ACTS Training Services

Inspiring excellence

We offer customized training programs that fit the exact needs of your organization. Each program is tailored to ensure the highest regard for animals and empower individuals to achieve their greatest potential. By accomplishing this our clients can achieve operational excellence.

Custom training programs that identify, target, and resolve your exact needs

ACTS offers training options designed to work with your specific needs and preferences. Depending on your particular needs, timing and budget you can choose from a range of services to suit your needs.

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.

Program Development

Customized program development - training that fits like a glove

We can work with you to create a customized training program that is tailored to your specific needs.Through our program development system we are able to work directly with department leaders to develop tailored programs that target, meet and exceed our clients need.

Our team has an extensive laboratory animal care background and is trained to identify unseen needs within an organization. A fresh pair of eyes looking at your challenges provides the perspective needed to identify problems to create long lasting, sustainable solutions.

About ACTS Services Onsite Training

We'll meet you where you are

Training can be provided on your premises for animal care staff, research staff and IACUC members. ACTS services include species specific training, AALAS certification classes, IACUC training, general staff development and training as well as management development training.

Species Specific Training

Species-specific hands-on training labs
Species-specific online training
Species-specific seminars

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

As with all of our training programs AALAS Certification Classes are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients. Our classes are designed as review courses or as chapter by chapter instructor lead programs. We have a high success rate because we reinforce study techniques and practices to ensure student preparedness prior to sitting for the exam.

IACUC Training

Our IACUC training is geared for IACUC members and for researchers needing to become more familiar with the rules and regulations that govern the use of animals in biomedical research. We also design programs specifically for IACUC members, teaching and reviewing the function and purpose of the IACUC along with individual member responsibility. These training programs are ideal for new IACUC members, researchers and preparing for site visits and facility inspections.

General Staff Training

SOP training
Task training
Staff development
Managing a hectic workplace
Effective communication skills for the animal care technician
Decision making skills
Who moved my cheese - managing change in the work environment

Management Development

Effective team management

Program Development Consulting Services

To help meet your individual needs we can provide various consulting services

By taking it a step further we can better meet your needs. Following is a list of our consultative 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

Onsite Training Training Your Trainers

Your trainer can be a superstar

ACTS will establish technical competence in your trainers and their ability to train others.

We work with your trainers to improve the necessary skills to make them more effective trainers. Areas of focus include confidence, communication to diverse audiences, preparation and planning, self-evaluation, core technical competencies, and assessment.

Consulting Services Webinars

Our expert staff can train your team remotely

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Training Your Trainers Speaking Engagements

We would be happy speak at your next event

ACTS team members have delivered presentations at several events such as National and local AALAS Conferences and Workshops,PRIM-&-R, NJABR's IACUC Charge and Challenge Conferences, and LAWTE. We have spoken on topics such as Developing Comprehensive Training Programs, Maximizing Available Resources to Improve Training and Staff Development, Innovations in Personal Training, Competency Assessment, Online Training Resources, and more.

Contact ACTS now to see when ACTS experts will be available to speak at your event.

Webinars Training Advancements

We are consistently and progressively developing innovative training techniques

Our goal is to meet your institutions' needs as they arise. We are currently working on Job Skill Training Program Modules as tools for trainers to ensure consistency in training and performance for daily tasks in the animal facility.

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Learn how these new training programs can enrich your institution by contacting us today. Contact ACTS here.

Speaking Engagements