About our CPD courses
Our CPD courses are a great way for you to gain the skills required to excel in the field of animal research, without committing to a full IAT HE Diploma. Designed for a range of professionals working in animal research facilities, our courses are suitable for animal technologists, researchers, veterinary professionals and other animal facility staff members. We strive to train laboratory professionals to the highest standards and work closely with many large employers of laboratory staff including the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and King’s College London.
Once completed you will be awarded an IAT CPD Certificate specific to the unit you have studied. These certificates can be used at any time to contribute towards a full IAT HE Diploma, without having to repeat the unit.
Online, Face-to-Face, or Hybrid?
The rise of webinars and video call platforms such as Zoom has made it so much easier for so many to access training. Many of our courses take advantage of these options to provide you with the opportunity to develop new skills and gain knowledge from the comfort of your own home or office. But we also know from student feedback that there’s still a lot of value to face-to-face learning, beyond the teaching of technical skills. Our educational delivery combines these approaches with a mix of online, face-to-face, and hybrid courses and we’d love to meet you, so why not enrol on one of our face-to-face or hybrid courses today!
Developing Communication skills
This unit will develop the learner’s ability to communicate in a range of situations relevant to their workplace and ensure…
Application of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act
This unit will broaden and deepen knowledge beyond that in UK “l” and EU 1 modules. It will develop the…
Application of the 3Rs to the severity assessment framework
This module provides an overview of the severity assessment framework, its contribution to improving animal welfare, promoting implementation of the…
Animal welfare legislation
This module aims to provide an understanding of how other legislation interacts with ASPA and impacts on animals housed in…
Advanced animal husbandry, care and enrichment practices
This unit will enable learners to understand the principles of animal care (including those pertinent to laboratory animals such as…
Genetically altered laboratory animals: breeding and colony management
This unit will provide learners with the key principles in breeding and maintaining genetically altered mice. Face to Face learning…
Principles of surgery
This unit covers principles of pre-operative animal assessment and care, preparations for surgery including equipment preparation and aseptic technique and…
Mandatory for IAT Fellowship Experimental Design for in vivo Research
This unit provides a relevant level of understanding of the national and international legal and regulatory framework within which projects…
Strategic thinking
This unit will provide the learner with the opportunity to develop an understanding of strategic thinking and the range of…
Establishing a culture of care in research animal facilities
This unit will provide the learner with the opportunity to consider the concept of a ‘Culture of care’ and to…
Managing performance for First Line Managers
The aim of this unit is to develop the learners confidence, knowledge and skills to improve work-based performance and support…
Managing and developing teams
This unit will provide the learner with the opportunity to investigate processes and models involved in developing and managing effective…
