NOFA Organic Land Care Professional Accreditation Program

What Types of Courses are Approved for Continuing Education?

Any workshop or seminar seeking to provide approved credit hours must enhance or expand upon the scope of the Standards and/or course materials. No basic material will be accepted.

One of the following criteria must be met for full credit (One credit hour per hour of education.)

a.    Teaching or attending in its entirety any OLC committee originated program, or another program endorsed by the OLC committee, that entirely follows, enhances and expands upon the Standards and/or course materials.

b.   Full credit for a non-OLC committee originated program can be awarded to the presenter or student upon submission of a written outline/handout of the course in question that substantiates the organic content to be fully compatible with, and enhances and expands upon, the OLC Standards and Course materials. It is the responsibility of the presenter or student to seek authorization from the OLC Committee for full credit.

The following criteria must be met for Half Credit (1/2 credit hour per hour of education).It is responsibility of the presenter or student to seek authorization from the OLC committee for half credit.

a.       The content enhances and/or expands upon the OLC Standards and/or course materials; prohibited item(s) may be discussed but are not recommended as a preferred practice, and organic alternatives (if any) are equally discussed.

b.      IPM that stresses organic, ecological/natural methods and materials without recommending prohibited item(s) as preferred practice.

The following criteria will provide No Credit (Zero credit per hour of education).

a.       any program that promotes any prohibited substance

b.      Any program that is self-promoting, or designed to sell products, methods or materials, weather overtly or covertly

c.       Any program or workshop that does not otherwise abide by the above criteria.

An OLC Accredited Professional who presents a full credit workshop or course will receive double re-accreditation credits (two hours per hour of presentation)

current list of approved courses

Submit a Course for Approval

If you know of a course that you think should recieve AOLCP credit, email as many details of you have, preferably with a web link, to Janet Cunningham at janet@ctnofa.org for consideration.