Training
Available Training
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), Controller's Office, and Research Grants and Contracts (RGC) Office have designed a training program to ensure that research administrators have access to information that will provide them with a foundation of knowledge to assist them in understanding how to appropriately administer sponsored programs at Emory University. These offices provide a variety of educational opportunities related to sponsored program administration with the mission to support and enhance the administrative processes, both internally and externally, for proposals and awards. The courses offer guidance on the rules and regulations governing compliance with federal, University, and contractual sponsor requirements.
Emory uses an online system to manage both its instructor-led and online courses. Register to take these courses through the ELMS (Emory Learning Management System). Instructions are provided below to assist you.
Note: We no longer distribute paper copies of training materials. Find more information and copies of instructor-led (classroom) course materials for our Pre Award specific trainings in the Emory OSP Training Documents accordion below.
If you're already enrolled in a course or are planning to take a course in the ELMS use the information below.
- Access the ELMS and log in using your University Network ID and Password.
- Go to the All Learning link to locate training that you are enrolled or planning to take:
- Enrolled - means you are scheduled to take a class.
- If the course is instructor-led (classroom), click the Title link and then the Schedule link to see the date and time that you are scheduled. Click the Location link on the Schedule page to see the location of the training.
- If the course is an online training, click the Launch button.
- Planned - means this class is assigned to you through a Learning Plan.
- Click the Title link for the course. Then click Enroll to either Launch the online learning or schedule a date to take the classroom training.
- Enrolled - means you are scheduled to take a class.
To enroll in a classroom activity:
- Access the ELMS and log in using your University Network ID & Password.
- Click on Browse Catalog
- Select Next
- Select Office of Sponsored Programs, Research Administration Services, or Finance: Grants and Contracts
- Scroll to find the desired course and training date; then click on the Enroll link
- Click the Home link in the top right corner of your screen, and
- Click on All Learning link to locate your course
To launch an online course in the ELMS:
- Follow the instructions above to login and navigate to your course.
- Click the Launch button next to the course that you registered to take.
Training Documents
As of June 23, 2014, training materials are available online. These changes were made to ensure that you, the Emory research community, always have access to the most current information used during our training sessions.
If you have any questions, you may contact: Ashley Myers at aemyers@emory.edu.
Access the RAE (Research Administration at Emory) training materials online using the following:
Day 1 - RAE Day 1 PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
Emory's Research Certification (eRAE)
The Offices of Sponsored Programs (OSP), Controller's Office, and Research Grants & Contracts (RGC) have developed training certification tracks to support the professional growth and development Emory University Research Administrators. All Emory University employees in an administrative role are encouraged to complete the PreAward or PostAward Research Administrator RAE Certification series within 180 days of employment. The Research at Emory Certification program offers two course tracks. Courses must be taken sequentially in the order outlined.
Program Overview
There are two defined tracks by which individuals in the research community can obtain their certification. The first is for those who are Pre-Award Administrators and do not have the responsibility for monitoring budgets in Compass. These classes in this track will provide a higher level understanding of pre-award sponsored programs administration. The second is for Post-Award Research Administrators and will provide a more in-depth understanding of the reconciliation, review and closeout processes for sponsored programs at Emory.
About Your Certification Status
A certification is only good for a term of one year. You must complete continuing professional development educational seminars in order to maintain your certification.
Obtaining Your Certification
Below outlines the course requirements. The tracks are a combination of online and classroom facilitated courses. Each online and instructor-led training registration can be accessed using Emory's Learning Management System (ELMS). To begin the certification program register for the Pre or Post Award Certification and then complete each class listed.
If you have questions, please submit them via email to Ashley Myers at aemyers@emory.edu
| Pre-Award RAE Certification | Post-Award RAE Certification |
|---|---|
| Register for the certification in ELMS and complete: | Register for the certification in ELMS and complete: |
| Introduction to Research Administration | Introduction to Research Administration |
| Uniform Guidance | Uniform Guidance |
| RAE Classroom | RAE Classroom |
| Effort Reporting | Effort Reporting |
| RAE Exam | RAE Exam |
After your certification is obtained and each subsequent year, additional courses may be required in order to maintain certification. A minimum of 6 points of professional development credits is required annually. Annual reporting of this is required via the RAE Recertification Form.
There are several paths for meeting this certification requirement.