Preparing for Summer Student Arrivals at NIH

The RLA Badge requires the normal two appointments. During the first appointment the student will be identity proofed, fingerprinted and photographed; at the second appointment the student will be issued his or her RLA Badge. Issuance is subject to DPSAC's successful review of the fingerprint-check results.

Any issues identified through the fingerprint check (i.e., issues that might impact the suitability of the Summer Student to do the proposed work at NIH), must be reviewed by the Personnel Security Office in DPSAC and the respective IC prior to issuance of an RLA Badge.

DPSAC is encouraging ICs to advise their incoming students to make their enrollment and badging appointments as soon as they are able to do so to avoid a possible badging 'crunch.'

With the large influx of students expected over a relatively short period of time, the sooner a student can get on the DPSAC appointment calendar, the more likely he or she will find a convenient time and avoid any delay in the badging process.

Summer Students at Remote Locations

Summer students who will be reporting to remote locations [Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), NIEHS-Research Triangle Park (RTP), etc.] will receive fingerprint checks administered by appropriate local security staff. DPSAC will review the results of the fingerprint check and notify the students when they have been authorized for an RLA ID Badge. Each of these locations offer local badging.  

Summer Students working at remote sites should contact their local security office for information on where to obtain an RLA ID Badge and/or schedule an appointment. For contact information, click here.

Foreign Summer Students

Foreign Summer Students will be processed through the Division of International Services (DIS); however, they too will undergo a fingerprint check. For more information, please see http://dis.ors.od.nih.gov.

Note: an RLA Badge will be valid for the duration of the Summer Student's appointment, but will expire no later than September 30 of the year it is issued.
The badge will provide perimeter physical access to NIH. Summer students must remain under escort in restricted areas.

Badges should be collected and returned to the appropriate badge issuance office when the summer student leaves.

Chart Illustrates the NIH Summer Student Badging Workflow Process  

To learn more about summer student badging policies at NIH, click on: http://www.ors.od.nih.gov/ser/dpsac/badge/Pages/students.aspx

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The NED courses are posted on the CIT Training site where visitors can view availability for any class and receive a confirmation immediately after registering. The catalog of NED classes is posted at: http://training.cit.nih.gov/coursecatalog.aspx under "General Seminars." 

When you see a course you want to take, just click on the course name (listed in the right column of the table). You will be taken to the HHS Learning Management System (LMS) where you can register for the course online.

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