AGR6508 - Train the Trainer FSMA Produce Safety Course

Course Description

This two-day course will provide detailed information about Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), co-management of natural resources and food safety, FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, and a review of the seven module PSA Grower Training curriculum.

The course will also cover principles of adult education, how to incorporate the PSA curriculum into other produce safety trainings, developing working partnerships, expectations for trainers, and how to register a PSA Grower Training Course with the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO).

Upon successful completion of the full train-the-trainer course, you will be a PSA Trainer. Completing this training allows you to deliver curriculum modules as a trainer in a PSA Grower Training, under the direction of a PSA Lead Trainer. Anyone presenting at a PSA Grower Training must be, at minimum, a PSA Trainer, and every Grower Training must have a Lead Trainer present. This training is for trainers.

Expected qualifications prior to attending: Individuals are expected to have basic knowledge in four competency areas: • Produce safety scientific knowledge and experience • Fruit and vegetable production knowledge • Effective training delivery • Knowledge of FSMA Produce Safety Rule