If you are applying pesticides or using agricultural chemicals in your business, this course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to prepare, apply, transport, handle and store chemicals. This course covers: • Legislation • Reading and understanding product labels • Farm chemical formulations • Personal and environmental safety • Record keeping • Risk assessment • Integrated pest management and equipment calibration. To maintain current accreditation, re-accreditation is required every five years. This course is fully external with an 8-week self-paced duration available from the time of registration. IMPORTANT - Interested applicants must contact lecturer Wendy Meech via email wendy.meech@tafesa.edu.au or phone 8562 0538 prior to enrolling to discuss course requirements. This is important to ensure applicants are aware of the resources and equipment they will be required to provide themselves and at their own cost prior to undertaking this course. Once registered additional support via phone or email will be available to support students studying externally. For organisations that wish to pay the student fees for this course and are unable to pay by credit card via the website, please contact the Short Course team via email on ShortCourses@tafesa.edu.au to organise a Third Party Payment invoice.
Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases (AHCCHM307)
Transport and store chemicals (AHCCHM304)
External (Paper Based)
Current VISA holders eligible
To undertake this course you must be able to read and interpret information on chemical labels and have a basic understanding of mathematics Please contact Lecturer Wendy Meech at Wendy.Meech@tafesa.edu.au prior to enrolling to discuss course requirements
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