The specific tutorials take approximately 30-minutes to complete and include an exam. Once the tutorial is completed and the exam taken, a certificate of completion is generated and can be printed for your records. This information is stored in a certification database. Before funds are awarded by NIH for competing applications or contract proposals involving human subjects, investigators must provide a description of education completed in the protection of human subjects for all individuals listed as key personnel. Key personnel are defined as all individuals responsible for the design and conduct of the study.
Investigators identify in the grant application who the key personnel are on their grant.
This letter is generated by departmental business manager or their designee in each department. A letter can be issued indicating that all NIH educational requirements have been met. Departmental business managers will generate a letter to accompany grant submissions as the grant is routed through the department. Business Managers have access to the database listing of those who have completed each part of the training requirement. Once they verify that personnel have completed both parts of the training, they will generate the letter.