Dear Research Administrators,
We wanted to take a moment to remind you about two upcoming training opportunities. See below for session details registration information. Please refer to the calendar on the new Training Website for future training offerings.
Cost Transfer Level II Training (University-wide)
Date: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: Online Zoom Course
Description: This class will include a review of Harvard’s Cost Transfer Policies and Procedures, identifying requirements and best practices for approval, and cost transfer resources. Attendees will participate in group discussions and work through examples and case studies.
Audience: Research Administrators (*Note: This course is required to maintain CT approver authorization)
Pre-Requisites: Review the Cost Transfer Policy and complete the Intro to Cost Transfers online course *Required
Registration: Please register through the Harvard Training Portal.
ecrt Basics (University-wide)
Date: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location: Online Zoom Course
Description: This course will introduce department administrators to effort reporting and the electronic effort reporting and certification system (ecrt), which allows Principal Investigators and Faculty to certify their effort on federally-sponsored projects.
Learning Objectives:
- Introduction to effort and effort reporting
- ecrt roles and responsibilities
- Workflow for certification by Principal Investigators and/or Faculty
- Workflow for Grants Managers to review and monitor and overall management of certifications during certification periods
- Best practices during the pre-certification review period
- Workflow for Primary Effort Coordinators to monitor the process of certifications in their departments and assign roles and overrides as needed
*Please note: This session will include system demos that will first cover Grant Manager responsibilities. The last 30 mins of the session will be devoted to Primary Effort Coordinators and will cover the additional aspects of the systems their role needs to utilize.
Intended Audience:
- Grant Managers with responsibility for assisting their faculty during the effort reporting process
- Anyone in the Primary Effort Coordinator role
- Existing ecrt users who want a refresher
Recommended Pre-Work: Review of the University-wide Effort Reporting Policy.
Registration: Please register through the Harvard Training Portal.