How to Access the Required Animal Care and Use Training Tutorials

All MSU employees involved in animal care and use need to take and complete the required Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) and the Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety (ORCBS) trainings. These trainings are available as online tutorials on the web. Upon completion of each tutorial you must fill in and submit a completed web registration form to register your training in the training database. You should print a copy of the certificate for your supervisor and a copy for yourself as a backup record and insurance against computer glitches.

You must complete the 3 required training tutorials listed below. Optional training is for additional information. Instructions are provided for each tutorial.

1.  IACUC Training (Required)

a.  Click this link to begin: Required Online Tutorial

b.  Click NEXT to continue.

c.  Fill in and submit the Web Training Registration Form, print the certificate, and turn in a copy to your supervisor for your required training record.

2.  Species Specific Training (Required)

a.  Click this link to begin: List of Trainings

b.  Click on the species specific training tutorial for the animals you will be working with (e.g. Cattle, Horses, Poultry, Sheep and Goats, etc.).

c.  Fill in and submit the Web Training Registration Form, print the certificate, and turn in a copy to your supervisor for your required training record.

3.  Biosafety Training for Animal Users (Required)

a.  Click this link to begin: Biosafety Training for Animal Users

b.  Click on: Enter Biosafety Principles Training Course

c.  Fill in and submit the Web Training Registration Form, print the certificate, and turn in a copy to your supervisor for your required training record.

4.  Occupational Safety for Animal Handlers (Optional)

This explains MSU’s medical monitoring program for employees working with or around animals or with unfixed animal tissue, and covers general occupational health and safety concerns.

a.  Click this link to begin: Occupational Safety for Animal Handlers

b.  Click on: Begin Course

c.  Fill in and submit the Web Training Registration Form, print the certificate, and turn in a copy to your supervisor for your training record.

These and other trainings can be found at http://www.iacuc.msu.edu under Training.

Revised 10/5/2009