{"id":2178,"date":"2026-05-24T23:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=2178"},"modified":"2026-08-04T01:14:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:14:01","slug":"training-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/animal-care\/training-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal user training and certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-1330\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-1330<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:Kathleen.Freel@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> Kathleen.Freel&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\">NAU Research<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Animal user training and certification<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers, staff, and students involved in animal care and use activities must complete required certifications and training before participating in research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New animal user training and certification requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fill out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/animal-care\/iacuc-forms\/occupational-health-form\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2346\">Occupational health enrollment form<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log into\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.citiprogram.org\/landing-page-ehs-subscriptions-ga\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20551305516&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACq-3H3ohzMiihaKUpFTwt2g0zYXZ&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw-MDTBhCgARIsAKAkdlSaJXqGNTISxKyYtYkRyhu_vx3NGTWgqGOaV5cA9Jdy1pwi4Kmi6xIaAlfwEALw_wcB\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2295\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative\u00a0(CITI) platform<\/a>\u00a0with your NAU credentials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the courses listed below. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Take the following required courses<\/strong> via the CITI platform<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Working with the IACUC: Investigators, Staff and Students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responsible Conduct of Research for Biomedical Researchers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Species Specific Courses<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A certification to use animals in research expires every three years. 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