If you suffer from any allergies (e.g. to animals, substances, food, etc.), please make sure to bring any emergency medication with you (e.g. Ventolin, Epipen, etc.) as a precaution.
Should you have any questions regarding the substances or animals you may come into contact with during the course, please do not hesitate to contact us in advance.
Please note that we do not accept any responsibility for health-related incidents occurring during the course.
We have adapted the registration system for modules 1 and 20. You register separately for the theory (with its written examination) and for the practical part. This way you choose and know all the exact dates for your training.
As soon as your registration for the theory is validated, you will receive access to our e-learning platform to start viewing the readings at your convenience up until the date of the exam.
For more details, please refer to this explanatory document.
The course is primarily aimed at persons conducting animal experiments with animal species other than laboratory rodents and can be attended instead of module 1. In order to fulfill the legal requirements of 40 h training and be entitled to the certificate for “Persons conducting animal experiments”, each participant is expected to attend the lectures in general theory and 3 days of training related to the species of choice.
Because live animals are used in this training, the participant must prove that they are going to undertake animal experiment in the near future. This is verified by our government agency. We therefore ask for the name of the study director and the license number in the registration form. It is also possible to select only the days of practical training to get official certificates of continuing education.
This course is recognized as basic education in Switzerland by the Federation of Swiss Cantonal Veterinary Officers (VSKT).
The duration of the whole course is 5 half days of lectures (2.5 days) and 3 days practical training corresponding to the minimum of 40 hours required by the legislation. This course corresponds to the FELASA category B course but is not accredited.
Every participant can chose the species most convenient for him or her. Days that are dedicated to a particular species may also be booked separately as continuing education days. The species-specific course parts are organized at different places and include the following:
– Biology of the species or group of species and special requirement
– Husbandry, capture, handling
– Identification, marking, fixation
– Diseases, indicators of disturbed welfare, euthanasia
– Anesthesia and analgesia
– Interventions and sampling methods
– Specific requirements concerning experimental design
– Behaviour, indicators of stress and pain
– Animal models
These contents may also be arranged as individual training in a tutorial system. The practical trainings are organized with the help of the Animal Welfare Officer of the University Zürich and the Responsible for Training and Education in Laboratory Animal Science of the ETH Zürich.
In the frame of the regular Module 1 courses.
This part will complete the acquired principles of the lectures based on the species of interest.
NB for Aquatic Animals: 2 fish days will be offered in Basel (Uni/FMI) - date to be announced.
Remark: A additional course dedicated to wild animals is organized by the Zoology Department of the University of Lausanne.
In line with the LTK module 1 concept, lectures on general theory will take place in the modules 1 (in Zürich or Bern)
Training on different groups of animals can be selected according to individual needs. These trainings may take place at various locations in Switzerland and will include practical work.
Entire Course (5 half days theory and 3 days practical training): 40 hours
Certificate to carry out animal experiment (only in combination with practical training)
- Affiliated with a University in Switzerland: CHF 1'400
- External, from an institution abroad or from industry: CHF 1'900
Practical Training only (per day)
Certificate for continuing education
- Affiliated with a University in Switzerland: CHF 350
- External, from an institution abroad or from industry: CHF 430
Please note that we will charge you the full fees in case of a late cancellation of the course (within 3 weeks before start of the course) or in case of absence. It is the responsibility of the participant to inform the organizer of the course about the cancellation before the deadline of 3 weeks before the course to avoid the billing of the course. To charge for cancellations is common practice by other providers, too. The new proceedings for education courses became necessary due to an increasing extent of short term cancellations in training modules.
Insurance is responsibility of each participant.
Data from course evaluations, collected anonymously, may be used for the preparation of institutional reports (for example, the annual report of our institute) as well as for fulfilling requests from cantonal or federal authorities. They may also be used for scientific publications.
If registration data are used, they will be fully anonymized to ensure compliance with legal data protection requirements.
There is no time limit for retaining these data. Non-anonymized registration data are stored on secure UZH servers that meet the university’s data security standards. These non-anonymized data (evaluations of courses) do not pose any risk, as they cannot be linked to any individual person or to any specific institution or company.
By this notice, participants are informed that such uses may take place without further individual notification, as only anonymous or anonymized data will be used.