The Training Association EAST Offers Agricultural Training in and North Suffolk Areas Contact Jayne & Rob 01485 600225 [email protected] [email protected] You can see our full course list at www.traineast.co.uk Training News December 2016 to February 2017 click on the yellow map ______

Welcome to the 3rd TTA 2016/17 winter season newsletter from Rob and Jayne. BASIS and NRoSO points days are filling up reasonably fast now so please let me know even if you are only provisionally interested at this stage and I’ll save you a place. Our new course BASIS Waste to Land is a bit slow off the ground as you would expect with a brand new course but if interested there is a place for you on it. A few days left before xmas for those lift truck refreshers. Chainsaw is booked well into next year other than 1 place 5/6 Dec for crosscut, be quick! NEW—CHAINSAW Nozzle Agronomy Update Potato Day 9 Jan SCULPTURE Feb TBA Seminar In Watton - with Watton 3 day course for 4 people, with Tom Robinson John Purslow Simon Alexander and back by popular 26 Jan or 8 Feb team—covering the minimum requirement latest developments in request this year sessions Lantra 2016 and the 2 dates to choose from The latest trends M&XC or landscape ahead for Jan 12th or 14 Feb and developments CS30, some sessions - Watton in agronomy for 2017 and beyond additional the latest the winter season BASIS 10 pts, 3 and into 2017 and NRoSO pts equipment developments in Nozzle Technology beyond. required, and Execution 12 BASIS 3 NRoSO £275/place Basis 10 pts, 6 NRoSO pts NRoSO UPDATE “Pedestrian, Protection and

Water in, Water Out, 10 Jan—Golf Club Pellets” Soil and Cultivations Watton—Drainage and Irrigation Day Trevor Johnson - In the morning William Workshop with Dick Walsingham, Jan 26th Morfoot presents: Focus Godwin 2017 - AM or PM choice on increasing your yields 31 January 2017 at for 10 NRoSO, 5 Basis pts and therefore ££££s Golf Club Watton using appropriate We are very lucky to have Soil Nutrition, drainage solutions. Health & Disease Maximise yields, and managed to get Dick along to therefore profits—Also we come and talk to us on soils and 21 February—Watton will spend time looking at troubleshooting wet cultivations this season, its a rare With Soil Fertility patches and dealing with systems installed in opportunity indeed. Services the 1970’s and 80’s. Bring along your own on- Dick will take your questions and Bio Balancing your soils farm problems. specific topics and will also focus and building natural In the afternoon Mark Stalham will cover: A on the latest observations, resistance to disease - review of 2016 season and lessons to be learned developments and trends, trends and specific from it. New developments handling the challenges with the problems and in scheduling and developing plans for current weather patterns and adaptation to climate alternative approaches repairing effects on your soils. change BASIS 12 pts, 10 Basis, 6 NRoSO NRoSO 2 pts 12 BASIS, 2 NRoSO Pts points

NEW—Advanced Plant Nutrition—Waste to Land - with Jim Lewis and Anna Becvar - 3 days 11,12 th and 25 January with BASIS exam 26 Jan.

FACTS – Jim Lewis - 30 BASIS pts— 7 Dec, then 3,20 Jan, 15, 22 Feb exam 24 Feb - 1 place left

Nutrient Management Plan – Jim Lewis - 24 BASIS pts over 2 years - first course now full, 2nd course 18,19 January 2017 for online test. BASIS exam available on request Drones— Lorry Driver CPC Stress ADR Carriage of ”Indispensable NEW COURSE - LOAD Management Dangerous Farming tool or SECURITY AND FIRE Workshop Goods by Road just an expensive toy? SAFETY As always we 9 Feb Watton - plus Tanks if 17 Feb 2017—with Jack recommend you try to do most required - SQA with Freda Farrow Wrangham of your courses when you qualification need to do your refreshers What drones can and can’t do, Pros and We all suffer from this anyway e.g. Refresher from time to time, if not with 21 CPC points cons of using them on farm. What they are periods are every 3 years for all the time! Learn tools, really useful for and what they aren’t. December 5-8th 2016 Emergency First Aid, 3-5 techniques, approaches Looking ahead - future trends. Includes 1 place , also 30 Jan- years for Lift Truck, 3-5 years and coping strategies— demo/on-farm walk at Letton 12 BASIS, turn stress to your 2 Feb for Manual Handling/ advantage! 3 NRoSO Points Working at Height. November: Mo 16 PA4 Slugs for NPTC certification -Saham Grove Tu 22 Manual Handling and Working at Height – CPC available w/c 16th - chainsaw cross cut and felling week cs30/31 – 1 place Fr 25 180/360 Excavator experienced for TTA or Lantra/UKRS Tu 17 PA6 for handheld sprayers - for NPTC test - Mo 28th-30th - Felling NPTC - pre-requisite NPTC CS30 1 place Tu 17 Mulcher for TTA certificate – - FULL Mo28-30th 3 Day First Aid at Work for OfQual - Fransham Tu 17 360 Excavator for UKRS/LANTRA certification - on farm Mo 28,29th 2 Day First Aid Requal for OfQual cert Th 19 Tractors experienced for UKRS or Lantra certification Tu 29 Rodent Control for Lantra certification – Longham - FULL Mo 23 Phostoxin for Rabbit/Mole Control NPTC Longham Tu 29 Food Hygiene for L1 or L2 certificate - Fransham Mo23 PA4 Granules (G) and Pa4 Slugs (S) for NPTC test We 30 PA4 Slugs - for NPTC test - Tu 24 Rodent Control for new Regs Lantra test - Saham Tu 24 Food Hygiene for L1 or 2 UKRS/ CIEH – Fransham December: Tu 24 HACCP Level 2 for UKRS/ CIEH – Th 1 Rabbit and Mole Control - Phostoxin NPTC – Fransham We 25 LANTRA Safe Working in Agriculture – Shipdham Th 1,2 Dec Maintenance and Cross Cut Lantra or NPTC -FULL Fr 27 Abrasive Wheels for UKRS certification – on farm Fr 2 Dec PA4 Slugs (S) and Granules (G) for NPTC test Mo 30th-3rd ADR Carriage of Dangerous Goods for SQA cert Fr 2 PA6 for handheld sprayers - for NPTC test – Longham Mo 30 PA1 Foundation Module for NPTC test – Fransham Tu 6/7 Chainsaw maintenance and cross cut Lantra -1 place Mo 30th-2nd Chainsaw CS32 trees for NPTC – FULL Mo 5-9 ADR - Carriage of Dangerous Goods on the road (with Tu 31st Emergency First Aid at Work - Longham tanks if required) - Nr Watton – 1 place left – be quick! Tu 6 Chainsaw Refresher –Barton – FULL February: Th 8 Dangerous Goods Awaresss in Agriculture – 1 pm Saham Th 2 Load Security and Fire Safety - Longham Fr 9 Fire Safety - Fransham Fr 3 PA6 for handheld sprayers - for NPTC test - Longham Mo 12-16 Chainsaw Cross-Cut and Felling small trees FULL Fr 3 PA4 Granules (G) and PASC (Spuds) for NPTC test Mo 12 PA1 Foundation Module for NPTC certificate Saham Mo 6 PA2 Boom Sprayer for NPTC assessment - Saham Tu 13 Emergency First Aid at Work - plus cpc if required Mo 6-7 Chainsaw maintenance and cross cut Lantra - Diss Tu 13 Transport of Animals by Road LANTRA - Fransham Tu 7 360 or 180 Excavator for TTA or Lantra certificate We 14 Load Security and Fire Safety for driver CPC - Nr Watton Th9 PA6 for handheld sprayers - for NPTC test - Longham We 14 Brushcutter for Lantra or TTA Certificate – FULL Th 9 Stress Management workshop – Saham Th 15 PA2 Boom Sprayer for NPTC assessment - Shipdham Th 9 Brushcutter/Strimmer for Lantra or UKRS certificate Th 15 360 Excavator for Lantra or UKRS certification Fr 10 Welding – MIG/ ARC/gas cutting to your requirements Fr 16 Rodent Control for new regs - LANTRA - Longham 1 place w/c 13th - chainsaw cross cut and felling week cs30/31 Fr 16 Abrasive Wheels for UKRS certificate - venue required Tu 14 PA4 Granules (G) and PASC (Spuds) for NPTC test Fr 16 Welding - MIG/ARC and or gas cutting - your venue We 15 Phostoxin for Rabbit/Mole Control NPTC Shipdham Mo 19 PA4 Granules and SC (spuds) for NPTC test Th 16 Emergency First Aid at Work – Watton area Mo 19 PA4 Slug Pelleter for NPTC test - Saham Grove Fr 17 PA4 Slugs - for NPTC test - Shipdham Tu 20 PA6 Knapsack Sprayer for NPTC test - Longham Mo 20 Rodent Control for new Regs Lantra test - Saham Tu 20 Phostoxin for Rabbit/Mole Control NPTC Reepham Mo 20-21 Chainsaw maintenance and cross cut Lantra/CS30 Tu 21 Manual Handling and Working at height - Saham January: Tu 21 Woodchipper for TTA or NPTC test Mo 9 Manual Handling and Working at height for cpc - Fransham We 22-23 Chainsaw maintenance and cross cut Lantra/CS30 Tu 10 PA1 Foundation Module for NPTC test – Fransham Th 23 Health and Safety for Employers/ Managers -Fransham Tu 10 Woodchipper for NPTC certification – Thetford - FULL Fr 24 Abrasive Wheels for TTA or UKRS certificate We 11 ATV for UKRS or LANTRA certificate - FULL Fr 24 Welding – MIG/ARC/Gas cutting to your requirements Th 12 PA2 Boom Sprayer for NPTC test - Nr Watton Fr 24 Asbestos Awareness for TTA certificate – Fransham Th 12 Emergency First Aid at Work - Fransham Mo 27 Food Hygiene Level 2 CIEH/ TTA certificate – Fransham Th 12/13 Chainsaw maintenance and cross cut Lantra - FULL We 1 March Emergency First Aid at Work – Saham Fr 13 PA6 for handheld sprayers - for NPTC test - Longham Th 2 March PA1 Foundation Module for NPTC test Fr 13 PA4 Granules (G) and PASC (Spuds) for NPTC test Th 2 March 360 or 180 Excavator for TTA or Lantra certificate Fr 13 Welding – ARC/MIG/TIG – venue required Fr 3 March 14 PA4 Granules (G) and PASC (Spuds) NPTC

REMEMBER TO REFRESH YOUR LIFT TRUCK QUALIFICATIONS

EVERY 5 YEARS—we now offer AITT accredited courses. Counterbalance, Telescopic, Loading Shovel, lorry mounted Cranes, forklifts, MEWPs, skid steer, articulated trucks—courses run all year SOME REFRESHERS QUALIFY FOR 7 HOURS DRIVER CPC

The Training Association East is a member of UK Rural Skills, the umbrella organisation to which the all the agricultural training groups in East Anglia all belong. If you live in South Suffolk you might also like to call the Eastern Training Alliance on 01440 788888 or Cambridge Area Training 01728 748000, if you live west of the A10 then you can also try Ely Group on 01353 860220 or The Training Association West on 01366 500050