Notice

NSF now requires institutions to have a RECR/RCR training program for faculty and senior personnel supported to do research, in addition to undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars. Faculty and staff who have salary charges dated August 1, 2024 or later on an NSF grant will be required to participate in the Georgia Tech-developed RCR training. CITI RCR training does not satisfy this requirement. FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO THE IMPORTANT NOTES BOX, BELOW.

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RCR/RECR* Training Requirements for Faculty

Georgia Tech's Office of Research Integrity Assurance has developed an in-house training video intended specifically for faculty. The initial course roll-out affected all permanent faculty and staff with salary charges on an NSF grant, dated between August 1, 2024 and the training launch date (January 6, 2025). Going forward, the training is required for all permanent faculty and staff who charge salary to an NSF grant.

For more information, refer to the Important Notes, below.  If you still have questions,  Contact the RCR Program.

* NSF has changed "RCR" to "RECR" to emphasize the "ethical" component of the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research. Georgia Tech is using the terms RCR and RECR interchangeably.

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Important Notes about Faculty RCR Training

  • Applicable personnel will be enrolled in the training and notified through the Genius LMS; they will have 60 days from the date of enrollment to complete it.
  • Employees who were not part of the initial roll-out in January will be enrolled automatically within approximately one month of charging to an NSF grant.
  • It is not possible to self-enroll in the training. You do not need to complete the training until/unless you have been enrolled in the course.
  • The training takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
  • Online CITI RCR training does NOT satisfy the requirement.
  • If you believe that you have completed the course but it is not showing as complete in your Genius Dashboard, one of the following situations may have occurred: 1) You may not have clicked "EXIT" and "Complete Course" at the end of the video or 2) You may not have completed the Attestation. After completing the video, be sure to wait at least 30 seconds for your grade to register in Canvas, then refresh your screen. You should then be able to complete the Attestation. Then refresh your Genius Dashboard to show the completed course (it may take a few minutes).
  • If you are having technical difficulties completing the course, submit a help ticket on the Training Support Portal (select Learner Support).
  • Faculty and/or staff who have not charged salary to an NSF grant since August 1, 2024 are exempt from the requirement at this time; however, if they charge salary to an NSF grant in the future, they will be required to complete the training (they will be enrolled in the training and notified).
  • The requirement applies even if the employee is no longer working on the project.
  • Temporary employees are not required to complete the Faculty RCR Course; however, student Temp employees should refer to the RCR Compliance Training Matrix.
  • Depending on their funding source and/or degree requirements, certain employees may need to complete both the Faculty RCR Course and CITI RCR Online Training.
  • Employees may check the status of their own training using the RCR Report for Employees. (Opens in Cognos Reports)
  • PIs and Driver Managers may check the training status of the employees on their NSF grants using the RCR PDPI Report. (Opens in Cognos Reports)
  • The training will need to be repeated every three years as long as the employee is still funded by NSF.