Education & Training Programs

Duke offers a wide variety of training programs, classes and support resources to assist those involved with the grant management process. You may view the Research Compliance & Reporting list of training or various Research related, upcoming training and information below.

RCC Training Tracker

Assessments Added to All RCC Classes
Starting September 1, 2012, all Research Costing Compliance (RCC) classes will require that attendees pass a brief assessment with a score of at least 80% in order to receive continuing education credit.  This includes the mandatory Management of Selected Post Award Issues class, all FasTrack classes, and all AGM classes (for AGM program participants and for continuing education credit).  After attending a class, attendees will receive an e-mail from RCC with instructions for completing an evaluation of the class and an assessment.  Quarterly meetings and other training opportunities offered by other central offices that provide continuing education credit will continue to offer continuing education credit based on your attendance only.

Current Training Opportunities

(Updated as of 6/6/13)

Continuing Education Reminder:   Remember:  All Research Costing Compliance classes require that attendees pass a brief assessment with a score of at least 80% in order to receive continuing education credit. This includes the mandatory Management of Selected Post Award Issues, all FasTrack classes, and all AGM classes (for AGM program participants and continuing education credit).  If you do not pass the assessment with at least an 80% or greater, you must attend another offering of the class and take the assessment again to earn the continuing education credit.  Read more.

For all certified Grant Managers: You must earn five credits throughout the fiscal year (7/1/12 – 6/30/13), of which one must be 2013 Management of Selected Post Award Issues.  With the end of the fiscal year quickly approaching, remember to check your credits in the RCC Training Tracker.  All questions/concerns regarding RCC training or continuing education credits should be submitted to rcc-cert at duke.edu.  Please do not submit inquiries to individual RCC staff.  Read more.

FasTrack Classes:

Advanced Grant Management (AGM):

Other Duke Training Opportunities:

  • Office of Research Administration (ORA):
    • *Quarterly Research Administrators Meeting – July 17, 2013
    • *Sponsored Projects System (SPS) –  July 9, 2013, August 6, 2013, September 3, 2013, and October 8, 2013
    • *Pre-Award Grants and Contracts (GC101 & GC201) – July 10 & 11, 2013, and October 2 & 3, 2013
    • *eSubmissions – June 19, 2013, July 24, 2013, September 25, 2013, and November 13, 2013
    • *RPPR – June 19, 2013, July 24, 2013, September 25, 2013, and November 13, 2013
    • *Other Support – June 25, 2013, July 16, 2013 and October 22, 2013
  • Office of Research Support (ORS):
    • *Finding Funding – June 25, 2013
  • SAP and University Reporting:
    (Although they do not qualify for continuing education credits, these classes will be of interest to entry-level grant managers)
    • Introduction to SAP @ Duke – Online
    • Introduction to SAP Business Warehouse for the University (0010) – July 10, 2013, September 17, 2013, and December 19, 2013
    • SAP University Reporting: Sponsored Projects – July 24, 2013, August 21, 2013, September 11, 2013, October 23, 2013, November 7, 2013, and December 11, 2013
    • Introduction to Duke Accounting and Business Practice – June 20, 2013, July 18, 2013, August 15, 2013, September 19, 2013, October 17, 2013, November 14, 2013, and December 12, 2013
    • Introduction to Duke G/L Accounts – June 27, 2013, July 25, 2013, August 22, 2013, September 25, 2013, October 24, 2013, November 20, 2013, and December 19, 2013
    • Faculty Projection and Reporting Tool – August 14, 2013, October 30, 2013, and December 5, 2013

Professional Organizations:

  • NCURA
    • 55th Annual Meeting – August 4-7, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
  • SRA
    • 2013 Annual Meeting – October 26-30, 2013 in New Orleans, LA
  • NCSRA

*These classes qualify for continuing education credits for RCC certifications.