SCHEDULE for
“Pesticide Risk
Reduction Education” Short Courses
Updated June 16, 2008 .
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MOLOKAI—2008 February 26–28. Deadline for registration: January 28. This announcement (PDF) gives details.
MAUI—2008 April 7–9. Deadline for registration: March 7. This announcement (PDF) gives details.
HILO (island of Hawaii) —2008 April 22 –24. Deadline for registration: March 24. This announcement (PDF) gives details.
KAUAI—2008 August 12 –14. Deadline for registration: July 18. This announcement (PDF) gives details.
Oahu—No definite schedule yet. See below, Request announcement for other 2008 courses or view this webpage again later.
This in-depth 16-1/2-hour short course is about handling pesticides (including herbicides) in ways that will reduce risks to people and our environment. It will be conducted by an instructor from the Cooperative Extension Service, a part of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Instructor will require pagers and phones to be silent during class. Breaks are scheduled 50-60 minutes apart. Lunch breaks are 75 minutes (on your own).
More details about the short course are in the announcement posted above under Schedule Summary.
This short course would benefit people who want to (1) be better informed about handling pesticides properly, or (2) prepare for the Hawaii Department of Agriculture's certification exam for restricted use pesticides. The course supplements the study packet which may be ordered by using the course registration form.
More details about the short course are in the announcement posted above under Schedule Summary.
Request announcement for other 2008 short courses
Pesticide Risk Reduction Education short courses will also be scheduled for 2008 on Oahu and Kauai. The course instructor will send you an announcement for any or all of these sites if you request one. An announcement will include the exact location, dates, and times for the island(s) you specify.
(Please delay sending any registration form or fee until you review the announcement for the specific island.)
To request an announcement, contact the instructor, Charles Nagamine, in Honolulu by telephone 808-956-6007, fax 808-956-9675, email charlie@hpirs.stjohn.hawaii.edu, or mail: Pesticide Safety Education Program, PEPS Department, 3050 Maile Way Room 310, Honolulu, HI 96822. (If you call, you may record a message on the instructor’s telephone system any time, day or night.) In your request, include your --name, --island preference(s), --day-time telephone number, and --at least one of these: email address, fax number, or mailing address.
“Test Your Math Skills” (leaflet) on-line now
You may download a copy of the leaflet, Test Your Math Skills or to contact the instructor for a free copy. It presents exercises and answers that will help trainees refresh basic math skills needed to understand the instructor's calculation examples. The exercises review (1) common fractions and their decimal number equivalents, (2) rounding off, (3) per cent (4) conversions between ** seconds and minutes ** ounces and pounds **fluid ounces, pints, and gallons **square feet and acres, (5) reading tables, and (6) calculating square feet of rectangular areas. These basic skills (and other more complex ones) will help you answer some of the certification exam questions.
Trainees who find the exercises difficult will get more benefit from the short course if they seek tutoring before the course begins.
For more information, contact ...
...the Agricultural Diagnostic Service
Center: ph. 808-956-6706 (Honolulu),
or
...the
instructor Charles Nagamine: ph. 808-956-6007 (Honolulu), fax 808-956-9675,
email: charlie@hpirs.stjohn.hawaii.edu,
or Mail: Charles Nagamine, PEPS Dept., 3050 Maile Way, Room 310, Honolulu,
Hawaii 96822.