Quality Assurance

What is Quality Assurance?

This course ensures youth raising market animals learn the important best practices for raising quality and safe animal products for the food system. They will learn proper animal handling and welfare in not only farm animals, but also for companion and performance animals. Click here for more information about Quality Assurance.

Hamilton County QA Dates:

All test out and class dates will be held at the Hamilton County Extension Office

2055 Reading Road, Suite 500, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
Contact Claire Linepensel, 4-H Educator, at linepensel.2@osu.edu for questions and registration information.

A PARENT/GUARDIAN MUST ATTEND THE QUALITY ASSURANCE CLASS WITH ALL MEMBERS.

Hamilton County Deadline to Complete QA: May 12, 2023

Test Out
- February 8, 2023 - 6:00 pm
  - 12-14 year-old and 15-18 year-old 4-H members can test out of their annual quality assurance (QA) program.
    - Youth ages 12-14 who pass the QA test can test out of their annual QA program for up to 3 years.
    - Youth ages 15-18 years who pass the QA test can test out of their annual QA program permanently.
  - These ages are as of January 1, 2023 – a youth’s 4-H age. If you fail the QA test, you must take an In-person class. You will receive your results via email within 1 week of the test.
Quality Assurance Classes:
- March 8, 2023 - 7:00 pm
- March 20, 2023 - 7:00 pm
- April 12, 2023 - 7:00 pm

YQCA Online Course

Click here to go to the YQCA website to take the age-appropriate on-line module for $12.

MEMBERS MUST SEND CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION TO THEIR 4-H EDUCATOR!

Families can make a profile and add youth to the family profile. Make sure that you assign the correct training to the correct youth. Instructions for online YQCA sessions can be found here.
The BQA, PQA, BEST, etc. online courses do not meet the Ohio Youth Food Animal QA certification requirements.