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Course Duration :

Certifying Body :

P.O.W.E.R. (Protection of Water, Environment & Recommendations)

On Site

1 Day

BASIS / NPTC

Course Summary :

Target Audience
For contract specifiers, managers, foremen and supervisors at amenity or farm situations where pesticides are used, this new course and certificate of competence is applicable. It is not designed for those specifying which products are to be used, but for those who have responsibility for pesticide application whilst not necessarily applying the products used.

The Qualification
The Protection of Water the Environment and Recommendations (POWER) Certificate has been put together by BASIS (Registration) Ltd and NPTC for the benefit of industry managers and supervisors.
The syllabus of the course comprises five modules

• Control of Weeds and Pests
• Interpretation of Pesticide Legislation & Recommendations
• Safe Application or Pesticides
• Protection of Surface and Ground Water
• Environmental Impact and Best Practice Targets

The course framework and syllabus content is to prepare contract specifiers, managers and supervisors of sprayer operators to be aware of what is involved in pesticide use and the issues of control needed for safe and environmentally caring outcomes.
The three day course (including assessment) does not cover the depth at knowledge required to make pesticide recommendations but it will enable those responsible to implement safely, recommendations from an individual holding the BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection. Equally the certificate, once attained, will not quality the holder to be a certificated sprayer operator. The POWER course and qualification covers the knowledge required to properly supervise and understand pesticide use and application.

Aims and Objectives
The course will help contract specifiers, managers and supervisors involved in the use of pesticides to:­

• Be aware of different weed & pest control techniques, the environmental aspects of each and knowledge of realistic control levels achievable
• Understand how pesticides are regulated and how they work
• Understand the requirements for different application techniques and where to use them
• Know the controls to implement that ensure water and environmental safety
• Be capable of assessing risks when pesticides are being used
• Know the essence of economic and environmental thresholds and other criteria
• Be able to identity further training needs
• Know where to obtain more information about pesticides

Notes :

Background
Over recent years the management of pesticide use on farm and in amity horticulture has undergone a number at changes. Society is becoming even more aware of Environmental issues with particular regard to the impact of pesticides on Food, Water and Wildlife.
At the same time as the focus on food, water and environmental quality is increasing there is a progressive reduction in the manpower involved in pesticide application and contract management. Managers and operators are being asked to do more which is increasing the pressure and personal responsibility.
It is therefore, very important that those responsibilities are performed to a high standard at competence. Good progress has been made with the National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO). Which is run by NPTC to improve operator efficiency, and for advisers / consultants / agronomists who make pesticide recommendations, the BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection (which can include horticultural subjects) and the BASIS Professional Register are both well established.

Further Information :

Please also see the complete syllabus - POWER.pdf