Short Courses

Advanced Poultry Health & Welfare is a course aimed at Management level Poultry Passports. Course includes: Identification of Poultry Welfare and Poultry Health Indicators; Identification of current UK & EU Legislation; Identification of relevant Assurance schemes; Methods of auditing and monitoring on-farm welfare; Developing policies and procedures, inc. Emergency procedures; Reactive measures following a welfare incident; Poultry nutrition and its affects on welfare; House environment policies and its affects on welfare. 

Our Advanced Biosecurity and Food Safety course has been developed to provide a higher level of training in biosecurity for poultry production sites.  This course is aimed at those who supervise or audit the biosecurity arrangements in place on a poultry production site, such as fieldsmen and area managers.  This course has been approved by the Poultry Passport scheme.This course includes the following: Identification of current UK & EU Legislation; Identification of relevant Assurance schemes; Developing policies and procedures; Methods of auditing and monitoring biosecurity; Specific measures required to control; salmonella and campylobacter; Increased biosecurity during periods of high risk; Identification and management of notifiable diseases; Review and monitoring of terminal cleaning procedures; Management of waste.

Our Agricultural Health & Safety course has been developed to provide essential health & safety training to those working on poultry production sites.  This course has been accredited by the Poultry Passport scheme as an approved course.This course provides training in: Organisational Security requirements; Roles and responsibilities – legal & organisational; Reporting of inadequate control measures and corrective actions; Importance of following manufacturers instructions; Fire and emergency procedures specific to your location and role; Different types of fire extinguisher; Safe transportation and storage of materials; Specific risks to child safety; Accident reporting; Types of PPE inc. usage, storage, inspection and replacement; Health hazards of poultry dust; Electrical safety; Lone working arrangements; Site traffic movement; Chemical safety inc. dilution rates; Machinery safety inc. cleaning procedures; Noise; Notices and written instructions inc. sign recognition; WRULD.

Attending this course will allow learners to gain a greater understanding of current environmental issues effecting poultry production and a general over view of current issues, increase their knowledge of relevant environmental legislation, create a waste management plan / environmental policy for their site and improve your knowledge of new renewable energy sources.Topics covered also include;Environmental issuesThe LawWater Costs and SavingsWater Pollution and PreventionEnergyReducing and Recycling WasteEnvironmental PolicyThis course is delivered online via Zoom by one of our experienced poultry tutors.

This courses has been developed by the Gangmaster Licensing and Abuse Authority (GLAA) specifically for the poultry meat and egg production sectors.  This course provides training to help recognise the signs that a person may be a victim of modern slavery and how to report your concerns either within your organisation or to the authorities.This course is approved by both the Poultry Passport and Lion Training Passport scheme.

This course has been developed by Poultec Training to give a comprehensive overview of key hygiene and biosecurity aspects and is relevant to any staff working on all types of poultry farms including growing, rearing and breeding. The course looks at the routes of disease transmission and how putting in simple practices can significantly reduce the risk of introduction or spread of disease. The course gives an overview of common infectious diseases, as well as notifiable diseases. Learners will look at good biosecurity practices, how hygiene standards are monitored, the stages of successful cleaning and disinfection, as well as having an overview of COSHH. Learners will receive a course workbook, take part in discussions and complete set tasks throughout the course. This course is delivered online via Zoom by one of our experienced poultry tutors. This course is approved by British Poultry Training as meeting the Poultry Passport training requirements. 

This course looks at the routes of disease transmission and how putting in simple practices can prevent the introduction or spread of disease. The course gives an overview of how to maintain good standards of hygiene and biosecurity in a hatchery environment. Learners look at the stages of successful cleaning and disinfection, as well as having an overview of COSHH.Topics covered also include;Good biosecurity practicesHygiene monitoringTerminal cleaning and disinfectionChemical UsageWaste ManagementThis course is delivered online via Zoom by one of our experienced poultry tutors.

Course contents includes: What is Manual Handling; Legislation; Statistics; Accidents and Injuries - Acute and Chronic; Spine diagram and explanation; Prevention; Employer responsibilities; Employee responsibilities; Task , Individual, Load. Environment; Control measures; Team Working; HSE Weight lifting Guidance; 10 question multiple choice test. This is a Poultry Passport approved course. 

Our Poultry Welfare (breeders)course has specifically been developed to provide farm staff with essentialtraining in poultry welfare. The course is relevant to any staff working on abreeding or rearing site and aims to provide the learner with key informationincluding how bird welfare can be monitored to ensure bird health is maintainedand good bird performance is achieved. Key topics include legislative andquality assurance standard requirements, maintenance of appropriateenvironmental conditions, provision of feed and water, signs of birdbehaviours, health and welfare indicators and stress factors, breedingprocedures and egg production. Learners will receive a course workbook, takepart in discussions and complete set tasks throughout the course. This coursehas been approved by the Poultry Passport scheme.

Our Poultry Welfare - (broilers)course has specifically been developed to provide farm staff with essentialtraining in poultry welfare. The course is relevant to any staff working on abroiler/growing site and aims to provide the learner with key informationincluding how bird welfare can be monitored to ensure bird health is maintainedand good bird performance is achieved. Key topics include legislative andquality assurance standard requirements, maintenance of appropriateenvironmental conditions, provision of feed and water, signs of birdbehaviours, health and welfare indicators and stress factors, litter managementand record keeping requirements. Learners will receive a course workbook, takepart in discussions and complete set tasks throughout the course. This coursehas been approved by the Poultry Passport scheme.

This course has been developedby Poultec Training to provide guidance and training on Poultry Welfare duringcatching and handling operations. The course is relevant to any staff workingin a catching and handling role and aims to provide the learner with keyinformation including how bird welfare can be monitored to ensure bird healthis maintained throughout the process. It is designed to support your company’swelfare policies and procedures, DEFRA welfare codes and quality assurancescheme standards. Key topics include correct catching techniques for differentspecies, manual and automatic catching systems, stress factors, recognition ofhealth conditions and humane slaughter. Learners will receive a courseworkbook, take part in discussions and complete set tasks throughout thecourse. This course has been approved by the Poultry Passport scheme.

Our Poultry Welfare - (Hatchery)course has specifically been developed to provide hatchery staff with essentialtraining in poultry welfare. The course is relevant to any staff working in ahatchery environment and aims to provide the learner with key informationincluding how bird welfare can be monitored to ensure bird health is maintainedand good bird performance is achieved. Key topics include legislative andquality assurance standard requirements, maintenance of appropriateenvironmental conditions, basic incubation including stage of embryonicdevelopment, egg handling, storage, fertility testing and transfer, health andwelfare indicators and stress factors with newly hatched birds, and chickholding conditions. Learners will receive a course workbook, take part indiscussions and complete set tasks throughout the course. This course has beenapproved by the Poultry Passport scheme.

This course is designed for people who want to receive training in emergency first aid. It is especially suited for nominated first aiders in smaller, low risk working environments, such as small offices. The course covers first aid protocols for adult casualties only.This course provides basic life saving first aid skills and knowledge of workplace health and safety regulations, covering:Adult resuscitation (CPR)Burns and scaldsChoking adultCommunication and casualty careDefibrillator prompts and how to respond (theory based)Defibrillator pad placement (theory based)Minor and severe bleedingRole of the first aider (including knowledge of health and safety regulations)SeizuresShockUnresponsive adult