Federal sponsor regulations and UO policy specify required trainings for researchers who receive sponsored awards. This page offers information on the most commonly required training.
Training Requirements
Training | Who is Required to Take It? | How is the Training Offered? | When is the Training Required? | Duration of Training | Required by |
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PIs | E-PCS | Annually | 1/2 hour (approx) | SPS, Sponsoring Agencies | |
PIs, Senior/Key Personnel | CITI's COI Researcher course | Every 3 years | 1 hour (approx) | ||
Researchers with participants and/or identifiable participant data | CITI's Protection of Human Research Subjects Course with either the Biomedical Researchers or Social-Behavioral-Educational Researchers learner group | Every 2 years | 5 hours (approx) | ||
Researchers working with animal research subjects | CITI's University of Oregon Occupational Health and Safety for Working with Animals Course AND University of Oregon Introduction to Animal Research Course; Additional training required for specific procedures. | Once | 3 hours (approx) | CFR 1984a,b,c; PHS 2002; P.L. 89-544; DHHS 2009; OSHA 1998 | |
Responsible & Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR)-National Science Foundation | Researchers supported by NSF funding (including faculty, other senior personnel, undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars) | CITI's NSF/NIH Responsible Conduct of Research Training for Researchers Course. For faculty and senior personnel-NSF RECR Training through Academic Impressions | Once and recommended every 4 years thereafter | 3 hours (approx) | |
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)-National Institutes of Health | Researchers with NIH funding, including trainees, fellows, participants, and scholars. Faculty highly encouraged. | Discussion-based, face-to-face instruction. Online training can supplement but online alone does not satisfy requirements. NIH provides content expectations for acceptable RCR training. | Every 4 years | 8 hours | |
Researchers with USDA funding | CITI's Responsible Conduct of Research Training for Researchers Course | Once | 3 hours (approx) | ||
Researchers with NIH or FDA clinical trials | CITI's GCP for Clincial Trials with Investigational Drug and Medical Devices Course, GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigation Drugs and Biologics Course, GCP for Clinical Investigations of Devices Course, or Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research Course | Every 3 years | 5 hours (approx) | ||
Lab Safety | Researchers working with biohazardous materials |
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Lab Safety | Researchers working with controlled substances |
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Lab Safety | Researchers working with biological, chemical, or radioactive materials |
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Lab Safety | Researchers working with lasers |
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Trainings Soon to Be Required and Currently Recommended
Training | Who is Required to Take It | How is the Training Offered? | When is the Training Required? | Duration of Training | Required by |
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PIs, Senior/Key Personnel, anyone else identified in the request for proposals or notice of funding opportunity announcement | MyTrack | Annually | 1 1/2 hours (approx) | ||
Foreign Travel Security | PIs, Senior/Key Personnel, anyone else identified in the request for proposals or notice of funding opportunity announcement who travel internationally | MyTrack | Every 6 years | 1 hour (approx) | |
PIs on Senior/Key Personnel on federally funded R&D whose projects involve export-controlled technologies | CITI's Export Compliance Course | As needed. Sponsored Project Services and Export Controls will contact researchers who are required to complete training | 1/2 hour (approx) |