IPM3 for Facility Managers and Supervisors Course
Facility Managers and Supervisors Module – 15 hours
Cost for Session 5
$250 - registration fee
Course developer and instructor: Dr. Steven Kells, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
Co-Instructor: Amelia Shindelar, Community Health Coordinator, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
Session 5 Start Date: April 9, 2012
Session 5 End Date: June 18, 2012
Session 6: Fall 2012 dates to be determined.
A student who successfully completes the IPM for Facility Managers and Supervisors course will receive 1.5 CEUs and a Certificate of Completion. This information will be added to your personal portfolio so you will always know what you have completed.
This module is a stand-alone course specifically designed for facility managers and supervisors who are tasked with supervising the day-to day operations of a building or set of buildings and who often assign or contract pest management activities to technicians or specialists. Managers and supervisors completing this course will gain a practical understanding of how the best IPM programs should function. This knowledge will enable you to effectively execute your IPM responsibilities whether through internal staff assignments or via external contracts with professional pest management specialists. Insect, mite, rodent and bird pests are covered.
Course goals include:
1. An understanding of the essential elements needed to make the most effective and efficient IPM program for your facility.
2. Determine what elements of a strong IPM program are present and functioning in your facility.
3. An ability to communicate key IPM requirements to others.
4. Assembly, understanding and use of Pest Management Records Binder for your specific circumstances.
Course highlights include:
- Facility assessments – determine the factors contributing to an infestation.
- Annual assessments – address areas with chronic issues.
- Budget planning and re-distribution of funds to high priority needs.
- Case studies using multiple media learning techniques such as text, videos, and still photos, and interaction with the instructor.
- Pilot Walk-About – a method of routine (monthly) inspections of all Pest Vulnerable Areas and progressive inspections of non-Pest Vulnerable Areas that can be assigned during regular tours by facility personnel or assigned to Contractors.
- Navigating pest management contracts in order to effectively communicate facility needs and expectations to Contractors including expected time for inspections, requirements for on-site assessments, and re-positioning of monitoring devices.
- Evidence based on experimental data derived from functioning facilities that show the value of an IPM vs conventional approach to pest management.
IPM for Facility Managers and Supervisors Course Outline:
- Introduction
- Operating an IPM program
- Pest management documentation
- Assessing the facility
- Inspections
- Monitoring
- Sanitation and exclusion
- Non-chemical tactics
- Chemical Controls
- The pest management contract and pest management providers
- Getting started
If you are interested in completing this course, please contact us at ipm3@umn.edu with your contact information and approximate date range that you would like to complete the course.
