payments and Reimbursements tool.
Available via web application or mobile, this new tool allows for requests for payment and reimbursement to be reviewed and submitted in Atlas, and approved and tracked through Buy-to-Pay (B2P).
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This drop-in session will be a brief overview of VPF's new Payments and Reimbursements tool.
Available via web application or mobile, this new tool allows for requests for payment and reimbursement to be reviewed and submitted in Atlas, and approved and tracked through Buy-to-Pay (B2P).
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
This drop-in session will be a brief overview of VPF's new Payments and Reimbursements tool.
Available via web application or mobile, this new tool allows for requests for payment and reimbursement to be reviewed and submitted in Atlas, and approved and tracked through Buy-to-Pay (B2P).