Youth for the Quality Care of Animals

Online Training – Walkthrough PDF

Monterey County Fair and Events Center

This walkthrough is for the Youth for the Quality Care of

Animals online training. This training is one of two options for the

mandatory 2018 Livestock Exhibitor Training, and must be

completed by all market exhibitors excluding junior and senior

poultry and open junior rabbits. If you participated in the 2017

Livestock Exhibitor Trainings at either Monterey, Santa Cruz, or

San Benito County Fairs, you are exempt from this year’s training.

This online training is through the nationally recognized

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals program (YQCA.) YQCA is

a multi-species program from ages 8 to 21. The exhibitor will be in

charge of paying all fees ($12 per course.) The core pillars of the

training are Food Safety, Animal Well-Being, and Character

Development.

If you choose to participate in the online training, you must

print the certificate found at the end of this training and either e-

mail it to entry@montereycountyfair.com or mail it to the entry

office at 2004 Fairground Rd, Monterey, CA 93940 by July 31st,

2018.

If you have any questions, please call at 831-372-5863 or e-

mail Exhibits Representative Alyssa Wygal at

alyssa@montereycountyfair.com.

Link to Training: yqca.org

Let’s Get Started!

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Shown above is the main website page for YQCA. To get started, scroll down until you see the

button below.

Click here to create an account with YQCA.

On the left side, there is a sign in compatible with 4-HOnline. For the sake of this exercise, we

will be demonstrating the Sign-Up option on the left which can be used by all exhibitors.

To the left is an example of the account

creation process. After your information is

inputted, create the account and confirm

the e-mail used.

Once you’ve created your account, sign back in! Next up: course registration and the payment

process.

After creating your account, you’ll

gain access to a portal with several

course options. Pick the course

matched to the exhibitors age as

of the last calendar year. Second,

purchase the course under web-

based training to the left. And

lastly, add credit card info and

purchase.

Now that you’ve registered and paid

for your course, click ‘Go To Course’

to access all of the educational

modules that you will need to

complete to receive your certificate.

Each module will have three parts:

‘Knowledge Builder,’ ‘Skills Lab,’ and

‘Quiz.’ Each part is designed to

teach about quality care in an

engaging and interactive fashion.

‘Knowledge Builder’ is oriented

towards providing the information

on each topic. ‘Skills Lab’ lets you

test how well you know about each

topic. And lastly, ‘Quiz’ is a 10-

question test on the information

presented earlier in the module. To

advance and receive the certificate,

all quizzes must be completed with

a score of 80% or higher.

To get started, click one of the links

in the portal!

Knowledge Builder

Using this module as an example, click the arrows at the beginning to choose a topic to learn

about. Using your mouse, interact with the module by dragging and clicking.

In this example, the Knowledge Builder is teaching about vectors and diseases in livestock.

Ocassionally, it will ask for answers to questions. Green checks mark a correct answer, and if the

answer is wrong, the module will go over the information. Once the Knowledge Builder is

complete, green checks will show that it is completed in the portal.

Skills Lab

At the end of each lesson, you have the option of reviewing the information or progressing

forward. If you choose to progress forward, access other lessons by clicking ‘Back to Course’

at the top left hand corner of the screen.

During the Skills Lab, you have a chance to test your knowledge of the topic at hand before

the Quiz. In this example, it is on Biosecurity. Just like with the Knowledge Builder, this

lesson is interactive and relies on your responses.

Once you’ve finished all lessons

of the Skills Builder, study up

and review on the topic before

the final part of the module:

the Quiz!

Quiz During the Quiz portion

of the module, you must

score 8 questions out of

10 to complete the

module. If less than 80%

are correct, the quiz can

only be attempted in an

hour to allow time to

practice and review the

information.

Finishing

Up Once all modules are

completed, signified by all

lessons checked off on

the portal, print off the

certificate at the top. An

example of the certificate

is on the right. Along with

accessing the certificate

on the portal, you will

also receive a copy by e-

mail.

Once you have completed

the training, e-mail or

mail the certificate to the

Monterey County Fair

Entry Office by July 31st,

2018.