Thursday, February 27, 2014

Need CEUs? Worker Protection Standards Train-the-Trainer Program

As part of the South Central Extension District programming schedule for Florida pesticide education and training, Manatee County Extension Office will be hosting a WPS T-T-T on March 18, 2014 from 10am to 12pm. Please see the announcement below for more information on this opportunity to gain CEUs and be in compliance with WPS. 


March 18: WPS Train-The-Trainer: Manatee County Extension Service, 10am-12pm
Need CEUs?
The WPS TTT workshop provides CEUs in several categories. Even if you don’t need to be WPS certified, don’t miss this opportunity for CEUs. CEUs available: 2 in the following categories: Aerial, Ag. Row, Ag. Tree, O&T, Private, Forest Pest Control, and Soil and Greenhouse Fumigation.
Need to become a WPS certified Trainer?
The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a federal program designed to protect agricultural farm workers in the production of agricultural plants. A person is qualified to teach WPS to farm workers if he/she holds a restricted use pesticide license or if he/she has completed the WPS Train the trainer course. Once a person has completed the course he/she is certified for life. 

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