Reminder: All study team members, including faculty, librarians, archivists, students, postdoctoral scholars and staff listed on a human participant research project submitted to one of Western’s Research Ethics Boards (REBs), or up for annual renewal, must complete human participant research training.
For NEW submissions: No study-related activities can take place until all study team members have completed training, even if a Research Ethics Board approval notice has been issued for your study.
Step 1: Complete training using ONE of the following training options outlined below and save a PDF of your certificate.
If you have already completed training using one of the options outlined below, move to Step 2 to submit your certificate.
- TCPS CORE Tutorial
- Affiliation: “Western University”
- CITI – Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
- Affiliation: “University of Western Ontario N2”
- Course: “Social and Behavioural Research Course – Canada”
- CITI – Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
- Affiliation: “University of Western Ontario N2”
- Course: “The Biomedical Research Ethics Tutorial – Canada”
Step 2: If you have a .uwo email account, upload your certificate here. (You must be logged into OWL before clicking this link.)
For more information and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit the human research ethics Workshops and Seminars page: Mandatory Training for Human Research.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Grace Kelly, Manager, Research Compliance Programs and Education, 519-661-2111 ext. 84692.