In 2004, I wrote a curriculum which is currently in use as a credit course in high schools in Alberta.  

http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/grc10081

The Beekeeper Production Technician manual should be available through contacts listed on that site without enrolling in the programme.

The manual is an exhaustive listing of all the various skills that a person working in a commercial beekeeping operation should master.

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