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ZRA announces the deployment of its online Training Certificate Program and strategic partnership with San Diego Zoo Global Academy
August 01, 2018The Zoological Registrars Association (ZRA) announces its new online Training Certificate Program will be available 22 October 2018. The Training Certificate Program is comprised of 6 modules covering the core duties and established competencies of the zoological registrar role:
Module 1: History and Established Tenets of Animal Records
Module 2: Records and Information Management (RIM)
Module 3: Transactions
Module 4: US Federal Wildlife Permits and Regulations
Module 5: Live Animal Logistics
Module 6: Biological Samples and Biofacts
Each module has an exam to determine the Learner’s proficiency and level of comprehension and trainees will receive a Certification of Completion upon passing exams for each module and/or the entire program.
With the expanding scope of records management and legal reporting requirements within the animal care profession, a call to action for knowledge transfer through an accessible, affordable and comprehensive training program for this business need has been answered by ZRA.
“ZRA has a long standing mission of advancing the zoological registrar profession and is proud to be able to offer this training to its community with San Diego Zoo Global Academy (SDZG Academy) as a key partner in its development,” says Rae Haliday, Co-Vice Chairman of the ZRA Professional Development Committee.
In partnership with SDZG Academy, http://sdzglobalacademy.org, ZRA subject matter experts representing over 200 years of collective experience in the zoological registrar profession, advisors and outside reviewers from the Records and Information Management (RIM), Federal wildlife agencies and education communities, have all contributed to the development of an outstanding training program. Full Details: http://www.zooregistrars.org/training
“We are pleased that this collaboration with ZRA will allow SDZG Academy to support the growing need to train new zoological registrars,” says Jon Prange, Director of the SDZG Academy.
ZRA is a not-for-profit association organized and dedicated to the enhancement of zoos and aquariums through leadership, professional development, training, standardization and service to its members. Registrars provide oversight for the animal record keeping function, records management, animal shipping, wildlife permit procurement and related reporting requirements and legal compliance.
Bringing species back from the brink of extinction is the goal of San Diego Zoo Global. As a leader in conservation, the work of San Diego Zoo Global includes on-site wildlife conservation efforts (representing both plants and animals) at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, as well as international field programs on six continents. The work of these entities is made accessible to children through the San Diego Zoo Kids network, reaching out through the internet and in children’s hospitals nationwide. The work of San Diego Zoo Global is made possible by the San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy and is supported in part by the Foundation of San Diego Zoo Global.
For questions about the ZRA Training Certificate Program, please contact the ZRA Professional Development Committee:
Rae Haliday, CRM, MBA or Jean Miller
(314) 646-4572, haliday@stlzoo.org (716) 662-2305, jeanmillerop@gmail.com
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