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Certificates of Competence
A set of Certificates of Competence qualifications in pig husbandry for producers is available from BPEX.
The qualifications are practical, relevant and can be delivered and assessed within the workplace. They have been designed by pig producers for pig producers and overcome the historical barriers to training, including off-site training courses, biosecurity concerns and lots of paper-based assessments.
Click here for details on the overall structure for the qualifications
Click below to find out what each certificate includes:
Veterinary Medicines Certificates of Competence:
Stage 2 and Stage 3 Certificates of Competence require the completion of the relevant pre-existing Veterinary Medicine Certificate of Competence. Click here for details.
Price and order form:
There are two different prices for the training material, one for levy payers and one for non-levy payers. To download an order form and price list click the appropriate link below:
Levy payer order form
Non-levy payer order form
Training CD ROMs
BPEX has also developed two interactive training CD ROMs that provide an innovative training package for use on farms. The training CDs cover:
- Stockmanship and husbandry
- Health management
- Cost effective feeding strategies
Click here for more information on the multimedia training package
Management training
Motivating and retaining staff is essential in today's modern pig industry, but man management is a difficult task. To help ease these problems and encourage staff development, a range of training days in supervisor and senior manager training has been developed.
Click here for more information.
East of England Pig Training Group (EEPTG)
For more information contact Jonathan Bradley. Tel: 01449 - 645933 or Email: geneticsolutions@btopenworld.com