AIR
AI in Research Governance
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationAIRF (CASRAI)
AI in Research Governance — Foundation
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 4
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →CASRAI Certification
Research Certifications
Structured, examined credentials for the people who run research: coordinators, data managers, security officers, grant writers and contributorship stewards. Every syllabus, exam blueprint and pass score is published in full before you pay anything.
50
Credentials
78
Levels
Foundation and Professional
3493 h
Of material
Nominal, self-paced
50 credentials
Choose a credential
Each credential runs as a ladder. Foundation establishes the vocabulary, the obligations and the documentary trail; Professional assumes them and examines judgement under the conditions the role is actually performed in. Pick the level that matches the work you already do.
ARP
Animal Research Program Administration
One level
ProfessionalARPP (CASRAI)
Animal Research Program Administration — Professional
- Nominal
- 100 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 40
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →BRA
Bibliometrics and Research Analytics
3 levels · Foundation → Professional → Advanced
FoundationBRAF (CASRAI)
Bibliometrics and Research Analytics — Foundation
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 3
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →BBS
Biosafety & Biosecurity Program Administration
One level
ProfessionalBBSP (CASRAI)
Biosafety & Biosecurity Program Administration — Professional
- Nominal
- 100 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 40
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →CLD
Clinical Data Management
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationCLDF (CASRAI)
Clinical Data Management — Foundation
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 39
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →CBC
Clinical Research Billing & Coverage Analysis
One level
ProfessionalCBCP (CASRAI)
Clinical Research Billing & Coverage Analysis — Professional
- Nominal
- 100 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 71
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →CRC
Clinical Research Coordination
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationCRCF (CASRAI)
Clinical Research Coordination — Foundation
- Nominal
- 35 h
- Domains
- 6
- Exam items
- 40
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →CRM
Clinical Research Monitoring
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationCRMF (CASRAI)
Clinical Research Monitoring — Foundation
- Nominal
- 35 h
- Domains
- 6
- Exam items
- 39
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →CQA
Clinical Research Quality Assurance & Audit
2 levels · Professional → Advanced
ProfessionalCQAP (CASRAI)
Clinical Research Quality Assurance & Audit — Professional
- Nominal
- 115 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 72
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →CSO
Clinical Research Site Operations
One level
ProfessionalCSOP (CASRAI)
Clinical Research Site Operations — Professional
- Nominal
- 110 h
- Domains
- 9
- Exam items
- 74
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →CTB
Clinical Trial Budgeting & Finance
One level
ProfessionalCTBP (CASRAI)
Clinical Trial Budgeting & Finance — Professional
- Nominal
- 90 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 6
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →CFM
Core Facility Management
One level
ProfessionalCFMP (CASRAI)
Core Facility Management — Professional
- Nominal
- 85 h
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 35
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →CRT
Credit And Contributorship Stewardship
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationCRTF (CASRAI)
Credit And Contributorship Stewardship — Foundation
- Nominal
- 30 h
- Domains
- 6
- Exam items
- 40
- Cut score
- 70%
$99USD
View credential →DCT
Decentralised & Digital Trials
One level
ProfessionalDCTP (CASRAI)
Decentralised & Digital Trials — Professional
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 76
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →EXC
Export Control for Research
One level
ProfessionalEXCP (CASRAI)
Export Control for Research — Professional
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 41
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →FDS
FAIR Data Stewardship
One level
ProfessionalFDSP (CASRAI)
FAIR Data Stewardship — Professional
- Nominal
- 90 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 7
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →GCP
Good Clinical Practice
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationGCPF (CASRAI)
Good Clinical Practice — Foundation
- Nominal
- 28 h
- Domains
- 6
- Exam items
- 39
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →IRM
International Research Management
One level
ProfessionalIRMP (CASRAI)
International Research Management — Professional
- Nominal
- 110 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 40
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →IIT
Investigator-Initiated Trial Management
One level
ProfessionalIITP (CASRAI)
Investigator-Initiated Trial Management — Professional
- Nominal
- 100 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 71
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →IRB
IRB & Human Research Protection Program Administration
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationIRBF (CASRAI)
IRB & Human Research Protection Program Administration — Foundation
- Nominal
- 35 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 39
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →LOM
Laboratory Operations Management
One level
ProfessionalLOMP (CASRAI)
Laboratory Operations Management — Professional
- Nominal
- 80 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 40
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →LSC
Laboratory Safety & Chemical Hygiene
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationLSCF (CASRAI)
Laboratory Safety & Chemical Hygiene — Foundation
- Nominal
- 32 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 40
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →MWP
Medical Writing
One level
ProfessionalMWPP (CASRAI)
Medical Writing — Professional
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 6
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →OSP
Open Science Practice
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationOSPF (CASRAI)
Open Science Practice — Foundation
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 3
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →PRV
Peer Review Practice
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationPRVF (CASRAI)
Peer Review Practice — Foundation
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 68
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →PID
Persistent Identifier Stewardship
One level
ProfessionalPIDP (CASRAI)
Persistent Identifier Stewardship — Professional
- Nominal
- 80 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 7
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →PVS
Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationPVSF (CASRAI)
Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety — Foundation
- Nominal
- 31 h
- Domains
- 6
- Exam items
- 41
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →POA
Post-Award Management
One level
ProfessionalPOAP (CASRAI)
Post-Award Management — Professional
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 41
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →PAW
Pre-Award Management
One level
FoundationPAWF (CASRAI)
Pre-Award Management — Foundation
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 7
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RAR
Regulatory Affairs for Research Sites
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationRARF (CASRAI)
Regulatory Affairs for Research Sites — Foundation
- Nominal
- 32 h
- Domains
- 6
- Exam items
- 42
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RRR
Reproducibility & Research Rigour
One level
ProfessionalRRRP (CASRAI)
Reproducibility & Research Rigour — Professional
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 6
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →RAD
Research Administration Foundations
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationRADF (CASRAI)
Research Administration Foundations — Foundation
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 38
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RCA
Research Contracting and Agreements
One level
ProfessionalRCAP (CASRAI)
Research Contracting and Agreements — Professional
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 40
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →RDM
Research Data Management
3 levels · Foundation → Professional → Advanced
FoundationRDMF (CASRAI)
Research Data Management — Foundation
- Nominal
- 30 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 72
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RDV
Research Development Professional
One level
ProfessionalRDVP (CASRAI)
Research Development Professional — Professional
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 35
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →RFE
Research Finance & Effort Reporting
One level
ProfessionalRFEP (CASRAI)
Research Finance & Effort Reporting — Professional
- Nominal
- 100 h
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 35
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →GPW
Research Grant Proposal Writing
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationGPWF (CASRAI)
Research Grant Proposal Writing — Foundation
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 39
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RIM
Research Information Management (CRIS)
3 levels · Foundation → Professional → Advanced
FoundationRIMF (CASRAI)
Research Information Management (CRIS) — Foundation
- Nominal
- 30 h
- Domains
- 6
- Exam items
- 2
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RIN
Research Integrity Professional
2 levels · Professional → Advanced
ProfessionalRINP (CASRAI)
Research Integrity Professional — Professional
- Nominal
- 110 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 45
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →RMD
Research Methods & Study Design
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationRMDF (CASRAI)
Research Methods & Study Design — Foundation
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 69
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RNS
Research Nursing
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationRNSF (CASRAI)
Research Nursing — Foundation
- Nominal
- 30 h
- Domains
- 6
- Exam items
- 68
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RSC
Research Security Professional
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationRSCF (CASRAI)
Research Security Professional — Foundation
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 41
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RSW
Research Software Stewardship
One level
ProfessionalRSWP (CASRAI)
Research Software Stewardship — Professional
- Nominal
- 95 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 6
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →RCR
Responsible Conduct of Research
One level
FoundationRCRF (CASRAI)
Responsible Conduct of Research — Foundation
- Nominal
- 30 h
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 45
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →RRA
Responsible Research Assessment
One level
ProfessionalRRAP (CASRAI)
Responsible Research Assessment — Professional
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 5
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →SPP
Scholarly Publishing Practice
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationSPPF (CASRAI)
Scholarly Publishing Practice — Foundation
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 70
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →SAW
Scientific & Academic Writing
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationSAWF (CASRAI)
Scientific & Academic Writing — Foundation
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 2
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →SRE
Systematic Review & Evidence Synthesis
One level
ProfessionalSREP (CASRAI)
Systematic Review & Evidence Synthesis — Professional
- Domains
- 8
- Exam items
- 6
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →TTP
Technology Transfer Practice
2 levels · Foundation → Professional
FoundationTTPF (CASRAI)
Technology Transfer Practice — Foundation
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 3
- Cut score
- 70%
$149USD
View credential →UGC
Uniform Guidance Compliance
One level
ProfessionalUGCP (CASRAI)
Uniform Guidance Compliance — Professional
- Nominal
- 90 h
- Domains
- 7
- Exam items
- 39
- Cut score
- 70%
$349USD
View credential →Certifying authority
A standards body, examining its own body of knowledge
CASRAI has set the vocabulary research administration runs on for over a decade. These credentials examine it.
The standards behind the syllabus
CASRAI assumed leadership of the CRediT contributor-roles taxonomy in 2014 and carried it through to its adoption as ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022 — the standard publishers, funders and institutions now use to record who did what on a piece of research. The syllabus you sit is drawn from that work and from the reporting standards CASRAI maintains alongside it.
Directed by Dr. Diana Nieves Castro, MD
The certification programme is academically and medically directed by Dr. Diana Nieves Castro, MD, Programme Director, who signs every credential it issues. Each syllabus, blueprint and pass mark is set under her direction and published in full before you pay.
What the credential certifies
That its holder passed the CASRAI examination for the named course on the date shown, scored against the published blueprint and pass mark — and that anyone can verify it, permanently, from the code on its face.
The process
How certification works
Four steps, no interviews, no logbooks, no sponsor sign-off.
Step 01
Choose your level
Read the full syllabus, learning outcomes and exam blueprint on the credential's page. Nothing is hidden behind the paywall except the lesson bodies themselves.
Step 02
Work through the material
Self-paced modules with stated nominal hours. Your progress is tracked lesson by lesson and there is no expiry on access once you are enrolled.
Step 03
Sit the exam
A closed-book multiple-choice form drawn fresh to the published domain weights and scored immediately against the published pass mark. Pass, and every item is reviewed with its rationale; if you do not pass, you see which items you missed and where to revise, and the answers are held back so your resit still counts.
Step 04
Verify the credential
Passing candidates are issued a certificate carrying a verification code. Anyone can check that code on our public verification page — no account, no request to us.
Retakes are permitted after a cooling-off period stated on each credential’s page. Every form is assembled to the published blueprint or it is not assembled at all — where a domain cannot yet be sampled to that standard, the exam declines to run rather than issue an unbalanced paper. Course access is never affected.
Checking someone’s credential?
Verify a certificate
Every CASRAI certificate carries a verification code. Enter it on our public verification page to see the holder, the credential and the date of issue. Verification is free, requires no account, and works for anyone.
