NORTHWEST
REGION
ANIMAL SCIENCE PROGRAM REQUIRED TRAINING
Questions and Answers
(Revised 9/07)
Who needs annual training?
All 4-H members in the Northwest
Region who are enrolled in horse (including horseless), dairy, livestock
(beef, sheep, swine), goat, poultry, and/or rabbit projects must
complete at least two (2.0) credits of county-approved training
annually in ethics, quality assurance, biosecurity, and/or safe
animal handling. A credit is equal to one-half hour of training.
This training is required for project completion and before members
may show or sell their project animals. All members must have received
the required training by July 1st of the current year in order to
participate in county, district/regional, state, or national 4-H
shows.
What about volunteer leaders?
Volunteer leaders working in these same project areas are encouraged
to complete two credits of county-approved training annually. Volunteers
who want to present trainings to members must receive training and
be approved by their county extension office.
How often do members need to complete training?
Members in the Northwest Region in all of these project areas, including
horse, are required to complete 2.0 credits of county-approved training
each year.
Is this training a show and sale requirement
or a project completion requirement?
The training is an educational component of the project, thus a
project completion requirement. The training must be completed by
July 1st for 4-H members to be eligible to show in an extension-sponsored
4-H show, such as county roundups and district shows.
By when does the training for the current
year need to be completed?
Training must be completed by July 1st to be eligible to show in
4-H for the current year.
Do members need training in each of the
areas (quality assurance, biosecurity, ethics, safe animal handling,
etc.) every year?
No. Over a period of time, members should receive training in all
of the relevant areas, but they do not have to have training in
each area every year.
Do members raising more than one species
need to receive species specific training?
No. Species specific training (i. e. horse training for horse project
members, dairy training for dairy project members) is encouraged,
but it is not required. Members raising multiple species in
4-H are only required to complete a total of 2.0 credits (one hour)
of approved training annually.
Who should conduct the training?
The training should be conducted by agents or by volunteers the
agent has approved to conduct the training in his/her stead (i.
e. an industry representative or highly qualified volunteer). Industry-sponsored
quality assurance trainings, such as the Beef Quality Assurance
training, may be approved for training credits.
How will training records be maintained?
Records will be maintained in each county office. Efforts
will be made to include record-keeping by county in any web-based
training system that is developed, and Vince Verbeke will be asked
to include a training field in future revisions of Clover Counter.
Counties will enforce the rule that members must complete the required
2.0 credits of training for project completion before members may
show or sell their project animals.
How will members and volunteers prove that
they have completed 2.0 credits of county-approved training?
Counties are encouraged to develop a system (cards, certificates,
etc.) that will enable members and volunteers to demonstrate that
they have completed training as required. This should be done in
addition to computerized record-keeping in the county office.
How will members and volunteers know about
trainings being offered in other counties?
Counties are encouraged to share schedules of trainings and post
upcoming trainings on the NW Regional Cooperative Extension website.
Who are the members of the Northwest Region subcommittee working
with this program?
4-H Educators, FFA Advisors, and volunteers from counties in the
NW Region (Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence,
Mercer, Venango, and Warren Counties) serve on the NW Regional 4-H
Livestock Rules Review Committee meeting, which meets annually in
September to review rules and make updates. Counties are to work
throughout the year on suggestions for potential changes and present
ideas at the September meeting.
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