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Training Opportunities

In addition to staying up-to-date on pest issues, we encourage you to pursue comprehensive training for yourself, residents, and staff. Trainings listed here may satisfy HUD’s OHAP Green Initiative green certified employee training requirement.

Ongoing opportunities

On-Site Training

• Our training program consists of bringing IPM experts to a housing authority to run a day of training using the training materials on this site. One of the experts is available for technical assistance for one year following the training to help the housing authority pilot IPM at a site. If you are interested in getting on our waiting list for training, please fill in a Training Request Form.
  View scheduled trainings on our Training Calendar.

• Our trainers are IPM or public health experts who we have trained to work with PHAs. But other organizations may have individuals with enough expertise to run a training. Our training materials make it easy—each PowerPoint slide has trainers' notes. If we can't meet your need, reach out to the following organizations to see if they have anyone who is willing to train:

  • The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)—conducts on-site training on IPM and healthy homes using the same materials as our program
  • Your Cooperative Extension or health department office—may have an expert who can deliver on-site training using our materials
  • Although not be as objective, your pest management professional

Distance Leaning

• National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
• National Apartment Association (NAA)
• National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)

Conferences

• National Conference on Urban Entomology (NCUE): Held every other year (2010 was a conference year), this conference emphasizes innovation and research on household, structural and public health arthropod pests.
• International IPM Symposium: Held every 3 years (2012 was a conference year), this symposium will addresses IPM across disciplines—internationally, in the market place, and in settings like agricultural, urban, horticultural, and natural environments.
• National Healthy Homes Conference: Held every 3 years (2011 was a conference year), it is the nation's most comprehensive, progressive and educational forum on the issue of healthy, safe and sustainable homes.

Current Opportunities