[USCC] USCC/SWANA compost certification exam

Tue Nov 14 07:50:16 CST 2006

Does anyone have any experience with or know of any organizations 
(e.g., USCC, SWANA) that sanction the conducting performance audits 
of composting facilities? I have been asked by a Environmental 
Engineering firm where they may be able to solicit such expertise.
ge

At 05:42 PM 11/13/2006, you wrote:
>U.S. COMPOSTING COUNCIL 15th ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW
>Wyndham Orlando Resort | Orlando, FL | January 21-24, 2007
>The National forum for those involved in the development and 
>expansion of the composting and organics recycling industry
>CONFERENCE PROGRAM, REGISTRATION FORMS, WORKSHOP AGENDAS,
>EXHIBITOR INFORMATION AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT 
>THE USCC WEBSITE: www.compostingcouncil.org OR CALL THE USCC AT 631-737-4931
>
>
>Reddy -
>
>The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) developed the
>"Managing Composting Programs" training course and certification exam
>as part of their overall training program. SWANA offers a three-day
>course which prepares folks to take the joint SWANA/USCC certification
>exam. While this is a comprehensive course (including classroom
>lectures, a course workbook, and a tour of a composting facility) it is
>not intended to be "operator training" though many operators take the
>SWANA course. As Risa mentioned, you can find a little bit more about
>the SWANA course at
>http://www.swana.org/sections/educate/training.aspx. My understanding
>is that SWANA will next be offering this course at WASTECON in Reno in
>Fall 2007. The SWANA course was designed specifically for the
>certification exam.
>
>There is also a one-day course (Foundations of Composting) which is
>offered as part of the USCC Annual Conference to be held next January
>in Orlando, Florida
>(http://www.compostingcouncil.org/section.cfm?id=31) This is an
>intensive one-day course covering the basic fundamentals of composting.
>The Foundations of Composting course was not designed specifically with
>the SWANA/USCC certification exam in mind, though many folks with some
>background in composting, or operators with field experience but whom
>have never taken a "classroom" style class, or anyone who wants a
>refresher prior to taking the exam, take the FOC course and then take
>the SWANA/USCC exam.
>
>Again, neither the SWANA Managing Composting Programs or the
>Foundations of Composting are operator training courses. There are a
>number of excellent operator training courses given in various
>locations around the US (you can search for "Compost Operator Training"
>and you'll get a number of links). Most are given once per year, though
>some are more frequent. There is a fair amount of variation in operator
>training courses as well, some are one-day, others are as long as five
>days and include hand's on fieldwork. Some of these operator training
>courses offer exams at the conclusion of the course and a smaller
>amount are eligible for certification by their state regulatory agency
>(a number of states have some type of "operator certification"
>requirement). Neither the SWANA Managing Composting Programs Course nor
>the Foundations of Composting Course is accepted as meeting a state's
>operator certification requirement.
>
>I hope this provides some clarity. To my knowledge, you can only get
>the syllubus and the reference material from SWANA. I can't speak to
>the value of "getting the Certificate" but probably close to 200 people
>have taken either SWANA's Managing Composting Programs course and/or
>the Foundations of Composting course and I believe most think the time
>(and money) was well spent.
>
>Matthew Cotton
>Integrated Waste Management Consulting, LLC
>19375 Lake City Road
>Nevada City, CA  95959
>(530) 265-4560
>Fax (530) 265-4547
>mattcotton at mindspring.com
>On Nov 10, 2006, at 3:44 PM, Reddy Ganta wrote:
>
> > U.S. COMPOSTING COUNCIL 15th ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW
> > Wyndham Orlando Resort | Orlando, FL | January 21-24, 2007
> > The National forum for those involved in the development and expansion
> > of the composting and organics recycling industry
> > CONFERENCE PROGRAM, REGISTRATION FORMS, WORKSHOP AGENDAS,
> > EXHIBITOR INFORMATION AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT
> > THE USCC WEBSITE: www.compostingcouncil.org OR CALL THE USCC AT
> > 631-737-4931
> >
> >
> > Composters,
> >
> > Can some body post the complete details of the Composter certificate
> > exam to
> > be held  by USCC/SWANA on 24th Jan 2007 during the conference?
> > What is the syllabus?
> > What is the exam pattern like?
> > Where do we get the reference material?
> > What is the advantage of getting this certificate?
> >
> > Thank you.
> > Reddy Ganta
> >       M.S. Agriculture., M.S. Bioinformatics
> > Agricultural Informatics Scientist
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> > Fax: (505) 983 6482
> > URL: www.glorietageo.com
> >
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>Ongoing Sponsors of the USCC Discussion list are:
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>Food Industry Environmental Network (FIEN), a regulatory and policy 
>e-mail alert service for environmental, food and agricultural 
>industry professionals.
>Contact Jack Cooper 301/384-8287 JLC at fien.com --- www.fien.com
>
>Renewable Carbon Management, LLC with the containerized, in-vessel 
>NaturTech Composting System www.composter.com rcm at composter.com
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>Members posting CC copies to the list and other addresses will have 
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>
>Opinions expressed represent only the poster and are not necessarily 
>the opinion or policy of any organization.
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>Non-members of USCC are encouraged to join the Council through our 
>website at: http://www.compostingcouncil.org/membership.cfm     For 
>discussion list policies and information regarding subscribing, 
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