The ‘Growers – Pest Reporting and Responses’ course is the ideal starting point for grain growers wanting to up their biosecurity game.
The short course aims to provide growers, farm workers and agronomists with a better understanding of reporting and responding to plant pests in Australia and focusses on a grower’s role in reporting and responses, how to report suspected exotic plant pests and diseases, and what may happen afterwards.
The course is hosted on Plant Health Australia’s Biosecurity Online Training (BOLT) platform which provides a range of free e-learning courses related to plant biosecurity, including the ‘Plant Biosecurity in Australia’ course.
This longer course takes around 45 minutes to complete and aims to assist growers in understanding Australia’s plant biosecurity system more broadly by covering topics ranging from the of the Australian biosecurity system to the fundamentals of Emergency Plant Pest responses.
Anyone who successfully completes either of these BOLT course receives a digital certificate.
For the full range of plant biosecurity courses, visit the BOLT website https://pha.canopihr.com.au/
Simply create an account if you don’t already have one and browse the learning library to find the course you want to take.
For any questions about either of these courses please contact the Plant Health Australia training team at BOLT@phau.com.au
Plant Health Australia is the national coordinator of the government-industry partnership for plant biosecurity in Australia.