Protecting People in Research & Evaluation (PPRE):
A human subjects certificate
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Your path to conducting ethical, impactful research and evaluation.
Curriculum That’s Relevant To Your Work
VIRB Learning Center was built from scratch to address the unique needs and challenges faced by researchers and evaluators in the social and community sectors. Our training is tailored for those fields of study, ensuring every lesson is directly applicable to your projects.
Clear Guidance On IRB Requirements
When you enroll in a VIRB Learning Center course, you’ll walk away with a clear, comprehensive understanding of your next steps and how to apply your learnings to your research. You’ll learn when and how IRB approval is needed, empowering you to confidently navigate ethical research practices.
Accessible, Affordable Certification
We’re excited to offer VIRB Learning Center courses at an accessible price point to ensure that everyone can benefit from high-quality training, regardless of their budget.
Individuals can access courses for a simple flat price, while organizations can access unlimited learning for their entire team and select clients/partners.
Still have more questions on where to start? Check the FAQs below.
*Notice for Organizational Access: Prefer to pay by check or ACH? Please contact our team to learn more about alternative payment methods.
VIRB Learning Center was built from scratch to address the unique needs and challenges faced by researchers and evaluators in the social and community sectors. Our training is tailored for those fields of study, ensuring every lesson is directly applicable to your projects.
Clear Guidance On IRB Requirements
When you enroll in a VIRB Learning Center course, you’ll walk away with a clear, comprehensive understanding of your next steps and how to apply your learnings to your research. You’ll learn when and how IRB approval is needed, empowering you to confidently navigate ethical research practices.
Accessible, Affordable Certification
We’re excited to offer VIRB Learning Center courses at an accessible price point to ensure that everyone can benefit from high-quality training, regardless of their budget.
Individuals can access courses for a simple flat price, while organizations can access unlimited learning for their entire team and select clients/partners.
Still have more questions on where to start? Check the FAQs below.
*Notice for Organizational Access: Prefer to pay by check or ACH? Please contact our team to learn more about alternative payment methods.
Single Access
$50 billed annually
Single-course access grants you entry to the VIRB Learning Center course of your choice. You will have unlimited access to that course’s content, and will earn a human-subjects certificate upon course completion.
Enroll NowSingle-course access grants you entry to the VIRB Learning Center course of your choice. You will have unlimited access to that course’s content, and will earn a human-subjects certificate upon course completion.
Organizational Access
$1,299 billed annually*
With organizational access, your entire team will have unlimited access to VIRB Learning Center courses. You can also offer course access to up to five individuals from client/partner organizations.
As an added value, organizational access includes complimentary access to a webinar as well as one free IRB submission.
Enroll NowWith organizational access, your entire team will have unlimited access to VIRB Learning Center courses. You can also offer course access to up to five individuals from client/partner organizations.
As an added value, organizational access includes complimentary access to a webinar as well as one free IRB submission.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is VIRB Learning Center?
A: Developed and administered by Viable Insights, VIRB Learning Center is a training program built from the ground up for researchers and evaluators in social and community-based research.
VIRB Learning Center makes training relevant, affordable and specific to your field of practice. You’ll walk away with a clear, actionable understanding of your IRB requirements and how to apply them to your work.
Q: Does VIRB Learning Center offer human-subjects certification?
A: Yes! Completing a VIRB Learning Center course earns you a human-subjects certification, which is often required in order to process an IRB .
Q: Are VIRB Learning Center certificates accepted by other IRBs?
A: We always recommend checking with your IRB to understand what their certificate requirements are. PPRE was developed to align with core competency areas defined by HHS. As such, this certificate should satisfy most IRB requirements..
Q: Why is this a subscription?
A: In order to gain IRB approval , you must go through the certification annually. We will ensure we keep all course material up-to-date.
Q: What is included in single-course access?
A: Single-course access grants you entry to the VIRB Learning Center course of your choice. You will have unlimited access to that course’s content, and will earn a human-subjects certificate upon course completion.
Q: What is included in organizational access?
A: With organizational access, your entire team will have unlimited access to VIRB Learning Center courses (a $1,250 value). You can also offer course access to up to five individuals from client/partner organizations.
As an added value, organizational access includes complimentary access to a webinar as well as one free IRB submission. We also provide your team with a LIVE annual webinar to build capacity and understanding around when and why to use an IRB.
With organizational access, Viable Insights will manage your certificates for you. Viable Insights will send automatic reminders when individuals are eligible for recertification, notify your administrative team when someone has completed their training, and send quarterly reports of your team’s certification status.
A: Developed and administered by Viable Insights, VIRB Learning Center is a training program built from the ground up for researchers and evaluators in social and community-based research.
VIRB Learning Center makes training relevant, affordable and specific to your field of practice. You’ll walk away with a clear, actionable understanding of your IRB requirements and how to apply them to your work.
Q: Does VIRB Learning Center offer human-subjects certification?
A: Yes! Completing a VIRB Learning Center course earns you a human-subjects certification, which is often required in order to process an IRB .
Q: Are VIRB Learning Center certificates accepted by other IRBs?
A: We always recommend checking with your IRB to understand what their certificate requirements are. PPRE was developed to align with core competency areas defined by HHS. As such, this certificate should satisfy most IRB requirements..
Q: Why is this a subscription?
A: In order to gain IRB approval , you must go through the certification annually. We will ensure we keep all course material up-to-date.
Q: What is included in single-course access?
A: Single-course access grants you entry to the VIRB Learning Center course of your choice. You will have unlimited access to that course’s content, and will earn a human-subjects certificate upon course completion.
Q: What is included in organizational access?
A: With organizational access, your entire team will have unlimited access to VIRB Learning Center courses (a $1,250 value). You can also offer course access to up to five individuals from client/partner organizations.
As an added value, organizational access includes complimentary access to a webinar as well as one free IRB submission. We also provide your team with a LIVE annual webinar to build capacity and understanding around when and why to use an IRB.
With organizational access, Viable Insights will manage your certificates for you. Viable Insights will send automatic reminders when individuals are eligible for recertification, notify your administrative team when someone has completed their training, and send quarterly reports of your team’s certification status.
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