Why AALAS Certification?
The AALAS Certification program shows that you are a dedicated professional willing to go the extra mile to learn more than just the basics regarding the animals within your care.
There are three levels of technician certification:
ALAT - Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
LAT - Laboratory Animal Technician
LATG - Laboratory Animal Technologist
Each level builds upon the knowledge learned from the previous curriculum. As your knowledge grows, so to can your responsibilities as many facilities in the Portland area tie promotions to advanced certification.
Meet Your Instructor
Kati is a manager, instructor, and grad student who tries to fit in more in a day than should be possible. This is all due to the support of many loving friends who remind her that the reward is more than worth the struggle.
She has a passion for All Things Animals, and has dedicated her 30+ year career to improving the welfare of the animals under her care.
She is owned by two cats, a whippet who loves hunting rats more than showing in confirmation, and a fish tank that truly is its own personality. She’s co-owned by an amazing Service Dog, and her beautiful handler. #ThingsThatOnlyMakeSenseToDogShowFolks
This program was developed as part of her course curriculum.
Examples of Class Content
The purpose of this course is to help local animal care technicians prepare for the national AALAS certification exam. The intended audience of this course are technicians who have animal experience, a minimum of a high school diploma, and self-select to participate in this course.
This course will be taught by a RLATG, CMAR, & CVT SME with 30-years industry experience.
The platform will be a self-paced, asynchronous online module, using the Wix webpage designed for the local animal science branch, Canvas, WebEx, and Powerpoint over approximately 4 months.
The scope of the class is to prepare the students for the 150-question multiple-choice exam, covering 25 common laboratory animals, their use in research, husbandry, biology, and the Federal regulations governing the care of those animals.
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