You can get or renew your BQA certification by going on-line to www.iqbeef.org.

• Scroll down the left hand side of the page to "Partners" and click on Georgia.
• On the Georgia page scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on "Register for Course".  This will bring you to the IQ Intelligent Choice Page.
• On the IQ Intelligent Choice Page scroll down to the red bar, “Register online for IQ+Beef”, to become certified.  To renew your certification scroll down to the brown bar "Click here to register or renew your certification.”
• Click on the appropriate bar and it brings you to the Education Store page.
• On the Education Store page you can purchase the IQ Plus Beef Recertification (On-line Course) for $10 through the website.

Once you have followed all the prompts to purchase the course you will receive e-mail the next working day between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm.  This e-mail will include instructions, the username and a password to access the on-line course.  If you need help ordering this course you can call 1-888-398-4636 or e-mail media.order@purdue.edu.

Your BQA certification is good for 2 years and must be renewed upon expiration of certification.

Costs

GCA members
$10 for the course to become certified
$10 to renew certification

Non-GCA members
$10 for the course and $50 to the GCA for producer education*
$10 to renew certification and $50 to the GCA for producer education*

* To receive your certification card you must pay the $50 or become a member of GCA