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Good Agricultural Practices Fieldworker - Train the Trainer

Program Details

Program Highlights

Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are critical to improve food safety with all produce. Great training skills will increase retention of the information so employees can consistently improve food safety. This program is designed to provide Fieldworker Food Safety Information and make the trainer aware of their presentation skills so they can become a more effective communicator.

  • Learn how GAPs fit into the Food Safety Plan
  • Learn why Harvesters are the highest risk to Food Safety AND the number one defense as well
  • Learn how to effectively deliver Food Safety training
  • Receive all the materials you need to deliver training in both Spanish and English

What You'll Learn

  • General Good Agricultural Practices
  • Food Safety Requirements of the Grower and/or Farm Labor Contractor
  • Best practices of when, where, and how to train Food Safety GAPs
  • Fundamental Communication Principles
  • Combining informative, persuasive, and how-to approaches to increase retention
  • Key elements of great communication and training failures
  • Effective ways to communicate Food Safety information

Who Should Attend

  • Growers, Farm Labor Contractors, Supervisors, Safety Supervisors/Coordinators, or anyone who will be delivering Food Safety Training to fieldworkers.

Registration

Dates & Times

Spanish Session
Thursday, March 13, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Register at: Train-the-Trainer Spanish

English Session
Friday, March 14, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Register at: Train-the-Trainer English

Location

CSU Stanislaus – Student Center
1 University Circle
Building 50
Turlock, CA 93582

Registration Fee: $25* per person

(includes course materials, resources & certificate)

*Price for qualifying California Specialty Crop companies, producers, managers & laborers.

Cancellation Policy

*Registration can be transferred to another individual prior to training. No refunds will be issued.

Program Funding

Funding for this program was made possible by a grant/cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.

Call 559.243.7534 or email Celia Zamora with questions or requests for private corporate training.