Welcome to the
Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture Sector Council Training Portal
Empowering business owners, managers, employees, and job seekers across Nova Scotia with impactful training designed to build the skills needed to thrive in today’s competitive workforce.
About the Training
The NSFA Training Portal offers a variety of impactful, No-Charge, online, training programs, all sponsored by the Government of Nova Scotia.
Getting Started is Simple
Visit the NSFA Training
Portal and view available courses.
Register your information to create a secure training account.
Access your course(s), start training, and earn your certificates!
Featured Courses
Explore our featured training and the complete catalog available on the NSFA Training Portal. Select a course to learn more, and click ‘Register’ to access the Portal and start your training journey today!
Intro to Farm Safety
Offers an introduction and overview of safety on the farm through the identification of hazards, evaluation of hazards for risk, identifying hazard controls, and implementing the hazard controls to prevent incident and injury on the farm.
Animal Handling
Provides an introduction for those with minimal experience working with agricultural animals and livestock. Covers key topics for cattle, swine, sheep, avian, and furbearers, including behavior, handling, zoonotic diseases, biosecurity, and PPE.
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) provides health and safety information on hazardous products intended for use, handling, or storage in Canadian workplaces. This online course is intended for any employee who uses, handles, or stores hazardous materials.
This training session gives an overview of the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act and Regulations as it applies to the agricultural industry. You will receive an introduction to the following general agricultural road safety topics: Laws and regulations, Farm truck and equipment rules, Hazards and hazard controls
The Finance: Accounting Basics program contains four courses which include: Accounting for Stock Transactions, Key Accounting Concepts and Principles, Preparing Financial Statements and Closing Accounts, and Recording, Posting, and Balancing the Books.
The Microsoft: Access 2019 program contains eight courses which include: Access 2019: Creating Forms & Queries, Access 2019: Customizing Forms, Access 2019: Finding & Organizing Data, Access 2019: Inserting, Importing & Formatting Data, Access 2019: Saving, Printing & Exporting Databases, Access 2019: Tables, Fields & Entries, Access 2019: Using the Report & Analysis Tools, and Access 2019: Working with Databases.
FAQ
See below for some of the common questions asked, and contact us at the email below if you have anything that is not covered here!
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Simply visit the NSFA Training Portal (powered by SkillsPass) and view the available training. Once you’ve found a course you’re interested in, click “Get Started”, and then you’ll be asked to confirm if the training is for you, or your employees or your contractors. Click “Next” and you’ll be guided through the steps of creating your secure and personal training account. If you have any issues, you can contact our support team using the form on this page.
The courses are offered as part of the Industry Training Program led by Nova Scotia’s Association of Industry Sector Councils (AISC). The program is made possible by funding from the Province of Nova Scotia – through the various Industry Sector Councils – to assist employers, employees, and provincial job seekers in acquiring valuable skills.
Simply sign in to your secure portal account HERE (or using the sign-in button at the top of this page) and click ‘start learning’ on the course tile in your “To Do” section to continue your training.
To access, view, or share your completed certificate, simply sign in to your secure portal account HERE (or use the sign-in button at the top of this page.
Phone
902-893-2293
Web
info@nsfa-fane.ca
Address
7 Atlantic Central Drive
East Mountain,
N.S. B6L 2Z2
Need Help?
For any questions about accessing or completing your training, fill out the form to connect with our SkillsPass support team today!
