Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
This programme has been designed to help enable participants to develop the knowledge, skills and competency necessary to ensure that people involved in the sale and/or distribution of pesticides are appropriately trained to cope with situations that may arise during the pesticide distribution phase.
This programme has be approved and will meet all the requirement set under the National Action plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides. On completion of this programme participants will be able to register as a approved distributor and understand all storage, handling, distribution and disposal requirements for pesticides as required under legislation.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Current Legislation
Pesticide Identification and Use
Hazards and Risks
Symptoms of pesticide poisoning and first aid measures
Define roles and duties of a pesticide distributor
Operations of pesticide stores
Preparation, operation, maintenance and storage of pesticide application, equipment including mounted boom and hand held sprayer
Develop operational and reporting procedures
Maintain the required stock movement documentation
Emergency procedures
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
