This self-directed course, composed of 8 modules, is designed for frontline 4-H Youth Development Staff interested in learning how multiple forms of data (4-H Common Measures data and Lesson Study data) can be used to help make decisions in regards to program improvement and professional development opportunities.

Through the learning modules, you gain the knowledge to effectively leverage Common Measure 2.0 to get the youth-generated data you need to assess a program and make it even better.  You’ll have the data to better understand how and what youth are learning in each of the major 4-H areas of emphasis.  And you’ll learn how to use these tools and the data to make meaningful decisions about your local programs. You’ll also learn how Lesson Study can help take the guesswork out of professional development and program improvement.  It’s all about becoming an even more effective leader, educator and mentor for young people.  And that leads to even greater confidence, satisfaction and passion as you work with youth.

Through a deeper dive into 4-H Common Measures and Lesson Study, participants will have an increased understanding of basic program evaluation practices, will learn how to successfully access and implement 4-H Common Measures and Lesson Study, and ultimately will understand how when paired together result in making data-driven decisions.

For more information or to enroll please contact: Jessica Mullendore at jmullendore@unl.edu

By taking this course, students will learn:

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a regulation developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect workers and handlers from the harmful effects of pesticides and their residues.  The standard went through some major revisions in 2015 and this course will reflect those changes.  

This course will cover some of the major points of the Worker Protection Standard and what employers need to cover with their employees in order to comply.  

Once you've completed this course, you should be able to:

• Define a worker and a handler
• Understand the importance of the WPS
• Know when compliance is necessary
• Identify the basic requirements needed by both a worker and handler to reduce their pesticide exposure

For more information please contact Rachel Maccini, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, University of New Hampshire, Cooperative Extension.

The fee for the course is $40.  To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button:

Students who take this course will learn safe use of pesticides, including Integrated Pest Management; Federal and Colorado Laws Governing the Use of Pesticides; Understanding Pesticide Labels and Safety Data Sheets; Applicator Safety; Pesticide Application; and Environmental Protection and Public Health. 

For information or to enroll contact Lisa Blecker, Colorado State University, at Lisa.Blecker@colostate.edu

Summary:  When making decisions about when to irrigate a crop, no matter the specific plant or scenario, it is important to take into consideration evapotranspiration rates which provide an estimate of water flux out of your system.  The challenge is that evapotranspiration varies a lot depending on the specific plant, its growth stage plus changing weather (or greenhouse) conditions. Precision agriculture scientists have been able to characterize two reference crop values as a way to standardize evapotranspiration calculations based on weather data. In this lesson you will learn what is meant by a reference crop, crop coefficient, and water stress coefficient and how you can use these to inform your irrigation management decisions.   

Time Required: We estimate it will take you 2 hours to complete the lesson.  You can work on it at your own pace and do not have to complete it in one setting.

Who Would Benefit:  A variety of people will find this upskilling course useful from adults to high school students.  This includes careers (or hobbyists) growing plants (ie field crops, greenhouse production, turf and lawns, gardens, etc.) and wishing to save money and water by better timing irrigation applications.

Upskill Credentials: If you finish the entire course including passing a final quiz (which you can take up to 3 times), then you will earn a badge certificate of completion.  It has been approved for 2 Soil and Water Management CEUs through the national Certified Crop Adviser program.

Instructor: Dr. Allan A. Andales is a Professor and Extension Specialist of Irrigation and Water Science in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University (CSU). He has a joint appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Andales applies principles of soil and water engineering, environmental biophysics, and numerical methods to study the effects of management practices and environmental factors on field hydrology and agricultural production. Experimental data are used to develop computer models and decision support tools that can improve agricultural water use efficiency and water quality. He is a member of the CSU Extension Water Resource Management Team that engages the public in addressing agricultural and urban water issues in Colorado.

ADA Accessibility: We have done our best to follow ADA best practices. Let us know if you run into any problems or require further accommodations.

Acknowledgements: This online micro-credential upskilling course is offered through the CSU Ag Upskilling program.  Development was supported in part by funding from the CHS Foundation, administered by Colorado State University (2022).  The CHS Foundation, funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., is focused on developing a new generation of agriculture leaders for life-long success. Together, with our partners, we are igniting innovation and driving excellence in agriculture education, cultivating high impact programs for rural youth and accelerating potential for careers in agriculture.  Learn more at CHS Foundation.

Early Childhood Workforce Training 2025

Child Development: Positive Guidance 

This module will present the goals of positive guidance, misunderstandings about guidance, key practices, effective environments, common behavior challenges and offer positive guidance strategies for the classroom

Course fee: $5.99 1-hour 

Instructor email: childcare@unr.edu

** This course is updated annually on January 1st. If you take the course multiple times, the certificate will show the original completion date and cannot be altered.

This online course is the National Worker Protection Standard: Web-Based Training for Trainers of Agricultural Workers and Pesticide Handlers. The course was developed by the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC) through a cooperative agreement (agreement #X8-83616301) between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs and the University of California Davis Continuing and Professional Education, in collaboration with Oregon State University. Approval number EPA WPS TTT W/H 00030.

This course provides the information required to train those who will train agricultural workers and pesticide handlers under the U.S. EPA Worker Protection Standard (WPS). It will guide you through the necessary procedures to provide agricultural workers and pesticide handlers with required information on how to avoid exposure to pesticides and pesticide residue.

Completion of this course certifies you as a qualified WPS trainer of agricultural workers and pesticide handlers in the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some states require state-specific training and this course alone would not qualify. Before enrolling, you must check with your state or tribal pesticide regulatory agency to verify possible additional requirements. Note: this course will not satisfy the train the trainer requirements in California for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. You must contact them directly to get a list of courses that will.

Each year, a new offering of the current course will be posted. This will allow students to retake the course as needed by employers and regulatory agencies. Previous year’s offering will be available on the student’s profile should they need to access to an older certificate.   Note that the content will be identical each year, unless otherwise noted that there was a course revision.

System Requirements

Computer: Strongly recommended: Mac OSX 10.9 or higher or a PC running Windows 7 or higher.

Browser: Strongly recommended: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Strongly discouraged: Browsers other than those listed above. Others may work but have experienced performance issues in testing (e.g., Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, etc.) eXtension is not able to respond to troubleshooting inquiries if customers are using a non-recommended browser.

Audio: This course contains audio narration. To hear the narration, your computer will either need audio speakers built-in or attached. You can also listen to the audio via headphones.

For questions about the course content, contact PERCsupport@ucdavis.edu. 

For questions about technical support (e.g., enrolling, payments, etc.) contact cataloghelp@extension.org.

Course Completion Checklist

• Complete the modules in order (12)
  
• Complete the Knowledge Checks for each module (12)
  
• Take the Final Exam (must score 70% to pass)
  
• Complete the evaluation
  
• Download certificate
  
• Submit your certificate. You are responsible for identifying and submitting your certificate to appropriate entities.
  

The enrollment fee for this course is $45. To purchase and enroll in this course, click here:

This course is no longer accepting new registrations.

This online course is the National Worker Protection Standard: Web-Based Training for Trainers of Agricultural Workers and Pesticide Handlers. The course was developed by the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC) through a cooperative agreement (agreement #X8-83616301) between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs and the University of California Davis Continuing and Professional Education, in collaboration with Oregon State University. Approval number EPA WPS TTT W/H 00030.

This course provides the information required to train those who will train agricultural workers and pesticide handlers under the U.S. EPA Worker Protection Standard (WPS). It will guide you through the necessary procedures to provide agricultural workers and pesticide handlers with required information on how to avoid exposure to pesticides and pesticide residue.

Completion of this course certifies you as a qualified WPS trainer of agricultural workers and pesticide handlers in the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some states require state-specific training and this course alone would not qualify. Before enrolling, you must check with your state or tribal pesticide regulatory agency to verify possible additional requirements. Note: this course will not satisfy the train the trainer requirements in California for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. You must contact them directly to get a list of courses that will.

Each year, a new offering of the current course will be posted. This will allow students to retake the course as needed by employers and regulatory agencies. Previous year’s offering will be available on the student’s profile should they need to access to an older certificate.   Note that the content will be identical each year, unless otherwise noted that there was a course revision.

System Requirements

Computer: Strongly recommended: Mac OSX 10.9 or higher or a PC running Windows 7 or higher.

Browser: Strongly recommended: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Strongly discouraged: Browsers other than those listed above. Others may work but have experienced performance issues in testing (e.g., Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, etc.) eXtension is not able to respond to troubleshooting inquiries if customers are using a non-recommended browser.

Audio: This course contains audio narration. To hear the narration, your computer will either need audio speakers built-in or attached. You can also listen to the audio via headphones.

For questions about the course content, contact PERCsupport@ucdavis.edu. 

For questions about technical support (e.g., enrolling, payments, etc.) contact cataloghelp@extension.org.

Course Completion Checklist

• Complete the modules in order (12)
  
• Complete the Knowledge Checks for each module (12)
  
• Take the Final Exam (must score 70% to pass)
  
• Complete the evaluation
  
• Download certificate
  
• Submit your certificate. You are responsible for identifying and submitting your certificate to appropriate entities.
  

This Proper Respirator Use course will help you understand when and why a respirator is necessary, how to safely and correctly select, wear and maintain a respirator, respect a respirator's capabilities and limitations, recognize and respond appropriately in emergency situations, and comprehend the medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent effective respirator use. 

This course is designed to take approximately 1 hour. One (1) Safety CEU is available for residents in the following states.

• Oklahoma
• Utah

Teacher for the course is Michael Wierda, Utah State University. He can be reached at michael.wierda@usu.edu

The target audience is the college graduate level learner and agriculture professionals.

Teachers include: P. Stephen Baenziger, Leah Sandall, and Diane Nolan

For more information or to enroll contact Kathy Schindler at kschindler1@unl.edu or 402-472-1730

Anyone in the state of Vermont who uses, supervises, recommends, or sells pesticides and/or trains Worker Protection Standard handlers/workers may be required to take and pass the CORE exam and all appropriate category exams to become certified. Certification is administered by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets to ensure that pesticides are used in a proper and legal manner.

• This course is for anyone wishing a Vermont pesticide applicator license: nursery employees, landscapers, farmers, agricultural employers (WPS compliance), garden center employees, pest control operators, government or municipal employees, university employees, etc.
• This course is not intended as a substitute for study of the CORE manual and inserts.
• This course does not provide recertification credit. Please see related Vermont Pesticide Safety Education course offerings for recertification credits.

For more information please contact Sarah Kingsley-Richards at sarah.kingsley@uvm.edu.

Presented by University of Vermont Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. [Published 2018]

NOTE: Anyone using the Northeast CORE Manual, 3rd Edition, for other state pesticide applicator certification may also use this review.  Vermont-specific laws and regulations do not apply to other state certification; Vermont-specific information may be skipped over in this review. Please check with your state certifying agency for local laws, regulations, and additional required study materials.

The fee for this course is $40.  To purchase and enroll in this course, click the following link: