Education provided by the Central Animal Laboratory

According to Finnish legislation, only well trained and qualified persons can perform procedures on laboratory animals, take care of laboratory animals,  euthanise laboratory animals, design experiments on laboratory animals and apply for the license for them.

Already qualified with laboratory animals but hoping for more skills in handling?

The central animal laboratory organizes free trainings. Inquiries kek-core@utu.fi.

 

Laboratory Animal Science Course 2025

The Central Animal Laboratory provides training in the following categories, as defined in the legislation:

  • Function A+D: gives competency to perform procedures for laboratory animals and kill them humanly. This function is recommended for Bachelor and Master degree students, as well as researchers who will be involved in projects, handling laboratory animals.
    • Consists of:
      • Mandatory face-to-face lectures
      • Online lectures and quizzes
      • Assignments
      • Demonstration with living animals
      • Optional practical work session with living animals
      • Electronical exam
  • Function B: an optional function to be taken after categories A and D. This function is recommended for senior researchers. Function B gives competency to write ethical project license and plan procedures involving laboratory animals.
    • Consists of:
      • Mandatory face-to-face lectures
      • Online lectures and quizzes
      • Assignments
      • Writing an ethical project license
      • Electronical exam

a table, explaining functions A+D and function B

You can only complete one function of the course at a time. First, you must complete function A+D, after that you can complete the optional function B.

After spring 2025, courses will be organized as follows:

  • Autumn
    • Functions A+D, teaching in Finnish, PGS_1819
    • Functions A+D, teaching in English, PGS_1675
  • Spring
    • Function B, PGS_1675
       

The course codes in Peppi

  • PGS_1675 Laboratory Animal Science Course (ENG), teaching in English
  • PGS_1819 Koe-eläimet, kurssi toimenpiteiden suorittajille, teaching in Finnish 

Check your study guide for the course code that belongs to your degree and enroll on that or choose a course code according to the teaching language. Function B is always executed under the PGS_1675 implementation.

If you have any questions, please contact course leader Emrah Yatkin (emrah.yatkin@utu.fi) or course coordinator Hanna Helminen (hanna.m.helminen@utu.fi).

 

April-May 2025

The following categories are organized in the laboratory animal science course:

  • Function A+D, 3 credits
  • Function B, 3 credits

 

 

After spring 2025, courses will be organized as follows:

  • Autumn
    • Functions A+D, teaching in Finnish, PGS_1819
    • Functions A+D, teaching in English, PGS_1675
  • Spring
    • Function B, PGS_1675
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