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This page last updated
February 6, 2010
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Interested in learning about becoming an organic producer or processor?
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Guadalajara, Mexico February 22-26, 2010
IOIA, BCS Costa Rica and AGROPROYECTOS will cosponsor a 4.5 day Basic Organic Farm Inspection Training using USDA National Organic Standards in comparison with EU Standards 834.2007 as well as the Mexican rule. The course will be held at the Holiday Inn Select in Guadalajara, Mexico, February 22-26, 2010. Instructions will be conducted in Spanish. For additional information and application please contact Ing. Irasema Sauceda
Ph: (52) 33 161 4217, Nextel ID 62*11*14023 E-mail: irasemasauceda@hotmail.com
Brandon, Manitoba –February 22 - 26 , 2010
IOIA and Assiniboine Community College will cosponsor Basic Organic Process Inspection Training using the Canadian Organic Standards as a reference. The course includes 4 days of instruction including a field trip to a certified organic livestock operation, plus ½ day for testing. Originally scheduled for February 22-26, this course has been postponed. For more information about this training, please contact Mary Petersen at Ph: 204-725-8700 Ext 6683 Fax: 204-725-8740; e-mail: PeterseM@Assiniboine.net Assiniboine Community College is located at 1430 Victoria Avenue East in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada R7A 2A9.
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, March 1-5, 2010
IOIA, BCS Costa Rica, AGEXPORT and Hivos will cosponsor a 4.5 day Basic Organic Farm Inspection Training using USDA National Organic Standards in comparison with EU Standards 834.2007 as well as the Guatemala rule. The course will be held in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala from March 1-5, 2010. Instructions will be conducted in Spanish. For additional information and application please contact Martha Santizo at Ph: +(502) 5955-3959, +(502) 5706-1331 Fax: +(502) 7761-8506
e-mail: guatemala@bcs-oeko.com, mayoscaytu@yahoo.com, mysantizo@yahoo.com
Rio Rico, Arizona - March 4 - 8 ,2010
IOIA will sponsor Advanced Organic Inspector Training in conjunction with the 2010 Annual General Meeting (March 7) at Esplendor Resort in Rio Rico. The venue is located about 40 minutes south of the Tucson International Airport and 20 minutes north of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. The training will focus on specialty certification (mushrooms, aquaculture, apiculture, sprouts, and greenhouse), dry matter intake for ruminants, and food safety, plus opportunities for educational field trips. Field trip options include pecans, wildcrafting (cactus), produce warehouses in Nogales AZ, and conventional hydroponics. Nogales is the largest port for fresh conventional and organic produce coming into the western US. For more information about the venue, visit www.esplendor-resort.com. For more information about the events, including the draft Training Agenda, click here.
San José, Costa Rica, March 22-26, 2010
IOIA and BCS Costa Rica will cosponsor a 4.5 day Basic Organic Farm Inspection Training using USDA National Organic Standards in comparison with EU Standards 834.2007. The course will be held at ICAES, Coronado, San José, Costa Rica, March 22-26, 2010.
Instructions will be conducted in Spanish. For additional information and application please contact Ing. Jorge Benavides Ph: +(506) 2241 2794 Fax: +(506) 2241 2082
e-mail: bcslat@racsa.co.cr
Seoul, Korea - March 29-30, 2010
IOIA and Korea Federation of Sustainable Agriculture Associations (KFSAO), will cosponsor a 2 day Advanced Organic Inspector Training. The subject will be HACCP and how it relates to organic systems and the parallel to OCP’s. The course will be held in Seoul Korea March 29-30, 2010. For enquiries, please contact Isidor Yu at Ph: +82-10-9133-5431 Fax: +82-31-521-2180 e-mail: community02@hanmail.net
Santiago, Dominican Republic, May 3 - 7, 2010
IOIA and Eco-LOGICA will cosponsor a 4.5 day Basic Organic Farm Inspection training using USDA National Organic Standards as a reference. The course will be held at the Univesidad ISA en la Herradura de Santiago, Dominican Republic. Instruction will be conducted in Spanish.
Please contact Sue Wei at ph.: (506) 2297-6676 fax: (506) 2235-1638
or
e-mail: swei@eco-logica.com for further information.
Brandon, Manitoba - May 3-7 and May 10-14,2010
IOIA and Assiniboine Community College will cosponsor a Basic Organic Crop Inspection Training (May 3-7), followed by Basic Organic Livestock Inspection Training (May 10-14), using the Canadian Organic Standards as a reference. The courses each include 4 days of instruction including a field trip to a certified organic crop, respectively livestock operation, plus ½ day for testing. For more information about this training, please contact Mary Petersen at Ph: 204-725-8700 Ext 6683 Fax: 204-725-8740; e-mail: PeterseM@Assiniboine.net Assiniboine Community College is located at 1430 Victoria Avenue East in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada R7A 2A9.
Southern U.S. - May 2010
IOIA will sponsor Basic Organic Crop and Processing Inspection Trainings in May in the southern U.S. Location and date are pending. For more information, check the IOIA website training schedule for updates, or contact the IOIA office.
Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan - May 26-29, 2010
IOIA and JOIA will cosponsor a 4 day Basic Organic Crop Inspection Training using JAS Standards as a reference. The courses will be held in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan May 26-29, 2010 and given in Japanese language. Please contact Mutsumi Sakuyoshi at JOIA for more information about the course. E-Mail:mu-saku@cap.ocn.ne.jp website: www.joia.jp
Corvallis, Oregon - October 4 - 8, 2010
IOIA and OTCO will co-sponsor Basic Organic Crop Inspection Training and Advanced Organic Inspector Training October 4-8 in Corvallis, Oregon. For more information as these trainings are developed, check the IOIA website training schedule or contact the IOIA office.
Pennsylvania - November 2010
IOIA plans to sponsor Basic Organic Livestock and Processing Inspection Training in November. Exact location and date are pending. For more information as these trainings are developed, check the IOIA website training schedule or contact the IOIA office.
Watch upcoming IOIA newsletters and the website for details as these and other trainings develop.
About
IOIA Training
Last Update
4/1/2007
IOIA
offers 4 categories of organic inspector training:
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Basic
Crop Inspection training — 4½ days
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Basic
Processing Inspection training — 4½ days
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Basic
Livestock Inspection training — 4½ days
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Advanced
Inspector trainings — 2 days
Certificates
of Completion are awarded to successful attendees.
Persons who fail the course and those who audit the courses receive Letters
of Attendance. Deadlines for application are approximately 4-6 weeks prior
to the course.
Crop courses include instruction on the certification process, organic standards,
how to inspect organic farms, audit trail (record keeping) requirements, regulations,
risk assessment, investigative skills, report writing, ethics, and effective
communications. Inspection field trips are taken in small groups and each
attendee completes a written inspection report. A satisfactory score on both
the written assignment and written test are required to earn a Certificate
of Completion.
Processing courses include instruction on how to conduct processing facility
inspections, organic processing and handling standards, organic quality management,
HACCP, audit control, regulations, structural pest management, sanitation,
labeling, report writing, and inspector protocols. Inspection field trips
are taken in small groups and each attendee completes a written inspection
assignment. A satisfactory score on both the written assignment and written
test are required to earn a Certificate of Completion.
Livestock courses include organic livestock standards, livestock materials,
risk assessment, meat slaughter inspection, audit trail requirements, report
writing, and organic inspection procedures for meat and dairy animals, fiber-bearing
animals, and poultry (meat and eggs).
Advanced Inspector Trainings focus on specific topics. Attendees to Advanced
courses must have completed a Basic Course previously and have at least 2
years of inspection experience with 20 inspections or 1 year experience with
at least 30 inspections. Criteria for receiving a Certification of Completion
is attendance.
Acceptance to IOIA Courses is limited.
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