Your YQCA certification must be current and valid at the time of the Dodge County Fair. YQCA certifications are only valid for one year after completion with the exception of the test out option. Please print out certificate after completion and attach to the Dodge County Livestock Project Member Activity ‘Orange Card’.

• YQCA is required, and certification must be current and valid.
• YQCA does NOT count as an educational point.

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a national multi-species quality assurance program for youth ages 8 to 21 with a focus on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development.

YQCA includes information for youth showing the following food animals: pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, market rabbits and poultry.

YQCA is available as an online program for youth everywhere in the United States. YQCA in-person workshops may be available to youth where state 4-H or FFA offices or state/national livestock organizations have partnered to have qualified trainers offer in-person workshops.

All youth who wish to exhibit Beef, Dairy, Goats, Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, or Swine will be required to complete YQCA training.

There are three options for completing YQCA training:

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Option 1: Complete YQCA on-line training

Cost: $12 per youth per year

Designed for youth ages 8-21, each year the participant will receive unique curriculum depending upon the age of that youth. Each year’s lesson is designed to provide an estimated 60 minutes of education. The online program includes three components for each topic (food safety, animal well-being, and character development). Each topic consists of a knowledge builder, skills lab and quiz, and are designed specifically for each age group. A pass rate of 80% has been established for each quiz with students being able to repeat the module if needed.

Youth can complete this training at their convenience.

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Option 2: Complete YQCA in-person training

Cost: $3 per youth per year (YQCA site) AND $5 Family Learning Day Fee (Extension Office)

In-person YQCA training will be held at the Dodge County 4-H Family Learning Days in February & March. You must register with Family Learning Day. See Dodge County 4-H County Activities for Family Learning Day registration and visit https://yqcaprogram.org/ to register. You must register in and pay for BOTH if completing this option.

• For instructions go to the “Youth and Parents” tab and you will find the directions to register. The document showing step-by-step instructions will be under the red oval “Instructor-led training help document”
• You will need to register as a family and then add each child that will be attending.  Please note your login ID and password. Once registered,  you will want to navigate to the in person training.  Find the training you are interested in, and select that. You will need to pay the $3.00 fee online. You will also need to complete the pre-test before attending the in-person training.
• After attending the training, you will need to log back in, complete the post-test, and print the certificate to attach to your orange card. (Use your login ID and password from registration.)

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Option 3: Test out of your YQCA level

Cost: $36 or $48 depending on age bracket

This option is for youth 12, 15, or 19 years old as of January 1st. The test out option will only be good for 3 or 4 years depending on your age bracket.