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CONTINUING EDUCATION – THE VALUE OF PCOC
Last month we held our Pest Ed seminars; one in Northern California and one in Southern California. For the past nine years we have put these on with Univar. This year, with more than 220 people in attendance, we achieved a record! In fact, over the past three years, we have gradually increased our numbers. This fact is important because it shows the need that all of us have within the industry to continually update our knowledge. By that, I don't only mean the requirements set out by the Structural Pest Control Board for its licensees. No, I refer to a much broader aspect of our great industry. I believe that unless one is learning, one is not growing. Now, this may also refer to our personal lives, of course. But I do think that it applies to our professional lives as well. We have an industry which has evolved over the past six years (at least the time that I've been here)—from developing a definition of IPM to water surface regulations to second-generation rodenticide mitigation to...you name it. Whatever is next? The pest control industry is always moving forward, and we need to keep up or be swept up! PCOC is up to the job. Plus, YOUR association is also moving forward, learning new things, learning to do things more efficiently and providing new benefits to our members. That is why we concentrate so hard on continuing education at PCOC. From Pest Ed and other seminars, to our online classes, to our Expo...you, and your employees, will find here a vast wealth of resources. Furthermore, look for more offerings in the future which will add more VALUE to your membership...watch this space! |
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