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Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a national multi-species quality assurance program for youth ages 8 to 21 with a focus on three core pillars: Food Safety. Animal Well-Being. Character Development. YQCA certification is being accepted by many livestock shows and fairs that require youth quality assurance certification.
- YQCA: 4-H, FFA and More
YQCA provides 4-H, FFA, and other youth livestock related...
- YQCA: 4-H, FFA and More
WHAT IS YQCA TRAINING? YQCA is designed as an annual education and certification program focused on food safety, animal well-being and character awareness for youth producing and/or showing pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry.
YQCA Training Information. All fairs in California require that 4-H youth members showing or selling an animal at the fair must be certified in YQCA - Youth for the Quality Care of Animals. The training can be taken online or at an Instructor-Led Training.
2019 Youth for the Quality Care of Animals Program Implementation. Beginning January 1, 2019, the Fairs and Exposition Branch (F&E) will require all California Fairs (County, Citrus & District Agricultural Associations) junior livestock (large and small animal) exhibitors to annually participate in the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals ...
YQCA provides 4-H, FFA, and other youth livestock related organization quality no cost, in-person, instructor-led assurance training workshops.
YQCA is designed as an annual education and certification program focused on food safety, animal well-being and character awareness for youth ages 8 to 21 producing and/or showing pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry.
You may attend instructor-led training (often offered for FFA clubs and some larger 4-H groups) or complete online web-based training. YQCA certificates must be renewed each year. Each child will need their own registration.
