pork industry certifications update

Swine Educators ConferenceSeptember, 2016

Certifications Update

Site Assessments Completed • 16,326 sites with valid site status• 80.17% of US hogs coming from site assessed farms

% of Sites Marked as Acceptable (16,326)

PQA Plus Forum AdvisementThe Forum Advisement presented by an Indiana Pork Association delegate.

Motion: The National Pork Board is encouraged to develop an online course/exam for first time PQA Plus certifications

***********************************************************Rationale:

PQA Plus training plays an important role in educating those who work in the pork industry. As the role of technology becomes more prevalent on our farms, a natural extension of that technological development should include additional options for educating our employees. High turnover, multiple sites, and time constraints can make in-person trainings difficult, where online training would be readily available. In an online course, the material and the presentation of that material would be completely consistent—eliminating variance between individual trainers.

PQA/TQA Updates for 2017• The National Pork Board and PQA Task Force have voted to: Allow 1st time

PQA individuals to contact a PQA Advisor to request an online certification training.

• TQA Task Force agreed to follow the lead and allow 1st time TQA individuals to contact a TQA Advisor to request online certification training.

• The National Pork Board IT Department will have to do some behind the scenes programing the remainder of 2016 to allow for these adjustments to be made to the certification programs.

Use of On-Line Recertification

289

879

8,230

16,910

13,453

22,481

TQA Revision 2017Minor content changes --

• Adjusting charts• DOA Numbers and Explanation• Boarding/Bedding chart- more clarification

• Worker Safety Content• More detailed add in working in confined spaces

• Public Eye Chapter • Transporter are the public eye to the industry

(Handling a accident situation and etc.)

• Weaned/Feeder pig protocol survey

TQA Revision 2017• Instructor-Led Training & Facilitator’s

Guide – the current TQA slide deck will be updated to reflect the new design and branding of this version

• Test – 3 versions of a 50-question test designed to evaluate the objectives laid out by the TQA Task Force

TQA Revision 2017• Computer-Based Training plus 6 mini interactive

modules – use the existing “voiceover slide deck” approach with occasional knowledge checks for 60% of training; build 6 highly interactive “mini” modules, each requiring 5-8 minutes, for remaining 40% of training;

Preview of the 2017 TQA Certification Program

ILT Preview of Content slide

ILT Preview of Content slide

ILT Preview of Knowledge Checks

IntroductionStop buying from these farms

(employee layoffs)

Enforce more restrictions

Take this training – change the story!

Watch

14 Online Module PreviewOnline Module Preview

In your position, what do you play a role in?

Group size being transported Equipment used when handling pigs

Methods used loading a trailer

Methods used unloading a trailer

Stress level of pigs

Pigs being transported (which can and which shouldn’t)

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Transporter

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You are loading nursery stock to go to a finishing building. Which

personal protective equipment will you need?

Shin guards

Online Module Interaction Online Module Interaction

Handler

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Most preferred

Second preferred

Acceptable

Visual barrier when moving nursery pigs to an exit to be loaded onto a trailer to go to a finishing barn

Online Module Interaction Online Module Interaction

1st way 2nd way

Which of these two videos is the more correct way to use this piece of equipment in this situation?

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TQA Revision 2017• Beta testing in August• TQA Task Force Meeting – September 21,

• Face to face meeting to finalize the beta test comments and sign off on changes

TQA Revision Launch 2017• Advisors Recertification Classes

will start end of March.

• There will be some extension to certifications for Advisors till the end of April to get recertified.

• All Advisors will need to recertify by May 1st in the TQA Version 6 program.

Instructor Led Power Points• Activities provided for different areas that

Instructors could utilize during a face to face training. – Identifies the Content

Section– Materials/Supplies

Needed– Explains the Activity– Discussion Questions– Possible Modifications

3 Part Course• Knowledge Builder

– Content Area where the youth learn about everything within YQCA sectioned out for each age group.

• Skill Lab– Building on what they’ve learned in the Knowledge

Builder and applying that knowledge learned• Quiz

– The testing portion of the module on each section and providing the passing or failing scores.

Online Module Preview• Each module will

have a character that depicts the age group and shows diversity.

• We think this character will help the youth relate to the materials

JuniorJunior

Senior

Young Adult

Intermediate

Knowledge Builder

Once the youth has completed that section, for example this slide a green check appears.

Slides are Slides are locked, so youth locked, so youth

have to have to complete the complete the

content before content before advancing to the advancing to the next slide in the next slide in the

course. course.

Another Slide example with multiple areas.

Audio throughout the courseAudio throughout the course

Knowledge Checks

Skill Lab

Select OneSelect One

Skill Lab Question on SoundQuestion on Sound

Correct Answers DisplayedCorrect Answers Displayed

Quiz Immediate Feedback when Answering the Quiz Questions

Quiz At the end of At the end of the Quiz the Quiz

Sections, the Sections, the youth see youth see

their results their results and then they and then they can review all can review all the questions the questions if they choose if they choose

or Exit and or Exit and move to the move to the next section.next section.

YQCA is becoming an Incorporated 501c3 Organization. YQCA is becoming an Incorporated 501c3 Organization. This group of people make up the board of directors. This group of people make up the board of directors.

Plans to roll this group off over a 5 year periodPlans to roll this group off over a 5 year period

YQCA Supporting Partners• National Pork Board• National Corn Growers• University of Missouri Extension• American Sheep Industry Association• National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Development and Launch Timeline• Year 1 Instructor- Led Training and Online Module

Development – March 2016- March 2017• Launch of Year 1 YQCA Program for Youth –

March 2017• 1st Show to require YQCA Certification: World Pork

Expo – June 2017• Years 2, 3, and 4 Instructor- Led Training and

Online Module Development - October 2016 – January 2018.

Examples of Marketing Options

Pop-Up Banners

Full Print Ad

State Logo’s State Logo’s can be addedcan be added

Half Print Ad

State Logo’s can be added

Information Handouts

Full Page – Full Page – Front/BackFront/Back

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