0800 028 0289
NPTC PA1 Pesticide FoundationApply Now »
Location: Broomfield Hall
Years: 1
Weeks: 1
Hours: 7.00
Start: Roll On Roll Off - Contact Us
Days / Times: Contact Us
Tuition (£): 145.00*
Exams (£): 55.00**
Interview: N
Course Summary
This is a foundation theory course for pesticide application. The foundation module should be studied prior to any other FEPA module.
Entry requirements
The minimum age for candidates taking this course is 16 years. There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.
Course Content
The course will cover:
- Current legislation
- Personal hygiene
- Preparing pesticides for use
- Transport and storage of pesticides
- Disposal techniques
- Record keeping
- Interpreting product labels and literature
- Selecting and using protective clothing
- Dealing with contamination
- Environmental safety
How will I be assessed?
There is an online GOLA computer-based multi-choice theory test set by NPTC. The test will be on a separate day from the training and test dates will be issued during the training day.
Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required?
You will be required to supply your own:
- Writing materials
- Lunch (there will be facilities on site if you wish to purchase your lunch here)
What can I do after this course?
Derby College offers a range of one-day, weekend and evening courses relating to Agriculture and a wide variety of other land-based topics - please see the Derby College Part-time Prospectus for a full list and details.
Did you find the course information on this page useful?
* Tuition - This figure is the tuition fee to be paid - There are no concessionary fees available.
** Exam - This fee is to cover the cost of registration with the relevant awarding body.
Tom Longdon
College kept Tom in farming
Agricultural contractor Tom Longdon says Derby College convinced him to stay in farming - and made it possible for him to afford essential qualifications. The 20-year-old took Agriculture at Level 2 and 3 at Broomfield Hall, while also passing five separate industry competency qualifications.
From a farming background, Tom turned to Derby College after a job he had lined up as an apprentice mechanic fell through just days before he was due to start. His time at college gave him an insight into the "big world of work" including a valuable business module at Level 3.
The training helped Tom, 20, launch his agricultural contracting business in 2015, while still at college, and he "kicked it off properly" last year. His dad has health problems and Tom also works on the 450 acre family beef farm at Trowell, Nottinghamshire.
Tom said the correct qualifications and paperwork were essential in modern day farming and he was only able to afford to gain them through college.
Derby College made me want to carry on farming and made it possible for me get my 'tickets' (NPTC competence qualifications).
For instance, I'd looked into training for the telehandler (boom lift) and it would have cost £1,000.
I wouldn't have been able to do it. But through the college, it cost £120 in total to sit the test. For most of your 'tickets', you get training as part of the course but you have to pay for be the test. It's a substantial saving.
You have to get all your paperwork and tickets to get the best jobs.
