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Location: Broomfield Hall
Years: 1
Weeks: 1
Hours: 7.00
Start: Roll On Roll Off - Contact Us
Days / Times: Contact Us
Tuition (£): 160.00*
Exams (£): 90.00**
Interview: N
Course Summary
This one-day course aims to prepare participants for the NPTC Certificate of Competence in the ‘Safe Use of Pesticides’ qualification. The course also includes assessment, to be arranged on a separate day.
Entry requirements
You must have passed your PA1 Foundation module.
The minimum age for a candidate taking this course is 16 years. You should also be proficient in the use and operation of a tractor.
Course Content
The course will cover:
- Development of knowledge and understanding of current legislation
- Applying pesticides safely with a field crop sprayer fitted with nozzles
- Identifying and selecting attachments, preparing machinery and calibrating
- Operating equipment and conforming with current legislation/codes of practice
- Disposal of unwanted pesticides/containers and cleaning equipment
- Identifying faults and conditions when spraying is not advisable and may cause harm to oneself/others
How will I be assessed?
There is a practical assessment, lasting approximately two hours, which is taken on a separate day from the training. Tests are organised by NPTC.
Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required?
You will be required to supply your own:
- Steel toe-capped boots/wellingtons
- Spray suit
- Rubber gloves approved for pesticide use
- Writing materials
- Lunch (there will be facilities available on site if you wish to purchase your lunch here)
What can I do after this course?
Derby College Group 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 Group Part-time Prospectus for a full list and details.
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* 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.
Ashley Slater
Agri-qualifications power Ashley towards contract farming
Teenager Ashley Slater's father and grandfather used to be farmers and as a boy, he spent many happy hours tinkering with his granddad's vintage tractor. Farming is in Ashley's blood and so, after completing his GCSEs, he knew he wanted to study agriculture. And now, after completing two Derby College courses, he is well on track to fulfil his ambition to become a contract farmer.
Ashley chose the full-time Level 2 agricultural course at Broomfield Hall, and went on to take Level 3. He covered everything from topping (removing tough tall grass) and ploughing, to lambing and machine maintenance. After college, his qualifications helped him land a general farmworkers' job on a 300 acre organic cereal farm at Sutton Bonington in Nottinghamshire. The farm also has around 120 head of sheep and a herd of some 100 beef cattle.
The two courses gave me the qualifications I needed and helped me build on what I already knew. Some of the teachers have their own farms and they really know what they are talking about. You also get an option to learn for various tickets you might need - like I got my pesticides tickets and rough terrain forklift ticket. It all helps to show you've got the knowledge and skills when you apply for a job. My ambition is to one day have my own contracting business with my own machinery, working on other people's farms.
