REQUIRED TRAINING

• Claiming University Account
• Participant must have their Employee ID# to be able to claim their account

Training required for the host or supervisor working with trainees/interns, volunteers, or minors:

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• Background checks must also be completed for all hosts or supervisors working with minors & review CU Denver | Anschutz Child Protection Policy.

Training required for Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) - Required for all laboratory work:

• CU: Lab Safety
• CU: Bloodborne Pathogens
• CU: Chemical Waste Management
  
• CU: Regulated Medical Waste Management

If you have questions related to EHS training, please contact EHS.

Enroll in Occupational Health Medical Surveillance Program -Required for laboratory work involving hazards or working with animals 

• Paperwork should be submitted no less than 3 weeks before the first day on campus as this step may require an in-person appointment to be scheduled once the student arrives on campus.
  • To enroll in EHS medical surveillance for the first time, complete the three steps outlined below and submit your documents via email to Occupational.Health@cuanschutz.edu
    • Compete Initial Medical Surveillance Questionnaire
    • Gather your Immunization Records
    • Schedule a Screening Appointment

If you have questions related to Occupational Health enrollment, please contact Occupational Health

Adding a new laboratory member to an IBC protocol is required if the personnel will be working with IBC-covered agents.

• The IBC protocol principal investigator will need to request the personnel add by emailing the IBC Office (IBC@cuanschutz.edu) with a short statement.
• The new laboratory member will need to complete the four EH&S trainings listed within the ‘Environmental Health & Safety Trainings’ tab above.
• The new laboratory member will need to complete the requirements listed within the ‘Occupational Health Training’ tab above.

All work with animal training and paperwork is submitted to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the Office of Laboratory Animal Research (OLAR).  These trainings should be completed before the first day on campus:

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  • CU: Animal Program Orientation
    
  • CU: Disease Prevention and Control in the Animal Housing Facilities
  • CU: Standard Operating Procedures in the Animal Housing Facilities
• CANVAS
  • The University email address (or, if the student is on campus, their personal email address) needs to be sent by the mentor or administrator of the program to the OLAR Training Supervisor, OLAR Office.
  • Once the student is added to the system, they must watch all the videos and complete all the quizzes. Successful completion of each quiz unlocks the ability to view the following video.
  • To begin the courses on Canvas 2023, use the link below to access the videos and quizzes.  The password is four zeros (0000) to access. 
    • Access Videos
      
  • All training will be required before access to the vivaria can be granted but can occur concurrently with all other steps required to conduct animal research. 
• Adding students to IACUC Protocol
  • The student must complete a Personnel Qualifications Form, including all of the Protocols the they will be working with.  The Principal Investigator must sign the form and send to the IACUC@cuanschutz.edu.
  • The Principal Investigator should request that the student be added to the applicable protocols.
  • Completed Skillsoft courses listed above are required before being added to the protocol.
    Completed Clearance by Occupational Health for the species on protocol must be in place before being added to the protocol. Please see the Occupational Health Training Tab for more information.
• Access Tour
  • Once the student has completed all steps and has been added to a protocol, an access tour and any additional required trianing will be scheduled with OLAR to complete the access process. 
    • If the student completes the steps before arriving on campus, OLAR can work with the mentor to schedule the access tour for one of the first days on campus.
    • Make sure to schedule the student’s appointment to pick up their badge before the OLAR Access tour.
  • After the tour, the students' badges will be activated, and they can work with animals.
• Anticipated Timeline for Access
  • The access process can take 2-6 weeks, depending on whether an in-person Occupational Health Appointment is required.  Many of the steps can be completed before the student’s arrival.  It is recommended that all steps above are completed as early as possible before the student’s arrival on campus to prevent delays of several weeks before laboratory and animal research work can occur.
• Occupational Health Clearance and Biosafety Protocol
  • All students working with animals must be cleared by Occupational Health before being added to a protocol. Please see the Occupational Health Training Tab for more information
  • All students working with biohazards must be added to the IBC protocol before working with genetically modified materials/animals or hazards. Please see the Biosafety protocol section for more information

Questions: please get in touch with the following individuals:

• EHS Training - EHS Compliance
• Occupational Health Enrollment – Occupational Health
• IBC – IBC Office
• IACUC - IACUC Office
• OLAR Training - OLAR Office

Training to come.

The host site and specific experiences determine the training needed for non-lab experiences, i.e., working with sensitive/protected information.  

• CU: FERPA
• CU: HIPPA Regulations

Skillsoft hosts thousands of online courses, including required training, custom courses, instructor-led training registrations, and online books covering the latest professional topics.

How to complete training in CU Portal via SkillSoft:

• Volunteers, minors & trainees must claim university account, login credentials, and email to access the CU Portal where SkillPort is housed.
• HCM will trigger these steps, and account information must be claimed to access the CU Portal.