Register Here - Registration Closes August 13, 2024 or when course capacity is reached

Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least one registered PSA Grower Training Course (in-person, online, or remote) prior to registering for the PSA Train-the-Trainer Course.

Domestic Participants Only at this time.

Dates: August 20 and 21, 2024

Location: Jordan Hall - Cornell AgriTech, 630 W. North Street, Geneva, NY 14456

Times: Participants must attend both days of the training to be eligible for the trainer certificate issued by PSA and the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO).

• Tuesday, August 20: 8am-5pm ET
• Wednesday, August 21: 8am-5pm ET

Trainers:

• Dr. Betsy Bihn
• Dr. Laura Acuña-Maldonado
• Ms. Donna Clements

Cost: $350 USD
Fee includes the PSA Training manual and trainer certificate.
Optional cost - $300 USD if you already have a V1.2 PSA Grower Training manual and only wish to purchase the additional Train-the-Trainer course materials. 
Please note - You will need to bring the V1.2 PSA Grower Training manual to the PSA Train-the-Trainer course in order to participate in the course.

Refund policy: A 50% refund of the registration fee will be provided until August 10, 2024. No refunds will be issued after August 10, 2024.
Registration fees may be transferred one time to an upcoming course if the request is made prior to August 10, 2024.

Training Information: This training is for produce safety educators and others who work with fruit and vegetable growers who are interested in becoming PSA Trainers or PSA Lead Trainers. Those who become a PSA Trainer or PSA Lead Trainer are able to offer the PSA standardized curriculum to train fresh produce growers to meet the regulatory requirements in the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.

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 extension 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).

Participants must be present for both days of the course in order to be eligible for the trainer certificate and to become a PSA Trainer who is eligible to offer PSA Grower Training Courses, under the leadership of a PSA Lead Trainer. 

Language: This training will be delivered in English.

Questions:
If you have any questions about this training, please contact
psatrainers [at] cornell.edu (psatrainers[at]cornell[dot]edu) or
Donna Clements (dmp274 [at] cornell.edu (dmp274[at]cornell[dot]edu))

We look forward to seeing you at the training!
The PSA Team