Get BQA Certified:

Participation in the BQA program is voluntary. Any person who works regularly with beef cattle in a cow/calf, stocker, backgrounding or feedlot business is encouraged to be certified. 

To be certified, participants must complete the following:

  1. Attend a training session conducted by a NC-BQA certified trainer.
  2. Pass the NC-BQA Test
  3. Fill out and sign the Personal Contract form.
    *Contract must additionally be signed by a BQA trainer and include a Trainer BQA Number. 
  4. If you are a NCCA member, pay the certification fee of $15 for a three-year certification.
  5. if you are non-member, pay the certification fee of $40 for a three-year certification.

Get BQA ReCertified:

Recertification is required every three years. Those previously certified will be contacted by the North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association three years after their initial certification and asked to complete the recertification process. 

To be recertified, participants must complete the following:

  1. Pass Recertification Test.
  2. Fill out and sign Recertification contract.
  3. If you are a NCCA member, pay the recertification fee of $15 for a new three-year certification. 
  4. if you are a non-NCCA member, pay the recertification fee of $40.00 for a new three-year certification. 

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