NOP offers new training courses online
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The National Organic Program (NOP) recently announced new training lessons are now available online through its Organic Integrity Learning Center.
Users who need to create a free account should access www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/training to read “Getting Started” and sign up. Growers with questions may write to USDA-NOP@apvit.com.
The new courses were described by NOP in its weekly newsletter:
- Course NOP-998- NOP Presentations Watch and listen to recordings of recent NOP presentations, including the NOP Overview at the January 2020 certifier’s training day and “Safeguarding Organic,” presented at EcoFarm.
- Course NOP-070- Advanced Inspections: Investigations Lesson 4: Evidence: What Is It and How Much Do I Need? Learn about how the evidence supports organic enforcement activities!
- Course NOP-050- Certification Administration Essentials Lesson 6: Administrative Capacity and Certifier Transitions Learn about administrative capacity and the steps taken when a certifier limits certification activities or exits the organic market