National Institutional Animal User
Training Program (1999)
All personnel involved with the use of animals in research, teaching and testing
must be adequately trained in the principles of laboratory animal science 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 which will be incorporated
as a component of the CCAC's guidelines
and policies.
As of January 2003, evidence of training in accordance with the CCAC standards
will be an integral element of the CCAC
Assessment Program and a necessary condition for compliance with CCAC
guidelines and policies.
Over the next three-year assessment cycle (1999-2002), the Assessment Directors
will explain and discuss the various components of the NIAUT Program with
institutions.
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.
The CCAC is grateful to the many individuals and organizations that provided
comments on the earlier drafts of the guidelines and the Recommended
Syllabus. A Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) section has been developed to respond to some of
the comments received and to explain more fully the manner in which the CCAC
guidelines
on: institutional animal user training will be implemented. The FAQ
is a living document. Please continue to send any comments or suggestions
you have concerning the NIAUT Program and its components to the Education
and Training Committee liaison: ccac@ccac.ca.
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