ACTS Animal Care Training Services

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ACTS offers general animal care training support as well as species specific training courses for the biomedical research community. We can help in all aspects of animal care and use training development. This includes developing comprehensive animal care and use programs, identifying training deficits, budgetary advice, career coaching, customized animal care and laboratory training solutions, and special technique training.

Training Services

Our services include species specific training, AALAS certification classes, IACUC and AEC training, general staff development and training, as well as management development training. Please see descriptions of our training services and programs below.

Species-Specific Training

Special Technique Training

Non-invasive rodent endotracheal intubation
Blind rabbit endotracheal intubation
Advancing anesthesia skills in large animal species
Advancing anesthesia skills in small animal species
Electric microtattooing techniques for rodents
Manual microtattooing techniques for rodents
Alternatives in rodent identification techniques and genotyping
Tattooing techniques in large animal species
Options for intravenous and arterial access in laboratory animal species

AALAS Certification Classes
IACUC or AEC Training
General Staff Training

Staff Development

Developing Skilled Trainers
Management Development

Effective team management

Consulting Services

Developing comprehensive training programs
Identifying training deficits
Establishing collaborative relationships
Providing budgetary advice for training
Customized training solutions
Career coaching for lab animal science professionals

Our Mission

We are dedicated to providing quality training and training resources to empower individuals and improve animal care and use programs ensuring the highest quality of research.

Our Values

Trained people perform better.
Animals deserve the highest quality care.
Each client is unique and important.
Flexibility is the key to providing quality training services.
Shared resources have a synergistic effect.
People deserve the highest quality of work-life.