In the International Year of Plant Health 2020 , the Plant Health Alliance launches five Plant Healthy education modules . The module track a range of subjects rudimentary to the management of industrial plant health and biosecurity in the UK .
Starting with regulations and controls , the module come along to brood how to direct a Pest risk of infection Analysis for a horticultural business or organisation ’s situation . A site can be a glasshouse , garden centre , landscapers or tree surgeon ’s yard , or a public garden . Also cover are the type of harmful being and how they spread . Information is provide on good flora biosecurity practice in sexual relation to thePlant Health Management Standard , which is the voluntary Standard the Plant Healthy Certification Scheme is based upon . Finally , Plant Health responsibility and acknowledgement is covered with a description of how to progress onto the Plant Health Professional Register which is administered by the Royal Society of Biology . At the end of the modules is a short test . Upon successful completion a certificate is provided .
The modules are a free e - learning resourcefulness to avail businesses and organisations understand what they require to jazz and natural process they can take for protect plant and tree diagram wellness . The modules are being launched as a beta rendering to gather feedback from users to help oneself hone plant life wellness information to improve plant biosecurity in the UK . Thanks goes to the authors of the module , Defra for fund their production , the HTA Learning and Development team and CPL- instruct for their build and hosting .
Sir Nicholas Bacon , Chair of the Plant Health Alliance order : " On behalf of the Plant Health Alliance I would like to thank everybody who has been involved in the production of these training modules . We encourage feedback from all , as this will head to a better understanding of the training needs of the sphere . We must all work out together to improve our discernment of works health and biosecurity and it is in this spirit that these modules are made available . "
James Barnes , HTA Chairman said : “ The HTA continue to be at the forefront of promote plant health in the UK . The launching of these E learning modules is another great step to raising awareness of the grandness of this of the essence publication . ”
The Modules can be accessedhere .
For more information : Horticultural Trades AssociationHorticulture House19 High StreetThealeReadingWest BerkshireRG7 5AHT : +44 ( 0)118 930 3132Fax : +44 ( 0)118 932 3453NGGV : +44 ( 0)118 930 2092www.the-hta.org.uk
