Short Courses - BASIS | Harper Adams University

Harper Adams is an official training centre for BASIS Registration, the leading authority in training, certification, auditing and standard setting in pesticides, fertilisers, food production and plant nutrition amongst many others.

The BASIS courses and CPD events you can study here range from day refreshers to 35-day certifications.

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Harper Adams University
Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB
Telephone: +44 (0)1952 815 300
Fax: +44 (0)1952 812 125
Email: scco@harper-adams.ac.uk

Short Course/CPD Graduate DiplomaAgronomy with Environmental Management

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Advanced Module - Cereals This course is designed for professional consultants, advisers and representatives working in the crop protection industry. It will also be of value to managers of crop protection products, farmers with a large arable concern and those qualified for the BASIS Professional Register who want to extend and update their specialist knowledge or who wish to gain Continuing Professional Development Points. There is an examination to qualify towards the BASIS Advanced Certificate or the BASIS Diploma in Agronomy.

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Advanced Module - Grassland and Forage Crops This course is designed for professional consultants, advisers and representatives working in the crop protection industry. It will also be of value to employees of agrochemical production companies and practical farmers who have grassland and fodder crops as part of their enterprise mix. This course is for candidates with a sound knowledge of arable, grassland and forage crops who are qualified for the BASIS Professional Register and who want to extend and update their specialist knowledge or who wish to gain Continuing Professional Development Points. There is an optional examination to qualify towards the BASIS Advanced Certificateor the BASIS Diploma in Agronomy.

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Advanced Module - Legume and Oilseeds This course is designed for professional consultants, advisers and representatives working in the crop protection industry. It will also be of value to managers of crop protection products, farmers with a large arable concern and those qualified for the BASIS Professional Register who want to extend and update their specialist knowledge or who wish to gain Continuing Professional Development Points. There is an optional examination to qualify towards the BASIS Advanced Certificate or the BASIS Diploma in Agronomy.

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Advanced Module - Potatoes As a result of this course, participants will be able to: Understand the requirements for growth, development and management of the potato crop; Make decisions that are agronomically, economically and environmentally sound; Gain Continuing Professional Development points.

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Advanced Module - Sugar Beet This course is designed for professional consultants, advisers and representatives working in the crop protection industry. It will also be of value to managers of crop protection products, farmers with a large arable concern and those qualified for the BASIS Professional Register who want to extend and update their specialist knowledge or who wish to gain Continuing Professional Development Points. There is an optional examination to qualify towards the BASIS Advanced Certificate or the BASIS Diploma in Agronomy.

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Certificate in Crop Protection This course is designed for field, sales and technical staff, professional consultants, advisers and representatives working in the crop protection industry. It will also be of value to managers of crop protection products and farmers of any large arable concerns. Concise BASIS is run as a block release course intended for those candidates whose knowledge of crop protection is incomplete. A large part of the course is home work-based as the candidates develop crop-walking skills. The course is intensive and is appropriate only for candiates who have some prior knowledge or experience of UK Agricultural crop production and protection.

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Certificate in Crop Protection - (Grassland and Forage Crops) This course is designed for people working in the agricultural industry in regions where grassland is a significant crop and user of land. The course will be geared toward farmers, farm staff and employees of the crop protection industry and for field, sales and technical staff whose job is primarily linked to advice, sales and support for the dairy and livestock production regions. Those already holding a BASIS Certificate would find this course useful as a means of broadening knowledge into a wider agricultural scene beyond arable farming.

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Certificate in Plant Nutrition - Waste to Land This course is aimed at advisers who are involved in recycling of organic materials to agricultural land (e.g. producers of compost and anaerobic digestate).

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme (FACTS) As a result of this course, participants will be able to: Fully understand the role of fertilisers in food production and make recommendations that are agronomically, economically and environmentally sound.

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Plant Protection Award (PPA) This course is ideal for agronomists who wish to demonstrate an advanced level of knowledge of crop protection technology. The PPA is the qualification required by the Crop Protection Association of its members who regularly give advice. It covers the technology of crop protection at a more advanced level than the BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection for Field, Sales and Technical Staff. The latter is a pre-requisite for candidates wishing to achieve the PPA. It is strongly recommended that candidates should have had at least two years experience after obtaining the BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection before taking the Plant Protection Award.

Short Course/CPD BASIS - Soil and Water Management This course is designed for those who wish to pass the BASIS examination leading to a Certificate in Soil and Water Management. Also for advisers, farmers and farm managers who wish to improve their awareness, knowledge and skills in soil and water management - two essential components of modern agriculture.

Short Course/CPD BASIS Foundation in Agronomy (Agriculture) - On Site Delivery The course is a sound introduction to the agronomy, integrated crop protection and crop nutrition of the main UK combinable and root crops.

Short Course/CPD BASIS Foundation in Agronomy (Grassland and Forage Crops)

Short Course/CPD Online Introduction to Agronomy Course The course is a sound introduction to the agronomy, integrated crop protection and crop nutrition of the main UK combinable and root crops.

Short Course/CPD Revision BASIS (Certificate in Crop Protection) This course is designed for field, sales and technical staff, professional consultants, advisers and representatives working in the crop protection industry. It will also be of value to managers of crop protection products and farmers of a large arable acreage. This is a one-week course for candidates already proficient in all aspects of crop protection, with full experience in a wide range of crops but whose knowledge requires a degree of polishing before sitting the BASIS examination.

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