Ethics Training
Ethics and Compliance
Required Training | all study-types
TCPS2 Core or CITI Human Subjects Research Course
As of September 1, 2018, in keeping with national standards, all University of Calgary researchers (i.e., faculty, students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and research staff) engaging in research with humans must complete human research ethics training prior to submitting an application for ethics review. This training requirement can be fulfilled by completing either of the below and uploading the certificate to your Researcher Profile in IRISS.
Once complete, for instructions on uploading training certificates to your Researcher Profile in IRISS:
Download: Researcher Profile User Guide
TCPS2 CORE Tutorial, or CITI Human Subjects Research Course (Biomedical or Social Behavioral-Educational module, whichever is most relevant to your discipline).
Principal Investigators are responsible for ensuring that all study team members have one of the above training modules complete. These must be available upon request.
Contact
Please email rebtrain@ucalgary.ca or call Ethics Support at (403) 220-2297
TCPS2
Core Tutorial
The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2) CORE tutorial provides an applied approach to understanding the guidance provided in the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans.
This self-paced course is a media-rich learning experience that features interactive exercises and multi-disciplinary examples. Please use your UCalgary email address when registering.
Visit: TCPS2 CORE Tutorial
Resources:
• CORE User Guide
• Common Questions
• TCPS2 (2022) document
CITI Program:
A Human Subjects Research Course
As a member of Network of Networks (N2), University of Calgary faculty, staff and students can access the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) courses.
Choose whichever of the following courses is most relevant to your discipline:
• Biomedical module
• Social Behavioral-Educational module
Access CITI courses:
Download: CITI Program User Guide
Visit: Complete the CITI Program
Required Training | clinical research
CITI Clinical Research Modules
As a member of Network of Networks (N2), University of Calgary faculty, staff and students can access the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) courses. As of September 1, 2018, the following training is required for researchers and support staff involved in clinical research. Both CITI modules are available to the UCalgary research community free of charge through CITI Canada.
These 2 training modules are in addition to the TCPS2 training outlined above.
(GCP)
Good Clinical Practice Training
Required for all researchers and support staff involved in an interventional clinical research study.
Health Canada
Division 5 Training
Required for all researchers and support staff involved in a clinical research study that uses a drug as an intervention.
Access CITI courses:
Download: the CITI Program User Guide
Visit: Complete the CITI Program
Optional Training | non-clinical
CFREB Ethics Training Program
This is a self-paced module open to everyone at the University of Calgary regardless of research ethics knowledge and research experience.
Each section contains content, experts’ views, additional reading resources, and case studies to help you reflect on your learning. We are here to support you as you learn about the history of research, regulations in the Canadian context.
Visit: CFREB Training
Introduction to SoTL
Learn more about the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning in this self-paced SoTL learning module created by the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning. In this online module, you will explore opportunities to build your SoTL community, create your own SoTL project and build an ethical framework for your work.
Visit: SoTL Learning Module