Advanced Animal Pest Control Methods

Academic requirements

If you under 20 years old: Achieved NCEA Level 2 – (credits in Numeracy, Science or English desirable).
If you are 20 years or over: 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 your first language you should have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall Academic score of at least 5.5 issued within the last two years (or equivalent).

Other requirements

You 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 your ability to meet the demands of the training. Other medical issues of lesser impact should be brought to NMIT staff attention at the start of the course. Each course will include a documented group job safety analysis to keep everyone safe. This adheres to the “Health and Safety in at Work Act 2015”.

Special Entry

In exceptional circumstances, an applicant under the age of 20 years who does not meet the academic entry requirements may be granted entry to the programme where they supply evidence of their ability to succeed on the programme.

Our conservation short courses are part of the Conservation Field Skills Training Scheme

This Training Scheme is 20 credits. If you complete all the credits you will receive a Training Scheme award.

The Conservation Field Skills Training Scheme includes the compulsory course Risk Assessment worth 5 credits.

The remaining 15 credits can be made up of the short courses that best fit with your work.

Only one can be at level 3.

You will need to complete all the courses within three years to complete the training scheme and receive the award.

The study dates reflect the preparation time that you may need prior to the actual face-to-face workshop.

Accommodation

Travel and accommodation arrangements are your own responsibility.

Catering

You will need to bring packed lunches with you. Tea and coffee will be provided.

Contact us

Should you need to make contact before, during or after the workshop, please contact our friendly team via [email protected]

You must bring the following to the course:

• Warm outdoor clothing for working in the field (including work boots)
• Wet weather gear
• Day-pack
• Sighting compass or normal compass
• Personal first-aid kit

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

It is also essential to bring the below PPE gear with you. We recommend purchasing your PPE from a specialist supplier like NZ Safety Blackwoods(external link)..

Do not arrive to the workshop without the required PPE. All PPE must be in the original packaging, e.g. gloves in a box, to confirm your PPE meets the minimum specifications. 

If you have any problems organising this please contact [email protected]. 

Protective clothing

• Hard Yakka poly/cotton zipped overalls (white)
  or
• Disposable-Kleenguard coverall (white) x2 pairs
  or
• Hard Yakka, long sleeve shirt product code 157589(external link)

Hand Protection

• Gloves Special Use-Nitrile chemical glove Alphatec 58-535 product code 402247(external link)
  or
  • Disposable-Glove, Nitrile Disposable product code 122777(external link)
  or
  • Manual handling-Hyflex NBR product code 501075(external link)

Foot Protection

• Work boots – leather or rubber boots

Respiratory Protection

• Disposable masks - respirator P2 dust Moldex 2700 product code 405364(external link)
  or
• Disposable masks - respirator P2 dust Moldex 2300 product code 405359(external link)

This course is delivered and administered by the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) in partnership with DOC.

We can arrange to hold the course at venues throughout New Zealand for groups of 8 or more. 

To register your interest and have one of our team contact youplease register your interest(external link).