Nursery Certification Program

Headquarters and Export Certification Specialist (ECS) users manage US-NCP organizations.

Headquarters and ECS users can search for and grant/revoke Nursery Authorizations to applicant organizations. To authorize an organization the ability to process nursery applications, complete the following steps:

1.	Select the Manage Authorizations link at the left side of the screen. RESULT: The Manage Authorizations page appears.

To search an applicant organization, enter the organization’s name (or part of the name) and click the Search button.
RESULT: A list of applicant organizations that meet the search criteria appear below the search text.
NOTE: You can use wildcards (*) to search for organizations. Use the search tips link for information and examples.

3.	Locate the desired applicant organization; click the corresponding Update button. RESULT: The Authorization Details page displays the Organization’s name and address, Contact Name, and Contact Number.

4.	To add an authorization level for a nursery, click the Add button. RESULT: The Authorization Level page appears.

5.	In the Authorization Level drop-down list, select Nursery Certification Program and click the Next button. RESULT: The Nursery Certification Program page appears.

To authorize the organization, enter the Responsible Party, Agreement Number, and Destination Country and click the Add button.
RESULT: The Nursery Certification Program page reappears with the information displayed.
NOTE: Currently, the Nursery Program only includes Canada as a destination country. More countries may be added in the future.

7.	To remove a country, click the corresponding Delete button.

NOTE: If no Destination Country is selected, the authorization will be removed after clicking the Save button.

8.	Click the Save button to save the authorization. RESULT: The Authorization Details page appears.

9.	Click the Back button to return to the Manage Authorizations main page.