UF/IFAS Farm Labor Supervisor Training- Balm (October 23rd and 24th)

To help employers and SUPERVISORS OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS COMPLY WITH LABOR LAWS, UF/IFAS Extension is offering a TRAINING PROGRAM IN WIMAUMA. The Farm LABOR SUPERVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 23RD (8:30 am - 4:30 pm) and OCTOBER 24TH (8:30 am - 3:30 pm), 2018 at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research & Education Center. FOUR CLASSES ARE OFFERED ON OCTOBER 23RD: FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR BASICS AND NAVIGATING THE H-2A PROCESS, WAGE/HOUR REGULATIONS AND MANAGING H-2A WORKERS, EEOC COMPLIANCE- HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMATION, AND MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS. FOUR DIFFERENT CLASSES ARE OFFERED ON OCTOBER 24TH: SAFE DRIVING, PESTICIDE SAFETY, HEAT STRESS PREVENTION, AND HAND LABOR EQUIPMENT SAFETY. Registration starts at 8:00 AM both days. Classes are taught in both English and Spanish in separate rooms at the same time. THERE IS A $50 FEE PER CLASS. _IF YOU CHOOSE TO ATTEND ALL 8 CLASSES TO EARN YOUR CERTIFICATE OF FAM LABOR MANAGEMENT, THE FEE WOULD BE $350.  PLEASE SELECT THE "COMPLETE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM" OPTION IN EITHER ENGLISH OR SPANISH._  Anyone completing all classes and passing a test in each class will earn a _Certificate of Farm Labor Management_. First Aid and CPR classes may count in place of certain classes listed above.  Lunch is provided. For further information, please contact Barbara Hyman (hymanb@ufl.edu, 239-658-3461). _NOTE:  WHEN YOU CLICK ON "SELECT A DATE" ABOVE, THERE WILL BE ONE DATE LISTED.  CLICK THAT DATE TO  REGISTER AND PURCHASE TICKETS FOR CLASSES OFFERED BOTH DATES._