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Bicton College
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- 8 Apr 2025
- 15 Apr 2025
Safe Use Of Pesticides PA1 & PA6 Adult Employer Training
Location and start date
Bicton College - 1 July 2025Duration
3 Days, 9am-4pmAttendance
Part-timeCourse information
This 3 day course will cover:
Day 1 - PA1 which is classroom based and will take you through current legislation/ health & safety etc.
Day 2 - operating the knapsack equipment for PA6. By the end of the day you will be able to understand how to use pesticides and equipment safely and become a safe and competent user.
Day 3 - an assessment (approx. 3 hours)
We also run add-ons to go with the PA6 qualification, they are:
• PA6 (AW) for spraying near water - £115
• PA6 (Injection) - Operating hand held pesticide injection equipment - £155
• PA6 PP (Plugs) – installing pesticide plugs in tree stumps - £155
• We can also run PA1/PA3 which is Safe Application of Pesticides using Variable Geometry Boom or Broadcast Sprayers Award – this is usually used in Orchards/chicken houses etc. We could come to your place of work to do on-site training and assessment for this qualification. Cost of this is £505
For further information about the ‘add-ons’ and additional courses, please contact the Short Course team at Bicton bictonregistry@cornwall.ac.uk
You will learn:
- Relevant legislation relating to pesticides
- How to store/transport and dispose of pesticides safely.
- How to record information and interpret labels and information relating to pesticides
- Relevant legislation relating to pesticides
- How to store/transport and dispose of pesticides safely.
- How to record information and interpret labels and information relating to pesticides
Must be 18+
Bicton College
Bicton College is based in East Devon, near Exeter, and set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just two miles from the Jurassic Coast. The historic Georgian mansion, commercial farm, animal husbandry school, modern veterinary nursing building, world-class engineering and heavy plant machinery workshop, walled garden and arboretum are all set in over 200 hectares of historic parkland.
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| Tuition Fees: £505.00
If you are aged 19 or over, financial support may be available depending on your circumstances and the specific course. Detailed information can be found in our Financial Support Section. Financial support for ages 19+ |
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Course Code 10388-BIC-24
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Safe Use Of Pesticides PA1 & PA6
Level 2
Bicton College
Pesticide, PA6, PA1, Agriculture, Adult, HealthAndSafety