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Biosafety Training

ATTENTION: New U of I employees and students - All human resources paperwork must be completed prior to working on required compliance trainings.

Hands-on Training

Employees and students may request in-lab biosafety training from the Biosafety Officer. The Biosafety Officer also provides regularly scheduled Biosafety Training sessions. Please register for in person training at Employee Development and Learning

Contact the Biosafety Officer, at 208-885-1527 or biosafety@uidaho.edu for questions or to request additional training sessions.

Online Training

Employees and students may take any of the general and specialized biosafety trainings offered through the CITI Program. See below for instructions to access trainings and for a list of course offerings.

Go to https://www.citiprogram.org for training on:

  • Initial Biosafety Training 
  • Shipping and Transport of Regulated Biological Materials 
  • IBC Member Training

  1. Go to www.citiprogram.org
  2. Click on the Register button on the home screen.
  3. Type University of Idaho in the text box to affiliate yourself with our institution then press Continue to Step 2. 
  4. Step 2 requests that you enter your first and last name along with your email address. 
    1. Enter your name as you would like it to appear on your completion report received at the end of the course. 
    2. While not required, they do encourage entering a secondary email address. It will assist in the recovery of your account if you forget your username or password and no longer have access to your primary email address. 
  5. At Step 3 you will choose a username and password for your account. Please follow the on-screen instructions. Passwords are case sensitive.
    1. During this step you will also select and answer a security question. This question will be used to assist in the recovery of your account if you have forgotten your username or password. Please select a question that is applicable to you and you can comfortably answer for the tech support team.
  6. Step 4 collects demographic information. All information provided is voluntary. Use the blue information question marks for more information on specific categories. 
  7. Professionals seeking credit for CITI Program courses can make their selection for Continuing Education (CE) credits during Step 5. Please note that CE credit is not required for completion of courses for University of Idaho purposes. 
  8. Step 6 is institution-specific. The Institutional email address is your UI email address. Please specify if you are an undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral student under the Job Title field. 
  9. The questions in Step 7 enroll you in CITI Program courses. The University of Idaho currently offers CITI courses for a variety of topics (see a-e below). Please read each question carefully and check the box for only the topic(s) you wish to take. Check “not at this time” if the topic does not apply to you. For example, if you only need to take “Shipping and Transport of Biological Materials,” then check the corresponding box under question 5, and check “not at this time” for all other questions and topics. 
    1. Biosafety (Question 5)
      1. Shipping and Transport of Regulated Biological Materials 
      2. Initial Biosafety Training
      3. IBC Member Training
  10. If your registration is complete, click on Finalize Registration.
    1. Your learner account registration is complete.
      On the Main Menu, click on the course name to begin the course. If you need to change your course registration, click on “Add a Course or Update Learner Group.”

  1. Go to www.citiprogram.org and log in with your username and password.
  2. Ensure you are affiliated with the University of Idaho. If you are not, go to the Main Menu and click on “Click here to affiliate with another institution.”
  3. Type University of Idaho in the text box.
  4. Once affiliated, enroll in CITI Program courses. Please read each question carefully and check the box(es) that match your applicable “learner group.” The University of Idaho currently offers learner groups within the following training topics:
    1. Biosafety (Question 5)
      1. Shipping and Transport of Regulated Biological Materials 
      2. Initial Biosafety Training
      3. IBC Member Training
  5. Click Submit
  6. On the Main Menu, select “University of Idaho Courses” and click on the course name to begin.
    1. If you need to change your course registration, click on “Add a Course or Update Learner Group.”

Office of Research Assurances

Physical Address:

Morrill Hall Room 414
Moscow, ID  83844

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Dr., MS 3010
Moscow, ID  83844-3010

Phone: 208-885-2142

Email: uifcoi@uidaho.edu

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