2 VT DEC Soil Credit Training Hours: Soil texture identification practice and analysis for licensed designers who are already comfortable identifying soil texture for wastewater treatment systems. This training assumes familiarity with the USDA Soil classification system and Vermont soil characterization practices.

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This three-day training, with an infield component in each session, is designed for ag service providers who want to increase their knowledge of agronomic concepts.

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Participants receive an overview of the bovine reproduction cycle and common reproductive management interventions. Three hours is spent developing palpating skills and another three hours artificially inseminating dairy cattle.

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October 20-21, 2023

Gain practical skills to weld with confidence!

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October 7-8, 2023, CPM - Rm 114
November 18-19, 2023, CPM - Rm 114
December 2-3, 2023, CPM - Rm 114
January 20-21, 2024, CPM - Rm 114
February 3-4, 2024, CPM - Rm 114
March 2-3, 2024, CPM - Rm 114
April 6-7, 2024, CPM - Rm 114

Geared toward individuals with some experience in the profession, and a desire to obtain a Class A Wastewater Designer License, this training prepares individuals to sit for the exam and covers the administrative rules for licensure of a Class A License Designer.

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Prepare to take the exam which covers the administrative rules and expectations for licensure as a Class B Licensed Designer. This one-day workshop is geared towards individuals who currently hold a Class A License and have a desire to obtain their Class B wastewater designer license.

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Recommended for those planning to take the BW State Exam

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Friday, October 27, 2023, VTC Online

Vermont is one of the leaders in the nationwide craft distilling boom. This training will bring you in direct contact with a variety of processes involved in building, operating, and working in the distilling industry.

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Participants will focus on important soil properties in the field related to soil drainage and on-site waste disposal, including soil texture, color, redoximorphic features, soil structures and permeability. Participants will evaluate and identify soil characteristics using standards appropriate to Vermont wastewater system design, as well as describe soils and estimate seasonal high water table levels. This classroom portion of this training has been approved for four (4) Continuing Education credits by VT ANR.

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This Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management (IPM) training will give participants the tools they need to develop their own Integrated Pest Management plan. Through case studies and hands-on activities, this training will explore the cornerstones of a good IPM program.

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Take your welding skills to the next level with Intermediate Welding training!

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October 7-8, 2023, CPM - Rm 114
November 18-19, 2023, CPM - Rm 114
December 2-3, 2023, CPM - Rm 114
January 20-21, 2024, CPM - Rm 114
February 3-4, 2024, CPM - Rm 114
March 2-3, 2024, CPM - Rm 114
April 6-7, 2024, CPM - Rm 114

This workshop will provide hands-on practice using GIS to create and share custom online maps. You will learn new skills, such as adding online data layers and creating new layers.

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An introduction to the basic skills needed to become an arborist. Using the Double-Rope Technique (DRT), you'll learn about friction hitches to ascend a tree with spurless climbing.

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Participants will demonstrate introductory skills in proper tree pruning, tree growth/health, and friction hitches for ascending a tree for spurless climbing.

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Whole-animal butchery using classroom lecture and hands-on experience is taught in this three-part series. In the Introduction to Butchery session, participants will demonstrate chicken fabrication and lamb breakdown butchering skills. In the Pig Butchery session, participants will demonstrate the breakdown and various cuts of a pig, as well as value added production of sausage making, hams, and bacon. In the Beef Butchery session, participants will demonstrate the breakdown and various cuts of a beef half to include steaks, roasts, stew meat, etc. This training can be taken as an entire series or as individual training topics. These sessions may be taken as individually as opposed to the entire series.

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October 16-17, 2023, Roma - Butchering Lab
October 23-24, 2023, Roma - Butchering Lab

Participants will be collect GPS data with a mobile device, make an online map with collected data, and move map layers from computer to mobile device.

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This training is for existing farmers, new farmers, and people interested in gaining specialized knowledge of organic production and certification for a company, agency, organization, and/or if you want to pursue a career in organic certification. The training includes in-person lectures, discussion groups and field trips focused on farm crop production including vegetable production. It is preceded by a 4 hr. online workshop on the history and meaning of "organic" as well as general organic requirements. This workshop is completed prior to the in-person session.

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October 16-17, 2023, Red Schoolhouse - Rm 200

This training is for existing farmers, new farmers, people interested in becoming an organic specialist for a company, agency, organization, and/or if you want to pursue a career in organic certification. The training includes in-person lectures, discussion groups and field trips. It is preceded by a 4 hr. online workshop on the history and meaning of "organic" as well as general organic requirements. This workshop is completed prior to the in-person session.

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October 18-19, 2023, Red Schoolhouse - Rm 200

2 VT DEC Soils Training Credit Hours: Redox or mottles? What's in a name? Identifying saturated soil features is critical to designing soil-based wastewater treatment systems. This training will review the formation and identification of redoximorphic features including concentrations, depletions and the soil matrix.

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Gain the education and skills needed to learn safe, effective, and ecologically-focused trail design and construction techniques.

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This in-person, hands-on portion will consist of field test pit analysis of soil on the Vermont Tech Randolph Center campus. This session is for people who need to *Registered participants will be staggered throughout the day.

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3 VT DEC Non-Soil Training Credit Hours: DEC Regional Engineers will present how to diagnose malfunctioning and failed septic systems, permit approaches for these systems including variances, new guidance documents for designers and contractors, and new homeowner information sheets.

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The training focuses on equipment needed to establish and run a successful winery in Vermont, the region and northern climates.

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With a focus on wetland hydrology; hydric soils; hydric vegetation; wetland development; and current Vermont regulations, participants will complete field practical's and demonstrate knowledge of soil and plant identification, and wetland delineation in accordance with the ACOE Field Delineation Manual.

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