The Produce Safety Alliance officially launched its training programs in September of 2016. A summary of the latest course and participant data is shown below. To access the current or historical detailed reports, please use the links on the left to request the PDF. The Produce Safety Alliance does not share individual course participant information.
Totals from September 2016 through March 24, 2020
Number of Train-the-Trainer courses held
- 71 domestic
- 24 international
- 95 total
Number of Train-the-Trainer participants
- 12,005 domestic
- 1,024 international
- 3,029 total
- 28 average domestic TTT course size
Number of Grower Training courses held
- 1,628 domestic
- 736 international
- 2,364 total
Number of Grower Training participants
- 35,942 domestic
- 20,074 international
- 56,016 total
- 22 average domestic GT course size
Number of states where PSA Courses have been hosted
- 33 States have conducted Train-the-Trainer courses
- 50 States have conducted Grower courses
PSA Trainers
- 1,808 domestic trainers
- 881 international trainers
- 2,689 total
- 50 states with PSA Trainers
PSA Lead Trainers
- 248 domestic trainers
- 163 international trainers
- 411 total
- 49 states with PSA Lead Trainers
Please note that not all course and participant data may be reflected in the report. As courses conclude, there may be a lag in training hosts returning course data or entering this data into the database shared with the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO).
If you have any questions about the PSA's outreach or training activities, please contact Gretchen Wall.