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Following changes to the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) code of best practice, training is no longer acceptable evidence of competence for the purchase of professional rodenticide. People who wish to gain proof of competence will now need to pass a regulated qualification such as the Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Rodent Management, however in order to successfully pass this assessment, they will still benefit from undertaking training and this course is designed to provide the knowledge required.

The finer details

This is a training only course.

You'll receive a certificate of attendance once it is completed.

We'll guide you through the key legislation and safety issues.

You'll learn about the biology and behaviour of rodents.

Sessions on storage and transportation, disposal and control programmes will also be run.

Following this training you will be prepared to undertake the Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Rodent Management

Delivery method

Classroom

Who should attend?

This course is for people who undertake management of rodent species in relation to pest control, in domestic, agricultural and business settings. This provides the underpinning knowledge for the regulated qualification, Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Rodent Management.

What will be covered?

The course contains the following sessions:
  • Introduction 
  • Rodent management and the law 
  • Target pest species and non-target species 
  • Evidence of rodents and site surveys  
  • Evaluate control options and rodent destruction  
  • Control programmes 
  • Safe storage and transport of biocides 
  • Disposal of biocides and containers 
  • Record keeping 
  • Conclusion (course feedback). 

Other areas of interest

Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Rodent Management

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