Predator Trapping Methods
Course details
| NZQF Level | 3 |
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About the course
Delivered in partnership with DOC, this course provides the knowledge and skills to manage effective pest control programmes.
Designed for communities that wish to become more active in predator pest control in their local conservation areas this course aims to provide an overview of New Zealand pest predators focusing on rats, stoats, and possums.
You will look at defining why these predators are pests, their impacts, and the control methods to use.
The main focus will be on developing an effective predator control plan for your area and the importance of monitoring, allowing you to work out the right methods to match the outcomes you are looking to achieve.
You will also gain the practical experience you need to be able to trap successfully.
On completion you will be able to:
- Create and refine a predator control plan
- Write field instructions for the layout of selected traps identified in the predator control plan
- Undertake predator control and document trap-catch results in a field situation
Please note online enrolments for our courses close on the course start date.
There are two ways to achieve the micro-credential: by learning fully online or by attending a 2-day face-to-face workshop.
| Online Delivery | Two-day workshop |
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| This is an option for people for whom time, cost and distance to course locations is a barrier. See further details below. | This option combines online reading with a two-day workshop. The first date under off-campus is the start of the pre-workshop reading (see more details below) and is followed by the date and location of the workshop. Please note the workshop dates differ from the course start date. |
Online delivery
The 12-week online course covers the same content as the face-to-face workshops, including ecological principles, trapping technologies and techniques, and monitoring methods.
The course consists of online learning, written assessments, and practical work.
Students must put everything they have learned into practice by clearing a trap line and documenting the trap catch data. At the start of the course, the facilitator can answer any questions you may have about how to organise this.
To complete the course, you will spend approximately 80 hours on course-related work, including reading and watching content online and completing assignments. It is expected that you complete this within 12 weeks.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
No minimum academic requirements.
English language requirements
All applicants must have a level of English sufficient to be able to study at this level.
If English is not the applicant’s first language, they will need to provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives English Proficiency Outcomes Table. Please visit here for more information.
Other requirements
Applicants will be required to notify facilitation staff of any medical issues that NMIT and DOC need to be aware of. This should be done upon enrolment if the medical issue may impact upon the student's ability to meet the demands of the training.
About the provider
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This means when you join NMIT, you become connected to a network of industry partners and employment opportunities that can open doors for you. Our passionate tutors across multiple study areas are highly regarded and influential in their chosen fields.
Whatever path you wish to pursue, we'll do what we can to help you reach your goal. Our internationally recognised qualifications are yours for the taking, and the journey to get them can be a rewarding and uplifting experience.