OUR TRAINING COURSES
Who should do AusChem Training courses?
Anyone who uses agricultural chemicals or veterinary medicines should undertake some training.
AusChem Training supports a number of courses which provide specially designed training for people at all levels of involvement in the use of AgVet Chemicals. Courses are appropriate for people involved in:
- Cropping
- Production horticulture and viticulture
- Amenity horticulture
- People who control weeds, pests or diseases
- Livestock production
- Turf Industry
- Forestry
- Fox, wild dog and rabbit control
- Anyone else who uses agricultural and veterinary chemicals
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AgVet Chemical Users Course (Level III)
This course provides the required training for many Industry Quality Assurance Programs and is necessary to apply for the Victorian Agricultural Chemical Users Permit.
Update/Refresher Course
This short course enables users of AgVet Chemicals to keep up to date with changes in chemical use, new legislation and to have a reminder about safety and best practice.
Chemical Risk Management (Level IV)
This course provides the required information and all the tools necessary to comply with the regulations and to make sure the workplace is safe.
Advanced Spray Application – Viticulture
This one day course is designed to build the skills of spray applicators so that they will fully understand the principles behind good decision making and how to maximize the effectiveness of their spray application equipment.
Fumigation of Grain with Phosphine
The Phosphine course is run over one day, and involves insect identification, how to ensure grain storage is gas tight, calculation of dose rates, and how to comply with the OH&S requirements when applying the chemical.
Using Chemicals Safely (Level II)
The course is designed to provide the basic information necessary for people to make sure they can understand the information on chemical product labels.
Advanced Spray Application – Grain
This course covers application technology and loss management; spraying quality and nozzles; droplet behaviour and conditions which influence it; targets, products, volume of spray and spray quality; water, adjuvants and formulations; nozzle selection.
1080 Pest Control Course
This course aims to ensure that 1080 pest animal bait users have the knowledge, skills and appropriate competencies to use 1080 pest animal bait products in a manner which is both safe for themselves and the environment.
