What is the alternative CD-ROM or Internet certification for hunter education and how does it work?
In 1995 Wisconsin’s Hunter Education Program began work on alternative delivery of hunter education for certification based upon our knowledge of the changes that had already taken place in our society and the predictions of social and technological trends for the future. (At that date and time most of us did not own or use a computer.) In 1996 we finalized the World’s First CD-ROM Alternative Delivery for basic hunter education certification. During the early days we wanted to pilot this with adults only to be sure we were headed down the right path instead of a dead end fork in the road. What we learned in the process was that alternative deliveries were going to be needed to address many changes and challenges for our future. We learned that youth and adults alike can gain the necessary knowledge, skill and abilities to meet or exceed the standards of our traditional program. Today what is the process to take one of these courses? It goes like this. An instructor that has been train
