Organic Integrity Learning Center: New Course on Conducting Yield Analysis

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Organic Integrity Learning Center

Conducting Yield Analysis

The National Organic Program (NOP) is pleased to announce a new course in the Organic Integrity Learning Center!

The Conducting Yield Analysis course explains how to access data, calculate yields, evaluate findings, and document the analysis. The course also includes exercises which provide practical experience applying this essential oversight tool.

Yield analysis is an essential tool for protecting the integrity of organic imports. As the organic market grows and supply chain complexity increases, certifiers use a variety of oversight tools to verify compliance with the organic regulations. Yield analysis provides certifiers with insight into whether an organic farm could feasibly produce the amount of product marketed and sold.

Being able to conduct yield analysis is a critical skill that helps certifiers protect and continue to build a fair and competitive organic market.
 

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How to Register for a Course
Once logged into the USDA AMS National Organic Program, Organic Integrity Learning Center, signing up for a course is like buying a product at an online store, but all training is free.

To register for an NOP course in the Organic Integrity Learning Center, follow these steps:

  1. Click on Register for Course in the menu.
  2. Available courses in the program will appear.
  3. Click the green Register button for each desired course.
  4. The green button will change to a blue button that says, Added to Cart.
  5. You will see a shopping cart with the number of courses selected. 
  6. Click the link that says Proceed to Checkout.
    Note: The tuition is $0 – All training in the Learning Center is free!               
  7. A list of the courses you selected will appear. To confirm enrollment, select the green Confirm button.
  8. Go to your Dashboard to launch the course.
  9. Click on the course title from the list of Active Courses. 

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Notes:

  • Once you have completed a course, it will appear under the list of Completed Courses. 
  • To access all completed course content, register for the National Organic Program Training Archive course to review (read-only) material from all OILC courses.
     

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