The changes to the Licence requirement, and how it affects your licence.
Audience: Biological Safety Officers, Licence Holders, Licence Holder Representatives
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: less than 30 minutes
Course updated: March 2026
An overview of microbiology with a biosafety context including microorganism characteristics, pathogen identification, and factors causing disease.
Audience: Laboratory personnel, biosafety professionals
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 45 minutes
Course updated: July 2024
A brief overview of toxins, including the risks associated with handling them, and the precautions of handling toxins safely.
Audience: Laboratory personnel, biosafety professionals
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 45 minutes
Updated: March 2026
This course is an introduction to Risk Group 3 Fungi. It has been created to outline the Biosafety Directive for Risk Group 3 Fungi. It defines the concept of Fungi, the risk group classification system, and containment requirements for Risk Group 3 Fungi. The course aims to clarify which activities with Risk Group 3 Fungi must be performed at Containment Level 3, and which activities can be performed at Containment Level 2 or Containment Level 2 with additional operational practice requirements.
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 1 hour
Released: March 2026
An overview of microbiology with a biosafety context including microorganism characteristics, pathogen identification, and factors causing disease.
Audience: Laboratory personnel, biosafety professionals
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 45 minutes
This course is also available in Portuguese and Spanish.
Update: February 2023
Practices to identify the purpose of personal protective equipment and identify which equipment to use in your environment.
Audience: Laboratory personnel, biosafety professionals
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 45 minutes
Update: March 2025
Practices to use biological safety cabinets, including the elements required for proper use in a lab, and the safety considerations
Audience: Laboratory personnel, biosafety professionals
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 45 minutes
Update: April 2024
Learn about laboratory acquired infections and intoxications both in historical trends and carried forward today.
Audience: Laboratory personnel, biosafety professionals
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 45 minutes
Updated: August 2025
A tool to help countries or regions build or strengthen their biosafety and biosecurity systems to mitigate risks when working with biological agents.
Audience: Scientists, legal, political, security or policy personnel
Resource Type: E-Learning
Duration: 6 hours
Updated: March 2026
