CFS432 Vertebrate Pesticide Control Methods

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Course code

CFS432
Locations and dates

Off Campus:

2 April 2025

Course opens for study 2 April. Workshop 7-10 April 2025 - THAMES

6 August 2025

Course opens for study 6 August. Workshop 11-14 August 2025 - RANGIORA

Richmond:

14 May 2025

Course opens for study 14 May. Workshop 19-22 May 2025 - RICHMOND CAMPUS
Fees

Tuition: 360.00

Student levy: 22.00
Credits

10

If you carry out conservation fieldwork, this is the best way to gain the skills to deliver the Department of Conservation (DOC) best practices in vertebrate pesticide control methods in your region.

This course will also take you through all the pre-requisite requirements for compliance certification for the use of specific certified substances under the HSNO and AVCM acts.

On completion, you will be capable of the following and be able to undertake pest control and document the results in a field situation.

Describe task specifications for the use of pesticides
Describe personal protective equipment (PPE), safety data sheets and safe handling sheets for the use of pesticides
Demonstrate competency for compliance certification requirements
Demonstrate the technical specification for selected control methods in a field situation
Describe other pesticides

Please note: This course does not cover pest control design for a site or operational planning of selected control methods.