INTRODUCTION

All personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching and testing must be adequately trained in the principles of animal care and use and the ethical issues involved in animal use. An appropriate training program is an essential component of any institutional animal care and use program. The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) has therefore developed a National Institutional Animal User Training (NIAUT) Program that has three components. Two components of the NIAUT Program, the CCAC

guidelines on: institutional animal user training and the CCAC Recommended Syllabus for an Institutional Animal User Training Program, were approved by the CCAC Council on May 5, 1999 for mandatory implementation beginning in January 2003. The third component of the NIAUT Program, based on the Recommended Syllabus, consists of a list of resource materials to support the development and implementation of the core and non-core topics of an institutional training program by the animal care committee (ACC). The following chart lists the resource materials. To access a specific resource, click on its title.

A-) Resource Materials Produced by the CCAC

Modules on the Core Topics of the Laboratory Animal/Teaching Stream of the CCAC Recommended Syllabus

WebCT 3.8.2 and other WebCT versions

National Institutional Animal User Training Program (1999)

National Institutional Animal User Training Program

Bibliography

B-) Materials Produced and/or Delivered by Institutions

Resource material on the core topics for the wildlife stream and on non-core topics covering species-specific (including farm animals) and procedure specific information is posted below as these are developed and made available to the CCAC by institutions.

Aquatic Animals in Research - Atlantic Veterinary College, U.P.E.I.

Institutional Animal User Training Program Course Description

Format re: Substance/scope of institutional training programs for the CCAC

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