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NOP-150: Organic System Plans

U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service · National Organic Program Organic Integrity Learning Center · federal

USDA course material on Organic System Plan requirements, functions, controls, and certification considerations.

Opportunity types
online course, professional development
Domains
organic agriculture, compliance, certification systems
Audiences
organic certifiers, inspectors, reviewers, organic professionals
First seen
Open USDA Organic Training

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Access level
Registration
Eligibility
USDA identifies core Learning Center audiences as organic certifiers, inspectors, reviewers, compliance professionals, farmers, operators, and handlers.
The Learning Center requires an account to enroll in a course.
Free to start
USDA states that the Organic Integrity Learning Center provides free online training.
Request or use a Learning Center account and register for NOP-150 when it is available.
Who may take this first step
The course is described for certifiers, while the broader Learning Center serves several organic-integrity audiences.
Account or registration
USDA's Learning Center enrollment process requires an account.
What the learner receives
Course instruction on Organic System Plans.
Later costs
unknown
Funding or sponsorship
USDA does not state a funding or sponsorship requirement for the free Learning Center course.
Portable evidence
USDA says completed Learning Center courses can offer CEUs, but the reviewed record does not assert a particular NOP-150 completion credential.
Employer recognition
Employer recognition varies and is not guaranteed.

Delivery and commitment

  • online course: USDA describes the Learning Center as free online training.
  • Commitment: The reviewed public sources do not state a current course duration.

Outcomes and limits

Outcome type

professional development

USDA says Learning Center courses support professional development and continuing education.

Does not mean: Learning about Organic System Plans does not certify an operation as organic.

Pathway and purpose relationships

  1. Use the course knowledge when preparing, reviewing, or evaluating an Organic System Plan within the applicable certification process.
  • Work & Earn: Shows regulated organic-system knowledge as a professional learning domain.

Evidence beside this record

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USDA's Organic Integrity Learning Center offers free online training, and its NOP-150 Organic System Plans course covers Organic System Plan requirements, functions, critical control points, certification obstacles, and design considerations.

Limit: The public course-offerings document describes the course, while current enrollment availability is controlled in the Learning Center.

What that does not establish: Learning about an Organic System Plan does not certify an operation as organic.

Context: Organic compliance connects farms, handlers, certifiers, inspectors, and consumers through regulated documentation.