1. Urban Landscape Management Short-Course Agent In-Service Training
Welcome
Urban Landscape Management Short-Course
Agent In-Service Training
Palm Beach Extension
Palm Beach, FL
April 22-23, 2013

2. Introductions
Host
VIPs
State Staff
Instructors

3. Program Day 1 Day 2 Brief Program Update Law and Regulations
Issues in the Landscape – Insect Pests
Poster Presentations, Q & A,
Day 2
Turfgrass Fertilizer Formulations
Outdoor Results Trial
Equipment Demonstration
Advanced GI-BMP Curriculum Review
Fertilizer Sources: Fate of N in Urban Landscapes
Adjourn – Pick up Materials
Credit:

4. New and Improved Training Tools
Program Update
New and Improved Training Tools

5. By The Numbers… Total Certified Total Attended Classes
Average Class Size
In-Person
        25,774
      30,836
     1,242 25
Online*
           2,656
        2,735
DVD
              695
            704
Equivalent**
              318
        29,443
      34,275

6. GI-BMP3 English, Spanish and Creole
In-person
Online
DVD

7. Fertilizer Calculator
Matrix Format
30% slow-release or greater
Exercises
Develop your own

8. DVD Use Policy Guidelines
The DVD training should not be used for instructor-led in-person trainings without special consent and approval from the GI-BMP State Office. CEUs as well as instructor eligibility may be in question when using the DVD in in-person training.

9. Needs Assessment
FDACS Pesticide CEU's are currently not available for the DVD version of the GI-BMP training. Should CEUs be provided for the online training program?

10. Questions