Upcoming Discussions
- Listening sessions for educators are now the third Thursday of each month at 2:00 pm, Central time. If you have a topic you would like to see discussed during these session or would like to lead a discussion, we would like to hear from you. Contact us for call-in details or to submit a suggested topic at: NCRFSMA@iastate.edu.
- Past Sessions- find minutes, powerpoints, and recordings in the NCR CyBox. Don't have access? Contact Ellen.
- Tentative Agenda
| October 15 | Participant Engagement during Remote Trainings |
| November 19 | Updates from the Vermont Law School students |
| December 17 | Reports from other regional centers |
| January 21 | Discussion on the future of the NCR FSMA (structure, goals, etc.) |
Remote PSA courses for collaboration- has been moved
Trainer Sharing Program
Are you short a trainer for your class? Do you need someone to fill in for a couple of modules? We can help. The Center has funds to help bring in trainers to your state to ensure every farmer has an equal chance to attend a class near them. Contact Ellen for details.
Formally request trainer sharing funds here.
Funding is available to support sending a lead trainer of the Produce Safety Alliance grower training, Preventive Controls Human Food training, or other food safety certified program training in the absence of lead trainers.
Twelve travel stipends (up to $500) will be available each year. All funds are distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Funding can be requested for a niche population training, but not for an individual company.
Professional Development Travel Funds
FIVE stipends are currently available.
In support of professional development and our mentorship program, we are offering eight stipends (up to $750 each) for educators and inspectors to travel to state (cannot be in your employment state), regional, and national produce safety conferences for professional development. You will be expected to have goal for your travel and report back impacts after the travel. Contact Angela for more information or apply for the program. All funds are distributed on a first come, first served basis. Exact details are listed in the program guidelines.
professional_development_travel_funds.pdf
New Trainer Mentorship Program
Want to learn new skills to use in your role as a trainer? Looking to expand your knowledge in a particular area? The Center is creating a new trainer mentorship program. Contact Angela for more information.
Apply for the program here.
Each pair will make a 6-9 month commitment to meeting monthly online and once in person. Eight stipends (up to $1000) are available each year to be used for travel expenses to meet in person. All funds are distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Participants are expected to attend a pre-program webinar and program evaluation.
Each mentoring pair will establish their own goals for the match.
Once you have been matched, please fill out the form below (either as a PDF or Word document) and email it to Ellen.
ncr_fsma_peer_mentorship_form_beginning_of_match_form.pdf
ncr_fsma_peer_mentorship_form_beginning_of_match_form_as.docx
Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Curriculum
Evaluations
The NCR FSMA Center asks each instructor in the region to conduct pre and post knowledge evaluations to gauge progress of students across the region. Directions and materials necessary to conduct the pre and post evaluations are found below.
- Directions
- Cover Page
- PSA pre-numbered pre and post
- PSA unnumbered pre and post
- PSA single for multi-color printing
Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Evaluations
The evaluation team at NCR FSMA analyzed the results of the pre- and post-test knowledge assessments from July through June of each year. The results are found below.
Summer 2020 results
Summer 2018 results
One year after participants completed a PSA course, the NCR FSMA asked them to report on the changes they had made on their farms. You can read the entire report and the executive summary below.
- Full Report
all_states_results_12_month_follow_up_survey_2019_final.pdf - Executive Summary
executive_summary_12_month_follow_up_survey_2019.pdf
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance Curriculum (FSPCA)
Training Needs
This list of needed training was developed at the 2019 NCR FSMA Annual Conference. Existing trainings, journal articles, and Extension fact sheets that might help fill those needs are included.
training_needs_and_where_to_find_them.pdf
This work is supported by the Food Safety Outreach Program [grant no. 2018-70020-28877] from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.