The Public Health Veterinarian Refresher Training - Sheep & Goat (PHVRSG 1500) is a Center for Learning (CFL) training that can be accessed through AgLearn. The course is an independent, self-paced training that is available 24 hours a day throughout the fiscal year. The course should be accessed only during official duty hours. Participants do not have to complete this training in a single day.
The course provides a brief overview of antemortem and postmortem procedures in sheep and goat slaughter facilities. It focuses on helping the PHV make sound, supportable, and expedient antemortem and postmortem dispositions, including developing differential diagnoses and appropriate regulatory citations.
Target Audience: Current PHVs who previously attended the PHV Training course over one year ago or more, or any PHV without prior experience in sheep and goat slaughter.
Course Logistics: Participants do not need to register for the course through Center for Learning (CFL). Simply log in to AgLearn, go to “Learn” > “Find Learning” (top of the page), and enter “PHV Refresher” as your search term. Make sure to select the course tile with the current fiscal year and click the “Enroll me” button. Once you click to start the course, you will be routed to the FSIS Training Site (learning management platform)—please ignore the red “Log in” button in the upper right corner!
Once you have reviewed all the training material, simply close the course window to return to the course page in AgLearn and verify that there is a checkmark next to the course name. The completion certificate should then be available.
The Public Health Veterinarian Refresher Training - Cattle (PHVRC 1600) is a Center for Learning (CFL) training that can be accessed through AgLearn. The course is an independent, self-paced training that is available 24 hours a day throughout the fiscal year. The course should be accessed only during official duty hours. Participants do not have to complete this training in a single day.
The course provides a brief overview of antemortem and postmortem procedures in cattle slaughter facilities. It focuses on helping the PHV make sound, supportable, and expedient antemortem and postmortem dispositions, including developing differential diagnoses and appropriate regulatory citations.
Target Audience: Current PHVs who previously attended the PHV Training course over one year ago or more, or any PHV without prior experience in cattle slaughter.
Course Logistics: Participants do not need to register for the course through Center for Learning (CFL). Simply log in to AgLearn, go to “Learn” > “Find Learning” (top of the page), and enter “PHV Refresher” as your search term. Make sure to select the course tile with the current fiscal year and click the “Enroll me” button. Once you click to start the course, you will be routed to the FSIS Training Site (learning management platform)—please ignore the red “Log in” button in the upper right corner!
Once you have reviewed all the training material, simply close the course window to return to the course page in AgLearn and verify that there is a checkmark next to the course name. The completion certificate should then be available.
The Public Health Veterinarian Refresher Training - Swine (PHVRS 1700) is a Center for Learning (CFL) training that can be accessed through AgLearn. The course is an independent, self-paced training that is available 24 hours a day throughout the fiscal year. The course should be accessed only during official duty hours. Participants do not have to complete this training in a single day.
The course provides a brief overview of antemortem and postmortem procedures in swine slaughter facilities. It focuses on helping the PHV make sound, supportable, and expedient antemortem and postmortem dispositions, including developing differential diagnoses and appropriate regulatory citations.
Target Audience: Current PHVs who previously attended the PHV Training course over one year ago or more, or any PHV without prior experience in swine slaughter.
Course Logistics: Participants do not need to register for the course through Center for Learning (CFL). Simply log in to AgLearn, go to “Learn” > “Find Learning” (top of the page), and enter “PHV Refresher” as your search term. Make sure to select the course tile with the current fiscal year and click the “Enroll me” button. Once you click to start the course, you will be routed to the FSIS Training Site (learning management platform)—please ignore the red “Log in” button in the upper right corner!
Once you have reviewed all the training material, simply close the course window to return to the course page in AgLearn and verify that there is a checkmark next to the course name. The completion certificate should then be available.
This is a 40-hour self-paced training that should be completed over 8 weeks at the participant’s convenience. Topics covered during this training include the microbiology of thermally processed foods, process equipment such as retorts and containers, deviations in processing, and verification of the thermal processing regulatory requirements.
Target Audience: Consumer Safety Inspectors who have been assigned to establishments that conduct thermal processing.
Course Logistics: Participants do not need to register for the course through Center for Learning (CFL). Simply log in to AgLearn, go to “Learn” > “Find Learning” (top of the page), and enter “Thermal Processing Refresher” as your search term. Make sure to select the course tile with the current fiscal year and click the “Enroll me” button. Once you click to start the course, you will be routed to the FSIS Training Site (learning management platform)—please ignore the red “Log in” button in the upper right corner!
Once you have reviewed all the training material, simply close the course window to return to the course page in AgLearn and verify that there is a checkmark next to the course name. The completion certificate should then be available.
In-plant Safety Refresher training is an independent 4-hour online training that is self-paced. However, participants have up to 2 weeks to complete this training. Participants do not have to complete the entire 4-hour training in a single day, as long as it is completed within the 2-week timeframe. This training covers the FSIS Health & Safety program, Hazard Communication, Personal Protective Equipment, Occupational Noise, and General Safety.
Target Audience: Consumer Safety Inspectors (CSIs) and Public Health Veterinarians (PHVs) who have previously completed Food Inspector, PHV or In-plant safety training in AgLearn.
Course Logistics: You will need an FSIS issued computer.
The Enforcement, Investigation, and Analysis Officer Refresher Course may be accessed through AgLearn. The course is an independent, 8-hour self-paced training that will be available at all times for self-enrollment. The course should be accessed only during official duty hours. Participants do not have to complete this training in a single day. The course focuses on five important topics: Statistics, Validations, Routine Risk-based Lm (RLm) sampling program, Intensified Verification Testing (IVT), and Evidence Collection.
Target Audience: Current EIAOs and PHVs who previously attended the EIAO Training course over one year ago or more. Also, non-EIAOs who attended the EIAO Condensed Course over one year ago or more are encouraged to attend.
Course Logistics: Participants do not need to register for the course through Center for Learning (CFL). Simply log in to AgLearn, go to “Learn” > “Find Learning” (top of the page), and enter “EIAO Refresher” as your search term. Make sure to select the course tile with the current fiscal year and click the “Enroll me” button. Once you click to start the course, you will be routed to the FSIS Training Site (learning management platform)—please ignore the red “Log in” button in the upper right corner!
Once you have reviewed all the training material, simply close the course window to return to the course page in AgLearn and verify that there is a checkmark next to the course name. The completion certificate should then be available.
The Import Inspection Refresher Training course is an independent self-paced online training. Participants may access the course via AgLearn at their convenience but should complete it before the end of the fiscal year. Participants should allow approximately 4 hours total (during duty hours) to review the material, but do not have to complete the training in a single day or session.
The course is a review of policy and procedures for the most critical and routine duties performed by Import Inspectors, including Shipment Presentation and Certification, Label Verification, review of import applications, and Refused Entry procedures.
This class is designed and based primarily on FSIS Directives 9900.1, 9900.4. 9900.5, and 9900.8.
Target Audience: Experienced Import Inspectors, Consumer Safety Inspectors, Public Health Veterinarians, Frontline Supervisors, and other OFO District personnel with prior Import Inspection training.
The course is a review of policy and procedures for the most critical and routine duties performed by Import Inspectors, including Shipment Presentation and Certification, Label Verification, review of import applications, and Refused Entry procedures.
It is designed and based primarily on FSIS Directives 9900.1, 9900.4. 9900.5, and 9900.8.
Course Logistics: Participants do not need to register for the course through Center for Learning (CFL). Simply log in to AgLearn, go to “Learn” > “Find Learning” (top of the page), and enter “Import Refresher” as your search term. Once you click to start the course, you will be routed to the FSIS Training Site (learning management platform)—please ignore the red “Log in” button in the upper right corner!
Once you have reviewed all the training material, simply close the course window to return to the course page in AgLearn and verify that there is a checkmark next to the course name. Next, complete the 10-question quiz. Once the quiz is complete, you will receive AgLearn credit for the training.
This course is an independent, 24-hour self-paced training that will be available at all times for self-enrollment via AgLearn. The FPL Refresher training course offers an overview of the information presented to Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) in the Further Processing and Labeling (FPL) instructor-led training course. This self-paced course will review the five (5) Non-Food Safety Consumer Protection (NFSCP) tasks and the regulatory compliance verification activities performed by IPP. The course will address regulatory compliance requirements for Labeling, Net Weights, Sausage Operations, Cured Meat and Poultry Products, and Meat and Poultry Products with Added Solutions. Inspection Responsibilities will also be covered in this course. You will learn about the verification calculations IPP use to determine regulatory limits for limited and restricted ingredients added to sausage products as well as cured meat and poultry products. You will also learn about the calculations used to verify the amount of gain or loss in products containing added solutions.
Target Audience: Current Consumer Safety Inspectors who have job duties in further processing establishments and have previously attended the Further Processing & Labeling class.
Course Logistics: Participants do not need to register for the course through Center for Learning (CFL). Simply log in to AgLearn, go to “Learn” > “Find Learning” (top of the page), and enter “Further Processing & Labeling Refresher ” as your search term. Make sure to select the course tile with the current fiscal year and click the “Enroll me” button. Once you click to start the course, you will be routed to the FSIS Training Site (learning management platform)—please ignore the red “Log in” button in the upper right corner!
Once you have reviewed all the training material, simply close the course window to return to the course page in AgLearn and verify that there is a checkmark next to the course name. The completion certificate should then be available.