animal care and use Meeting for Meeting to Information Meeting held every Interest in field US$ English www.lawte.org Trainers: share training exchange other year, various techniques among sites throughout Laboratory Animal and materials trainers to USA Welare Exchange promote high (LAWTE) standards of animal care and use Veterinary Funding to Provide Travel and US veterinary No fee English www.aslap.org Student Training attend national veterinary expenses to attend student; essay Award: AALAS students national AALAS and application meeting insight into meeting; held in must be American Society careers in various locations submitted for Laboratory laboratory throughout USA Animal animal Practitioners medicine (ASLAP) Program /Who Type of Aim Logistics Minimum Costs Contact Offers Program Husbandry 3 levels Certification Instructional texts High school Exam fees: English www.aalas.org Technician offered: (must pass an and computer degree and Certification: Assistant examination CD’s available for experience in ALAT Laboratory administered purchase. On line animal husbandry US$155 American Animal by computer) courses with in a research Association for Technician quizzes available setting LAT Laboratory Animal (ALAT), through the US$205 Science (AALAS) Laboratory AALAS Learning Animal Library for a fee. LATG Technician Examinations US$255
animal care and use Meeting for Trainers: Laboratory Animal Welare Exchange (LAWTE) Meeting to share training techniques and materials Information exchange among trainers to promote high standards of animal care and use Meeting held every other year, various sites throughout USA Interest in field US$ English www.lawte.org Veterinary Student Training Award: American Society for Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP) Funding to attend national AALAS meeting Provide veterinary students insight into careers in laboratory animal medicine Travel and expenses to attend national AALAS meeting; held in various locations throughout USA US veterinary student; essay and application must be submitted No fee English www.aslap.org Program /Who Offers Type of Program Aim Logistics Minimum Costs Contact Husbandry Technician Certification: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) 3 levels offered: Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT), Laboratory Animal Technician Certification (must pass an examination administered by computer) Instructional texts and computer CD’s available for purchase. On line courses with quizzes available through the AALAS Learning Library for a fee. Examinations High school degree and experience in animal husbandry in a research setting Exam fees: ALAT US$155 LAT US$205 LATG US$255 English www.aalas.org