Program /Who
Offers
Type of
Program
Aim
Logistics
Minimum PreRequisites
Costs
Langua
ges
Contact
Annual Winter
Conference:
Educational
conference
2 day meeting in
early December,
San Antonio,
Texas
Interest in field
US$525
English
www.scaw.com
Scientists Center
for Laboratory
Animal Welfare
(SCAW)
IACUC Training
Workshop:
Educational
workshop
Fulfull training
requirements
for people
working in
laboratory
animal care
and science
Training for
IACUC
members
1 day meetings,
held at various
sites through-out
USA
Interest in field
US$375
Englsih
www.scaw.com
Understanding
US federal
policies and
regulations
governing
care and use
of animals in
research and
education
Continuing
education for
laboratory
animal
1 day meetings,
held at various
sites through-out
USA
Interest in field
US$275
English
www.iacuc101.org
US$650
English
www.aclam.org
Scientists Center
for Animal
Welfare (SCAW)
IACUC 101 and
IACUC 201 Plus:
Didactic and
interactive
conferences
IACUC 101
ACLAM Forum:
American College
of Laboratory
Educational
Conference
3 day meeting held Veterinary degree
in April at various
sites in USA
Animal Medicine
(ACLAM)
Program /Who
Offers
LAMA Annual
Meeting:
veterinarians
Type of
Program
Conference
Aim
Education for
laboratory
animal
managers
Laboratory Animal
Management
Association
(LAMA)
CMAR
Review course Preparation
preparatory
for CMAR
courses:
examinations
thru AALAS
Laboratory Animal
and ICPM
Management
Association
(LAMA)
IACUC
Conference:
Minimum PreRequisites
3 day meeting held Interest in field
annually at various
sites throughout
USA
Costs
Contact
US$325
Langua
ges
English
2 day courses held Interest in field
at various sites
throughout USA
US$195
English
www.lama-online.org
www.lama-online.org
Conference
Education for
IACUC
participants
3 day conference
held at various
sites throughout
USA
Interest in field
US$835
English
www.primr.org
Conference
Education for
IACUC
1 day conference
held at various
Interest in the
field
US$425
English
www.primr.org
Public
Responsibility in
Medicine and
Research
(PRIM&R)
Essentials of
IACUC
Logistics
Administration:
Public
Responsibility in
Medicine and
Research
(PRIM&R)
Program /Who
Offers
Certified
Professional
IACUC
Administrator
(CPIA):
Type of
Program
Certification
Public
Responsibility in
Medicine and
Research
(PRIM&R)
AALAS Learning
Library (ALL):
On-line
(internet) selfpaced
American
courses.
Association for
Courses can
Laboratory Animal be customized
Science (AALAS) for an
institution’s
needs
administrators
sites throughout
USA
Aim
Logistics
Expertise in
IACUC
administration;
Must pass
exam
administered
via computer
Examination
through
Professional
Testing
Corporation,
Examinations
throughout the
year, scheduled
individually at
testing centers.
Education in
laboratory
animal
science,
certification
preparation,
biosafety
training
Subscription
required to access
most courses.
Some courses at
no charge. Some
courses with
examinations.
Minimum PreRequisites
Costs
US$435
degree plus 2
years of relevant
IACUC
experience within
the past seven
years
or
4 years of
relevant IACUC
experience within
the past ten years
Subscription to
ALL
Langua
ges
English
Contact
www.primr.org
www.ptcny.com
Individual
English
US$100,
(US$170 for
non AALAS
members)
Group
account
fees vary
with
number of
www.aalaslearninglibrar
y.org
Collaborative
Institutional
Training Initiative
(CITI)
Webinars and
seminars:
On-line
(internet) selfpaced
courses.
Courses can
be customized
for an
institution’s
needs.
On-line
(internet)
seminars
Office of
Laboratory Animal
Welfare (OLAW)
of the National
Institutes of
Health (NIH)
Program /Who
Type of
Offers
Program
Certificate in
Certificate
Laboratory Animal
Medicine:
University of
Guelph
Researcher
and IACUC
member
training (USA
laws/regulatio
ns), species
specific
research
considerations
Information on
US regulations
on laboratory
animal care
and use
Subscription
required to access
most courses.
Some courses at
no charge.
Courses have
examinations.
Membership with
CITI
May require
registration for
current seminars;
archived seminars
at no charge
None
Aim
Logistics
Applied
training for
veterinarians
in laboratory
animal
medicine
4 courses (160
hours), (1 online
course plus 3 oneweek placements
at training centers.
Minimum PreRequisites
US veterinary
license
members
Individuals
US$75 per
course.
Institutions
US$2500
and up.
English
www.citiprogram.org
No fee
English
www.
http://grants.nih.gov/gran
ts/olaw/educational_reso
urces.htm
Costs
Langua
ges
English
(See
separate
listings
for
program
in Latin
America
and
Canada)
Contact
US$1248
(Financial
assistance
may be
available)
http://www.open.uoguelp
h.ca/offerings/program.a
spx?PID=85
Surgical Research Certification
Certification:
for those
conducting
Academy for
animal
Surgical Research research
(ASR)
surgery and
anesthesia
Surgical Research Annual
Meeting:
meeting
Academy for
Surgical Research
Program /Who
Offers
Webinars, on-line
training, on-site
training:
Veterinary
Bioscience
Institute (VBI)
Training
materials:
Type of
Program
Hand son (onsite) or virtual
(on-line
courses and
webinars)
Sharing of
training
material in
Laboratory Animal laboratory
Welfare Training
animal
Exchange
science
(LAWTE)
3 specialites:
Surgical
Research
Anesthetist,
Surgical
Research
Tecnician,
Surgical
Research
Specialist
Education and
hands-on
training in
surgical
research
Aim
Documented
experience, and
must pass
examination given
once each year at
ASR meeting in
September or
October
Experimental
and veterinary
surgical and
biomethodolog
y training
On-site courses by
arrangement; online (internet)
webinars and
courses
Information
exchange
among
trainers to
promote high
standards of
animal care
Materials can be
downloaded from
website
Must submit a 12
month case log
with a minumum
number of
surgical cases on
multiple species,
plus narrative
descriptions of
cases
English
www.surgicalresearch.or
g
3 day meeting held Interest in field
in September or
October
US$495
English
(US$650
nonmember
)
www.surgicalresearch.or
g
Logistics
Costs
Langua
ges
English
Contact
English
www.lawte.org
Minimum PreRequisites
Enrollment; some
courses free online
Membership in
LAWTE
US$200
Vary with
services
accessed.
Start at
$100 for
webinar
access
US$20
www.vetbiotech.com
Meeting for
Trainers:
and use
Information
exchange
among
trainers to
promote high
standards of
animal care
and use
Funding to
Provide
attend national veterinary
AALAS
students
meeting
insight into
careers in
laboratory
animal
medicine
Meeting to
share training
techniques
Laboratory Animal and materials
Welare Exchange
(LAWTE)
Meeting held every Interest in field
other year, various
sites throughout
USA
US$
English
www.lawte.org
Veterinary
Student Training
Award:
Travel and
expenses to attend
national AALAS
meeting; held in
various locations
throughout USA
US veterinary
student; essay
and application
must be
submitted
No fee
English
www.aslap.org
Aim
Logistics
Costs
Instructional texts
and computer
CD’s available for
purchase. On line
courses with
quizzes available
through the
AALAS Learning
Library for a fee.
Examinations
throughout the
Langua
ges
English
Contact
Certification
(must pass an
examination
administered
by computer)
Minimum PreRequisites
High school
degree and
experience in
animal husbandry
in a research
setting
American Society
for Laboratory
Animal
Practitioners
(ASLAP)
Program /Who
Offers
Husbandry
Technician
Certification:
Type of
Program
3 levels
offered:
Assistant
Laboratory
American
Animal
Association for
Technician
Laboratory Animal (ALAT),
Science (AALAS) Laboratory
Animal
Technician
(LAT),
Exam fees:
ALAT
US$155
LAT
US$205
LATG
US$255
www.aalas.org
Manager
Certification:
American
Association for
Laboratory Animal
Science (AALAS)
and Institute for
Certified
Professional
Managers (ICPM)
Laboratory
Animal
Technologist
(LATG)
Certified
Manager of
Animal
Resources
(CMAR)
year, scheduled
individually at
testing centers.
Certification
(Must pass 4
examinations:
3
examinations
administered
by computer
through ICPM,
1 written
examination,
through
AALAS)
Scientific meeting: Annual 5 day
meeting:
American
lectures,
Association for
hands-on
Laboratory Animal workshops,
Science (AALAS) discussions
Scientific
information,
training,
continuing
education
Institute for
Laboratory Animal
Management
(ILAM)
Experiential
learning for
laboratory
animal facility
managers
Laboratory
Animal Facility
Management
Training
Instructional
manuals and
resources
available for
purchase from
ICPM and from
AALAS. ICPM
examinations
throughout the
year, scheduled
individually at
testing centers.
AALAS written
exam at specific
meeting venues.
Site changes each
year, held in the
autumn
High school
degree plus 10
years experience
in lab animal care
and management;
college education
reduces
experience
requirement
AALAS
exam:
US$110.
Study
resource kit
US$215
None
US$285
Two separate 1week courses held
one year apart, (32
hours each year)
Interest in
laboratory animal
facility
management
English
www.aalas.org
www.icpm.biz
ICPM
US$645
includes
study
materials
and exam
fees.
English
www.aalas.org
English
www.aalas.org
Nonmembe
rs US$375
US$850
Nonmembe
rs US$1050
American
Association for
Laboratory Animal
Science (AALAS)
Veterinary Board
Certification:
American College
of Laboratory
Animal Medicine
(ACLAM)
Veterinary
Training in
laboratory animal
medicine:
48 separate
programs
Short Course;
Charles River
Laboratories
Board
certification
recognized by
the American
Veterinary
Medical
Association
Certify
veterinary
specialists in
laboratory
animal
medicine
Examination
offered once each
year (July)
Residency
programs for
veterinarians
in laboratory
animal
medicine
(academic,
industry,
military)
5 day meeting,
lectures, tours
and
workshops
Veterinary
experience
and training in
laboratory
animal
science and
medicine
Programs lasting
several years,
including
experience in
training in
laboratory animal
medicine,
research, and
teaching.
In Boston area,
every June
Laboratory
animal
medicine,
science,
management
education
Veterinary
degree; 6 years
experience in
laboratory animal
medicine or
completion of
formal training
program; and
scientific
publication
Veterinary
degree; some
programs require
US citizenship
US$200
application
fee
English
www.aclam.org
Most are
paid
positions
English
www.aclam.org/educatio
n-and-training/trainingprograms
Interest in
laboratory animal
science; special
track for
veterinarians
preparing for
ACLAM board
US$1250 or
$999
nonprofit.
Some
scholarship
s available
for
English
www.criver.com
US$600
examination
fee
exam
Seminars and
skills workshops:
Charles River
Laboratories
Courses and
workshops on
mouse genetics,
models, surgical
techniques:
The Jackson
Laboratories
Pre doctoral and
masters degree:
The Jackson
Laboratories
A variety of
educational
seminars and
hands-on
training
Courses and
workshops,
from 1 to 10
days
Laboratory
animal
science,
surgery,
colony
management
Understanding
mouse
genetics and
use as a
research tool,
hands-on
skills
development
Multiple locations,
throughout the
year; half day to
multiple days
Interest in the
specific topic
Courses offered in
multiple locations
Pre-requisites
depend on the
topic or workshop
veterinarian
s and
veterinary
students
Fees may
be charged
depending
on the
seminar or
workshop
Varies
depending
on length
and
location.
Transportati
on and
lodging
extra.
English
www.criver.com
English
www.jax.org