The Michigan Farmers Markets Association (MIFMA) is pleased to announce that it has expanded educational opportunities for individuals who have successfully completed the Market Manager Certificate Program (MMCP) and would like to renew their certificates and further pursue leadership skills and professional development in topics essential to market management.
Certificates received by those who have completed the MMCP are good indefinitely. Participating in continuing education and earning Professional Development Hours towards recertification, beyond initial certification, presents an opportunity for certified market manager to demonstrate that they have continued learning more about market management.
Continuing education opportunities will be tracked as Professional Development Hours earned through sessions approved by MIFMA. Individuals will need to earn 20 Professional Development Hours within three years in order to be re-certified. Professional Development Hour tracking sheets are available at www.mifma.org. Individuals looking to be re-certified will track their Professional Development Hours and submit the tracking form(s) once they have reached 20 hours. A $30 processing fee will be required with each application for recertification. Please read our frequently asked questions for more information about continuing education opportunities.
The first continuing education opportunities will be provided at the 2015 Michigan Farmers Market Conference to be held on Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11 at the Plant and Soil Sciences Building on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Attendees of the conference who have completed the Market Manager Certificate Program are able to attend specified breakout sessions where Professional Development Hours can be earned.
Those who are registered to attend the Michigan Farmers Market Conference next week can visit the registration table in the atrium to receive more information and a tracking form to start tracking professional development hours.
For more information about the Market Manager Certificate Program Continuing Education and/or the Michigan Farmers Market Conference, visit the MIFMA website atwww.mifma.org or call 517-432-3381.