This program is carefully designed to aid Cannabis cultivators and employees in gaining knowledge on the various aspects of cannabis cultivation and production management through interactive activities, videos, quizzes, and real-life scenarios.

Module 1 – Federal Enforcement Priorities and State Operational Regulations

Module 2 - The U.S. Cannabis Industry

Module 3 - Optimizing Cannabis Cultivation Operations

Module 4 - Understanding Testing Requirements for Cannabis Cultivation Facilities

Module 5 - Extraction Methodologies in the Cannabis Industry

Module 6 - Compliance and Risk Management in Cannabis Manufacturing Operations

This program will equip learners with the following skills:

• Organizational, multitasking, and analytical skills
• Legal knowledge (licensing compliance and manufacturing protocols)
• Technical writing skills, employee training, and inventory controls
• Operational documentation
• Operational compliance skills
• General industry knowledge and operational knowledge specific to cultivation and manufacturing

This program will equip learners with the following work competencies:

• Evaluate operational practices and documented standard operating procedures.
• Create robust standard operating procedures.
• Apply standard operating procedure requirements to employee training and defined roles and responsibilities within a cannabis business.
• Evaluate federal enforcement priorities for strict seed-to-sale and inventory tracking system requirements.
• Apply federal enforcement priorities to state-sanctioned legal medical and/or adult-use cannabis.
• Understand the different types of cultivation operations, licensing authority compliance, the role the inventory tracking system plays in cannabis cultivation operations, and the different types of cannabis manufacturing operations (hydrocarbon and non-solvent-based extractions, food processing, and manufacturing).
• Apply health and safety standards (hazardous waste risk assessments, hazardous material handling, employee training, and safety standards).
• Analyze mater manufacturing procedures.