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2025 Quality Assurance Information

THE 45-DAY RULE 

Quality Assurance MUST BE completed after October 1, 2024 and before June 19, 2025 to compete in the Erie County Fair. If a member is planning to participate in the Ohio State Fair, they must complete QA by June 1, 2025. Please call the Extension Office or reach out to Mary Beth Albright at albright.75@osu.edu if you have any questions.

Testing out of quality assurance

Youth who are at least 15 as of January 1, 2025 are able to test out of Quality Assurance for the remainder of their 4-H career. Test out sessions will be offered 1-hour before each of the in-person QA sessions and by appointment. If you would like to schedule an appointment or learn more about the test out option, reach out to Mary Beth Albright at albright.75@osu.edu

ERIE COUNTY QA COMPLETION OPTIONS 

Erie County requires youth to attend an approved QA program with a parent/guardian. If you are unable to attend one of the QA trainings in Erie County, you are welcome to complete the internet based YQCA Training, or attend another county's QA training. Information and dates below.

Erie County IN PERSON QA SESSIONS

Must register at least 24 hours in advance: 

If you have questions about QA please reach out to Mary Beth Albright at albright.75@osu.edu

ADDITIONAL QA OPTIONS in the following counties: Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, seneca

If you plan on attending a different county's QA program, please contact the Extension Office in that county to register to ensure there are enough materials to hand out. You MUST sign in and list your county of fair participation for the QA to be counted. 

  • February 24th from 6-8pm at New Riegel School – Seneca County call 419-477-9722 to register
  • March 5th from 6:30-7:30pm at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds – Ottawa County call 419-898-3631 to register
  • March 18th Market Livestock School including QA in partnership with our ANR educator *Registration required, Sandusky County 1st priority - then open to others. Limited seating – Sandusky County call 419-334-6340 to check for available seating.
  • March 23rd from 5-6pm at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds – Ottawa County call 419-898-3631 to register
  • March 25th from 6-8pm at Seneca East School – Seneca Co. call 419-477-9722 to register
  • April 10th 6-7pm at New London High School - Huron County call 419-668-8219 to register
  • April 12th from 9-10am at the OSU Extension Office – Ottawa County call 419-898-3631 to register
  • April 27th from 6-7pm at First Baptist Church, Prairie Road, Bellevue - Huron County call 419-668-8219 to register
  • April 27th from 1-3pm at Sentinel Career and Technology Center – Seneca Co. call 419-477-9722 to register
  • April 27th from 5-6pm at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds - Ottawa County call 419-898-3631 to register
  • April 17th at 6:30pm at Vanguard Sentinel Career Center (Fremont) - Sandusky County call 419-334-6340 to register
  • May 12th at 6:30pm at Vanguard Sentinel Career Center (Fremont) - Sandusky County call 419-334-6340 to register
  • May 21st from 7-8pm at South Centeral High School - Huron County call 419-668-8219 to register

If you complete QA in any manner other than the sessions listed above, please reach out to Mary Beth Albright at albright.75@osu.edu to record your completion and confirm that it is an approved course!

YQCA TRAINING ON-LINE

If you are unable to attend one of the Erie County Sessions, you can complete the YQCA online training for a fee of $12/youth. Youth may complete the online YQCA course at https://yqcaprogram.org/ This is the only approved online course. Youth must complete the correct course for their 4-H age. If youth plan to do this, please contact Mary Beth Albright so that we are sure to receive the correct completion information and can assure that youth select the correct course. The entire course must be completed before June 19, 2025 to be eligible to compete.

ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS CAN RECEIVE TRAINING FOR CERTIFICATION TO TEACH QA VIA AN ONLINE COURSE.

If you would like to be certified to teach QA to your club or if you have someone else who you would like to teach it to your club, certification is available via an online course. All past Erie County Instructors are due for re-certification so if you plan to offer a club QA your instructor MUST BE CERTIFIED. This online course is simple to complete and can be done at your own pace, but enrolment only happens once a month. I need to send contact information for participants to Columbus by the 25th of each month for them to be enrolled in the next month’s course. Please contact albright.75@osu.edu if you would like to be enrolled or learn more information about the course. Certification is good for 3 years.

If you have questions about QA please reach out to Mary Beth Albright at albright.75@osu.edu