Research Security Training Enrollment Instructions
Research security training is available through the CITI Program.
Note: Research Security Training expires one year from the date of completion and must be retaken in order to stay compliant with federal regulations. This is a change from the original mandate, which required a three year cycle.
Enrollment Instructions:
- Go to the CITI Program
- Select University of Massachusetts Amherst from the dropdown menu and click on Continue to SSO Login/Instructions.
- Enter your UMass Amherst NetID and Password. If this is your first time on the CITI platform through UMass Amherst SSO, you may be asked to complete a profile or update an existing one.
- The Welcome dashboard lists your Active Courses, Courses Ready to Begin, and Completed Courses. If this is your first time at the site these sections will be empty.
- To add a course, go to the bottom of your Welcome dashboard. Under Learner Tools for University of Massachusetts, select Add a Course.
- On the Select Curriculum page, choose Research Security and click Next.
- On the Selection page, choose Research Security Training (Combined).
- You are also welcome to complete the Undue Foreign Influence Risks and Mitigations.
- A list of optional Webinars will appear on the next page. You may select any that are of interest or none at all. Click Next to move to the following page.
- CITI will return you to your Welcome dashboard, where your choice(s) will appear under Courses Ready to Begin.
- Select Start Now to begin the training.
If you have any questions regarding this training, please contact Melinda LeLacheur, Research Compliance Program Coordinator, at @email or [email protected].