Fertiliser Advisers Certification & Training Scheme (FACTS) Course 2024
The FACTS award is the standard industry qualification for those selling or advising on the use of crop fertilisers. Here is your chance to get qualified during the beginning of 2024!
Please note - this price is for the training only. Assessment will be invoiced seperately.
Progressive farmers have long required their fertiliser advisers to be properly FACTS qualified, but with increasing requirements to demonstrate professionalism (whilst gaining a better understanding of fertilisers and plant nutrition) many are now taking the qualification themselves.
Legislation, Assurance Schemes and retailer protocols require that suppliers should only source advice from appropriately qualified sources. The FACTS award is the standard industry qualification for those selling or advising on the use of crop fertilisers.
What this course covers:
- The Codes of Good Agricultural Practice, Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and Water Framework Directive: Water, Soil and Air. Environmental protection and legislation.
- The Soil in Relation to Plant Nutrition: Major, secondary and trace elements. Soil acidification. Liming materials and making recommendations. The role of plant nutrients.
- The Nature and Properties of Fertilisers: Manufacturing techniques. Raw materials. Fertiliser categories. Statutory declarations. Terminology and definitions.
- Organic Fertilisers (Slurries / FYM): Establishing the nutrient content. Using organics in fertiliser programmes. Calculating nutrient requirements for a variety of crops. Working with nutrient balance sheets.
- The Transport, Storage and Handling of Fertilisers: Storage locations, storage constraints. Safety criteria. Statutory requirements. Notification of stores. Hauling fertilisers on the public highway.
- Recognition of Trace Element Deficiencies: Visual symptoms. Nutrient interactions. Antagonisms and the law of the minimum.
- Application of Fertiliser: Solids and Liquids. Application techniques and rate calculation. Problem solving. Safe practice.
Where and when is this course held?
Training will be held at Frithville Village Hall PE22 7EX.
Training Dates:
- 11/01/2024
- 22/01/2024
- 31/01/2024
- 01/02/2024
- 23/02/2024
Online exam part days:
- 05/03/2024
- 06/03/2024
How is this course assessed?
The FACTS assessment is by means of a multiple-choice exam and a fifteen minute oral exam. The cost of the assessment is an additional £286.00
