African Swine Flu Detected in Dominican Republic August 2, 2021 African Swine Fever The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Dominican Republic (Click here for PDF). How to Report Sick Swine ASF is a foreign animal disease, increased biosecurity and vigilance is warranted. Please…
Florida Animal Control Officer Certification Class Schedule The Florida Animal Control Training Commission is dedicated to making training opportunities convenient and accessible for all Florida animal care and control agencies. To accomplish this, we have established 24 training locations across the state of Florida and scheduled these classes to include two classes each year held…
How to Host a Training Class One of the services that the Florida Animal Control Training Commission provides to animal care and control professionals is a fast response to requests for training classes. This includes locating training venues close to the agency in need of training. Depending on the demand and location of the agency,
Instructional Design Systems Used in All Certified Courses Introduction Currently, the Florida Animal Control Training Commission only offers courses developed by the American Animal Cruelty Investigations School (AACIS). This is due to AACIS developing and maintaining training curricula for three disciplines: animal control, law enforcement, and animal sheltering. Industry experts from each of the three…
Florida Training Districts There are six FACTC training districts in the state. This is to improve responsiveness to an agency’s training needs. Each district will have a representative that will serve as a point of contact for agencies within that district. Each training district will have designated training locations that can accommodate a minimum of…
