Training & Certification

Certification Options

In accordance with federal, state, and institutional regulations and policies, all personnel at the University must complete one of the two options listed before they are eligible to work with animals (See training requirements below). Neither IACUC approvals nor authorizations to animal areas will be granted until certification is complete.

Unsure if you have completed the training? Lookup your training history in the University's Training System.

Online Animal Use Tutorial

Tutorial Overview
Est. time to complete: 60 min.

basics about the ethical treatment of animals,
what to know about doing research at the University of Minnesota, and
training information specific to your area of research: biomedical, agricultural or wildlife.

Begin the Tutorial:

	University Employees & Students
	Non-University Employees

View Tutorial Contents
This option is for viewing/reading only. This will not count toward IACUC certification requirements.

Students working on classroom projects are expected to read Part I: Ethics of Animal Use in Research of the IACUC Animal Use Tutorial.

Certification for Visitors

For visitors who will be working under the direct supervision of a certified animal user and have already completed mandated training at their own Institution.

Visitor Certification Instructions

Additional Animal Training

CITI Training

Enrollment Info for Research Staff

•	Lab Animal Welfare Course
•	Specialized Species and Model Specific Courses

RAR Training

•	SPF Rodents/Microisolator Training
•	Nonhuman Primate Handling

EHS Training

•	Biological Materials
•	Chemicals & Other Substances
•	Equipment & Protective Clothing
•	Hazardous Waste
•	Public & Facility Safety
•	Radioactive Materials
•	Research Safety Supervision

OLAW Training (web videos)

•	Working Safely with Nonhuman Primates
•	Working with the Laboratory Dog
•	Training in Survival Rodent Surgery
•	Training in Basic Biomethodology for Laboratory Mice

Training Requirements

Group		Requirement
•	University employees and students working with laboratory or agricultural animals	Complete online animal use tutorial.
•	Visitors who will be working under the direct supervision of a certified animal user (i.e. will never contact an animal without a certified animal user present) and have already completed mandated training at their own Institution.	See Visitor Certification Instructions.
•	Students who are part of a classroom project using animals	Read Part I: Ethics of Animal Use in Research of the IACUC Animal Use Tutorial.
•	All personnel who will contact specific pathogen-free (SPF) rodents or nonhuman primates	Complete online animal use tutorial AND attend species-specific training through Research Animal Resources (RAR).

Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP)

Federal regulations also require that anyone working with animals in research or teaching be enrolled in an occupational health program. If one is listed as personnel on an animal research protocol, you must be enrolled in the University of Minnesota's ROHP. This is now required for approval of the IACUC protocol.

The species specific training information can be found on the Office of Regulatory Affairs Website.
Once this training is complete, you need to write the date of this training into your ROHP record by logging on to ROHP at: https://eresearch.umn.edu/rohp/ and clicking on the section marked
Additionally, personnel listed on Animal Care and Use Protocols as working with animals must complete and submit the Animal Exposure Questionnaire per the instructions on the form.

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