The Canadian Golf Course Superintendents Association (CGSA) is pleased to announce that on-demand learning opportunities are now available for continuing education credits (CECs) through its Live Learning Centre (LLC).
Sessions from the 2023 Canadian Golf Course Management Conference, approved for CECs from across Canada, are available for viewing through the centre with the same content as what was presented during the live event and carries the same CEC value as previously approved. This allows CGSA members to have access to all these CEC opportunities for a minor fee. Conference delegates receive access complimentary.
Sessions that are currently available for CECs are:
- Managing Soilborne Diseases in Cool-Season Turfgrass, Brandon Horvath, Ph.D.
- Using Golf Data to Make Data Driven Management Decisions, Brandon Horvath, Ph.D.
- Japanese Beetle Management, Douglas Richmond, Ph.D.
- Testing Soil & Irrigation Water for Great Results, Greg Moore, Plant Food
- Black Turfgrass Ataenius Management, Douglas Richmond, Ph.D.
- Measuring Tournament Success - Using Data to Your Advantage, Thomas Bastis, USGA
- Silvery Thread Moss Can be Problematic in Creeping Bentgrass Greens, Derek Settle
- Root Feeding Nematodes Associated with Sand Based Golf Greens, Derek Settle
- Cultural and Mechanical Practices Part 1, Thomas Nikolai, Ph.D.
- Cultural and Mechanical Practices Part 2, Thomas Nikolai, Ph.D.
More sessions with quizzes will be added over the next while.
To participate in these sessions, please go to the CGSA's Live Learning Centre. If you have an account already log-in with your username and password, otherwise create an account and make sure you are on "my content" page.
The sessions that are approved for CECs that have quizzes prepared are noted above. Once you complete each session you will be prompted to complete a 10 question quiz based on the session that you must achieve 70%. If you are successful, you will receive a certificate and CGSA will receive notification of completion and will send attendance records to the appropriate party. You will still need to track your participation.
Please visit the LLC on a regular basis for updates.
