Training: BASIS certificate in Amenity horticulture Invasive and Injurious Weeds Module

Are you involved in the advice, sale or supply of pesticides in the amenity industry?

Are you ….

A contractor who sells or gives advice
A distributor who sells or gives advice
A pesticide supplier
A consultant, agent, manager, specifier and local authority manager who is involved in pesticide sales or advice

Do you want to know and become qualified in advising on ‘Invasive and injurious weeds’?

Then you may want to consider the course that is running.....

Who and why?

The BASIS Certificate in Amenity Horticulture has been established for Field Sales and Technical Staff since 1978 with the government guidance stating -

‘No person shall sell, supply or otherwise market to the end user a pesticide approved for agricultural use (professional amenity included) unless he has obtained a certificate of competence recognised by Ministers, or he sells or supplies the pesticide under the direct supervision of a person who holds such a certificate’

The amenity industry includes hard surface areas, turf, amenity grass, and sports areas, large public and private gardens (e.g. National Trust type properties) parks, forestry, aquatic and other areas where spraying is carried out. This can be by in-house or contract labour, private forestry companies, local authorities, motorway and amateur gardens where contractors are employed using professional products. The control of invasive and injurious weeds are also an important area of the Amenity Pesticide use.

Tuesday 25th March - Legislation, transport, storage & best practice
Wednesday 26th March - Pesticides, formulations, modes of action Tuesday
1st April - Invasive & injurious weeds: Principles and practices of control
Wednesday 2nd April - Application techniques, levels of control,
Thursday 17th April - Revision and mock exam

The course costs are £950 + VAT for the course and the examination fees are £315 (excl. VAT – as exams are VAT exempt) and this is paid directly to BASIS.

Examinations

Thursday 1st May - Exam
Friday 2nd May - Exam

The above programme may be subject to some changes.

Venue: Progreen Weed Control, Kellington House, South Fen Road, Bourne, PE10 0DN.

Course Times: 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m

Food & Drink: A cold lunch is supplied every Training and Examination Day, which is included part of your Course fees. Drinks (hot & cold) are on hand throughout the day.
Please contact Progreen if you have any specific dietary requirements

Contact: Progreen Weed Control: Richard: 01778 394052. Richard@progreen.co.uk