The Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Program is an educational program with two main goals: to certify individuals who have passed a minimum competency examination and to establish a mechanism of continuing education for those already certified.

 

At the core of this program are the Competency Areas and Performance Objectives (P.O.’s). These describe the knowledge and skills that crop advisers consider important in order to carry out their duties.

 

The Competency Areas and P.O.’s outlined in this publication are the result of a cooperative effort by the Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois CCA Boards. The purpose of this Tri-State CCA initiative is to eliminate unnecessary duplication of time, effort, and expense spent on managing the minimum competency exam, and to coordinate mutual continuing education efforts. This document contains the Competency Areas and Performance Objectives that are common to the tri-state region.

 

To become certified, an individual must be competent in areas addressed in both the International and Tri-State P.O. documents. The Tri-State P.O.’s are intended to complement, not duplicate, the International P.O.’s. The Tri-State P.O.’s address areas of crop advising that are specific to the tri-state region.

The P.O.’s are dynamic and will be upgraded, changed and modified as the needs of crop advisers in the tri-state region evolve. While this is a cooperative effort, the authority and management of each state’s CCA program remains with the state CCA boards.