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Education for Professionals

Explores opportunities related to continuing education for invasive species management professionals. Includes educational materials and coursework information.

General Course Information

Aquatic Weed School and Other Weed Education
University of California. Cooperative Extension. Weed Research & Information Center.

Certified Manager of Invasive Plants (CMIP)
North American Weed Management Association.

Clean Boats, Clean Waters Workshop Dates and Locations
University of Wisconsin. Extension Lakes Program. Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program.

Conservation Science and Policy - Course Information
DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Eagle Hill Field Seminars - Seminars and Workshops
Humboldt Field Research Institute (Maine).

First Detector Educator In-Service Training and First Detector Information Page
USDA. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.

HACCP Training
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Planning for Natural Resource Management.

Invasive Plant Control Certificate Workshop Series and Webcasts (free interactive online discussion and presentation about various topics relating to caring for natural lands and waters)
The Stewardship Network.

Invasive Species Learning Networks
Nature Conservancy. Global Invasive Species Initiative.

National Plant Diagnostic Network First Detector On-line Training Modules (requires free account to access) / Training Workshops
National Plant Diagnostic Network.
Available Year Round

Native Plant Master Program
Colorado State. University Cooperative Extension. Jefferson County.

Pesticide Risk Reduction Education Short Courses
Univeristy of Hawaii - Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
Short course is offered to help those who are preparing to take the Hawaii Department of Agriculture's exam for certification to buy, use, or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides in Hawaii. Study packet, 400+ pages, in print form may be ordered without registering for the short course.

Plant Stewardship Index (PSI) Educational Programs
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve (Pennsylvania).

Training Opportunities
Colorado Weed Management Association.
Each year CWMA sponsors a Spring Training School which presents core information to weed professionals. In late-fall we offer the Annual Conference which focuses on current topics of interest.

Wildland Invasive Weed Field Courses
California Invasive Plant Council.

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Materials

AIS-HACCP: Aquatic Invasive Species - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PDF | 1.51 MB)
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; Sea Grant Great Lakes Network.

Watercraft Inspection Training Workshop - How to Organize a Workshop
University of Wisconsin. Extension Lakes Program. Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program.

Plant Biosecurity Management Course, 2006 Edition - Online course
Louisiana State University. AgCenter. Extension Disaster Education Network.
The 2006 edition is geared toward Extension educators and specialists. However, it is readily usable by agricultural and horticultural producers, emergency managers, and public health officials who have a vested interest in plant biosecurity.

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