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Common Knowledge Gaps Identified in PSA Lead Trainer Applications
Produce Safety Educator’s Call #32June 25, 2018
Donna Pahl, PSAThe Produce Safety Alliance
Team
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Instructions
• All participants are muted.
• There will be time for questions and answers throughout the meeting.
– We may not get around to all comments/questions, BUT you may leave additional comments in the comment box to be compiled after the session.
• This session will be recorded and notes will be shared via the listserv and on our website after the call.
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Topics for Today
• Review of the PSA Lead Trainer Process
• Common Challenges with Trainer Applications and Supplemental Applications
• Improving on Knowledge and Experience Gaps
• Staying Informed on Updates to the Produce Safety Rule
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Review of the PSA Lead Trainer Process
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Review: PSA Lead Trainer Process
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PSA Lead Trainers will be evaluated on two components:
1. PSA Trainer Application• Educational Background
• Training and Teaching Experience
• Produce Production and Handling
Experience
2. Supplemental application • Four short answer questions
• Based on grower training questions
Review: PSA Lead Trainer Evaluation Process
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Review: PSA Lead Trainer Evaluation Process
• Designed to ensure that PSA Lead Trainer meet four key competency areas:
1. Produce Safety Scientific Knowledge
2. Educational Training Delivery
3. Fruit and Vegetable Production Knowledge
4. FSMA Produce Safety Rule
• Satisfying all these diverse competency areas may be a challenge for some people
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Why do we rely on PSA Lead Trainers?
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Why do we rely on PSA Lead Trainers?
PSA Lead Trainers:• Have mastered all
competency areas• Ensure all other trainers
are providing correct information
• Rectify misinformation• Organize logistical parts
of the standardized training (evaluations, staying on the agenda)
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PSA Lead Trainer Application Statistics
351 Lead Trainer Applications have been submitted (June 2018)• 200 Lead Trainer Applications have been approved
• 119 Lead Trainer Applications have been declined
• 16 Applications are currently under review
• 6 Applications have been unassigned, 9 unpaid
The following slides will address the primary issues that reviewers find with Lead Trainer Applications
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Common Trainer Application Deficiencies
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Lack of relevant training experience
Lack of on-farm or produce experience
Lack of relevant educational background
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Trainer Application Deficiencies
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Trainer Application Deficiencies:Relevant Training Experience
• Training experience may include a variety of courses and experience
– Teaching courses: GAPs, FSPCA Qualified Individual training
– One-on-one assistance: Helping growers prepare for an audit or inspection
• Accounts for years of experience• Demonstrates ability to teach
adult learners
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Relevant Training Experience:Gaining Additional Practice
• Prioritize teaching relevant material
– Presentations on FSMA and produce safety
– GAPs courses
– One-on-one trainings
• Co-teach at a PSA Grower Training with a Lead Trainer
– Allows you to become acquainted with the PSR
– How to apply Rule requirements to unique farm scenarios
– View challenges from the growers point of view
How can I find a PSA Lead Trainer to co-train with?
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Relevant Teaching Experience: Finding a Co-Trainer
• Contact the PSA Team for mentoring opportunities
• Find a PSA Trainer/Lead Trainer in your region with the public trainer directory
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Adding New Experience to your Trainer Application
Examples include: • On Farm Readiness
Review• Inspector’s training• Teaching PSA GT• Helping grower with a
food safety plan
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Trainer Application Deficiencies:Produce and On-Farm Experience
• Production experience can include:
– Working on a produce farm or packinghouse
– Experience in produce retail handling
– Providing outreach to growers
• Relate to grower challenges
– Your buyer makes you do what?!
• Enrich grower training delivery with examples
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Produce and On-Farm Experience:Gaining Additional Experience
• Suggestions for gaining on-farm experience:
– Volunteer to help on a farm
– Working CSA share (exchange volunteer hours for produce)
– Attend university extension on-farm workshops and tours
– Offer to assist with writing a food safety plan
– Assist with On Farm Readiness Reviews
– How does it work?
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Produce and On-Farm Experience:Gaining Additional Experience
• Suggestions for gaining on-farm experience:
– Volunteer to help on a farm
– Working CSA share (exchange volunteer hours for produce)
– Attend university extension on-farm workshops and tours
– Offer to assist with writing a food safety plan
– Assist with On Farm Readiness Reviews
• Ask questions to gain understanding of farm practices
– Why would you do that practice?
– How does it work?
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Trainer Application Deficiencies:Relevant Educational Background
• Educational background can include:
– ServSafe, Pesticide applicator, HACCP
– Degree in relevant competency area
– Other educational experiences
Produce safety educators come from a wide variety of backgrounds
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Supplemental Application Tips & Trainer Challenges
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Supplemental Application
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Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application:• Four randomly-selected
short answer questions• 350 words maximum
per question• Representative of
commonly-asked questions during grower trainings
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Tips for filling out the Supplemental Application
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• Open the application, save the questions, and work on them in Word
• Submit after reviewing the responses
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Tips for filling out the Supplemental Application
• Do not plagiarize!
• Go beyond what the PSA Grower manual addresses
• Challenges with Produce Safety Scientific Knowledge section– Understanding the differences between
different types of microorganisms – How does it connect to the
produce safety and farm practices?
• Answer questions like you would answer a farmer’s questions
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Supplemental Application Challenges
Q4: Knowledge of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule
Q2: Fruit and Vegetable Production Knowledge
Q1: Produce Safety Scientific Knowledge
Q3: Effective Training Delivery
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Supplemental Application Challenges
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Observations on Supplemental Application Deficiencies
• Scenario-based questions are the most challenging
‒ Widely-asked during grower trainings
‒ Not always a simple answer
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Observations on Supplemental Application Deficiencies
• Scenario-based questions are the most challenging
‒ Widely-asked during grower trainings
‒ Not always a simple answer
Be prepared to expand on the response
‒ Why grower should use a 25 foot buffer zone? ‒ How would you recommend
turning the compost pile?
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Supplemental Application Challenges:Knowledge of FSMA PSR
• Lack of familiarity with Rule requirements
– “Agricultural water”
– “Treated vs. untreated soil amendments”
– “Total food sales”
• Important to remain informed on recent Rule updates– More on this later in the
presentation
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Supplemental Application Challenges:Knowledge of FSMA PSR
• Challenge distinguishing between FSMA PSR requirements and GAPs:
“Using a certified lab is a PSR requirement”
“Subpart F requires that farms sample compost for pathogens”“Produce cannot come in contact with wooden bins”
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Supplemental Application Challenges:Knowledge of FSMA PSR
• Challenge distinguishing between FSMA PSR requirements and GAPs:
“Using a certified lab is a PSR requirement”
“Subpart F requires that farms sample compost for pathogens”“Produce cannot come in contact with wooden bins”
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What do you mean, this new packinghouse ‘wasn’t a PSR requirement?!’
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Supplemental Application Challenges:Fruit and Vegetable Production
• Viewing farm as a processing facility
“Do not harvest produce if animals have entered the field”
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Supplemental Application Challenges:Fruit and Vegetable Production
• Viewing farm as a processing facility
“Do not harvest produce if animals have entered the field”
• Providing impractical methods to reduce risk
“ Do not use surface water for produce”
“Composting is the only way to reduce risk from soil amendments”
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Staying Informed on Rule Updates
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Credible Information Sources
Reliable information resources may include:
o PSR Preamble
o FDA Guidance
o FDA Technical Assistance Network
o FDA Produce Safety Network staff
o FSMA Regional Centers
o Produce Safety Alliance, Local Foods Collaborative, and Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative
o The regulatory authority under the FDA Cooperative Agreement Program in your state, if any
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FSMA PSR Preamble:CTRL +F is Your Friend!
TIP: Easily navigate to relevant comments or places where topic is mentioned within preamble or rule by using ‘CTRL Find’
Develop a list of repeat grower questions/comment responses
Preamble includes original comment (may
be summarized) and FDA’s response/thinking
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NECAFS ClearinghouseNew Addition: TAN Qs
http://www.uvm.edu/extension/necafs/clearinghouse
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Summary
• Improve teaching proficiency by gaining experience in the four competency areas to become a Lead Trainer
• Seize opportunities for co-training and mentoring with regional trainers
• Consider the nuances and impact to production practices when making recommendations to growers
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• Tentative: July 31, 2018 at 2PM Eastern
• Tentative topic: On Farm Readiness ReviewSpeakers: Bob Ehart, NASDA; Michelle Danyluk, Univ. Florida
• Meeting info to be sent out via the listserv closer to the time of the call
• Submit other topics for discussion to Gretchen ([email protected])
Next Meeting
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The PSA Website http://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/
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Elizabeth A. Bihn, Ph.D., Director, [email protected], 315.787.2625Gretchen L Wall, M.S., Coordinator, [email protected], 607.255.6806
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Southwest: Donna Pahl, M.S.
Midwest: Don Stoeckel, Ph.D.
Northeast: Betsy Bihn, Ph.D.
Gretchen Wall, M.S.Michele Humiston
Rob Way
Southeast: Kristin Woods, Ph.D.
Northwest: Connie Fisk, Ph.D.
PSA Team