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USDA RELEASES RESOURCES ON HOW ORGANIC PRODUCERS CAN GROW THEIR WORKFORCE
Source: USDA news release

The National Organic Program (NOP) has published new resources in its Growing the Organic Workforce course in the USDA Organic Integrity Learning Center. The course provides resources to support a robust, highly skilled workforce of qualified organic professionals. These free online resources promote organic market development, protect organic integrity, and enhance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA).

You can use the course resources to find information on recruitment, education, professional training, and more. Resources are organized topically, and new topics are added frequently. Newly added topics include:

NEW! Establishing a Cooperative Business: Resources for Organic Professionals

NEW! Organic Inspector Recruitment Programs

Growing the Organic Workforce resources were developed as part of the NOP Human Capital Initiative to support current and future generations of organic professionals with the skills needed to effectively protect the USDA organic seal. Learn more on our Human Capital Initiative web page.

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As part of the NOP Human Capital Initiative, partner organizations created aprofessional training program and resources for organic professionals to jumpstart the development of their own cooperative businesses. Learn more about how these programs support current organic inspectors and other professionals across the organic industry. Click the button below to read the USDA Blog.


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