A two day course is all it takes to become accredited and will be held in Dumbleyung on Monday March 30 and Tuesday March 31. The course provides you with the knowledge and skills required to manage risks associated with chemical use and to understand your obligations of duty of care, quality assurance and environmental management.
A practical course, participants will learn how to improve their integrated pest management programmes and to better choose the right chemicals for the job, and how these can be applied more accurately. The accreditation is valid for five years and is designed for people who will be spraying chemicals without supervision. Reaccreditation must also be actioned within three years of expiry.
Upon completion participants will receive a Statement of Attainment with the following national accredited units,
- AHCCHM307 – Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
- AHCCHM304 - Transport and store chemicals
All paperwork needs to be submitted to the Katanning TAFE to lock in a lecturer to host the course in Dumbleyung – if you’ve received your paperwork please be sure to complete and submit.
The two day AusChem Accreditation costs $643.80 per person and unfortunately we’ve reached our capacity for the reaccreditation (if you’d like to add your name to the waiting list for re-accreditation please touch base with the CRC).
If you are interested in upskilling not only yourself but also any employees to ensure your business is being chemical safe, please contact the CRC by calling 9863 4829 or email admin@dumbleyungcrc.com.