USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) offers specialized training programs for its employees and partners.
These programs cover various aspects of animal health, disease management, emergency response, and more. Accreditation, particularly the National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP), is a key component of VS training, enabling veterinarians to perform specific tasks related to animal health and trade.
What's Included
Foreign Animal Disease Training
These trainings provide Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) diagnosticians with a series of web-based modules to practice conducting foreign animal disease investigations. Each module serves to enhance awareness of the steps taken while making decisions during similar foreign animal disease investigations, while not prescribing policy specific to any situation.
FADVisor
This collection of resources provides diagnosticians with in-depth visual and written materials on foreign animal diseases, including detailed necropsy videos and time-lapse disease progression. Designed to support accurate and timely diagnoses, these tools offer practical insights into clinical signs, lesions, and differential diagnoses across a range of high-consequence animal diseases.
Aquatic Health Training
This training program provides aquatic producers with information on key topics of the aquatic industry. Designed to support producers, these tools offer practical insights into surveillance, risk management, and biosecurity.
Personal Protection Equipment Training
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a critical part of conducting a foreign animal disease (FAD) or emerging disease incident investigation. PPE serves to protect the user from exposure to potentially life-threatening infectious agents. In these videos, you will learn the fundamental steps of PPE donning and doffing.
Trainer Resource Library
This resource library offers trainers a curated collection of customizable content, tools, and templates designed to support the creation of engaging and effective training sessions. Whether you’re building workshops, courses, or presentations, you’ll find adaptable materials to save time and enhance learning outcomes.
Shipping Specimens Training
This training provides Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) diagnosticians instructions on how to package, label, and ship potential Category B infectious substances to a diagnostic laboratory for Veterinary Services program activities.