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BETA / CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT Credit Value 15 Level Intermediate Intermediate = 2 nd or 3 rd year of university degree qualification. Honours level – final year university degree. Eg. FACTS 15 credits = 150 hours notional teaching time The six modules required for the BASIS Diploma add up to 105 credits. In order to qualify for the HAUC Graduate Diploma in Agronomy with Environmental Management, candidates will need to accumulate 120 credits (ie one extra 15 credit module in addition to the BASIS Diploma). This can be any of the Advanced Crop Modules or the Nutrient Management Planning Course. Further details of the BASIS Diploma in Agronomy can be obtained from the BASIS office or by e-mail to training.courses@basis-reg.co.uk. 34
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE IN FERTILISER ADVICE The following Colleges, Trainers and Training Providers are successfully running FACTS examinations and have been accepted as BASIS Approved Trainers for FACTS. CAFRE Greenmount Campus Contact: Kevin O’Donnell 22 Greenmount Road Tel: 02894 426631 ANTRIM email: kevin.o’donnell@dardni.gov.uk Co Antrim Web: www.cafre.ac.uk Northern Ireland, BT41 4PU Chelmsford & West Essex Training Group Contact / Trainer: Debbie Wedge 2 Salisbury Cottages, Maldon Rd Tel: 01245 381193 Hatfield Peverel email: debbiewedge@aol.com CHELMSFORD Essex, CM3 2HS DJL Agronomics Contact / Trainer: Dr Jim Lewis Highgrove House Tel: 01507 363698 Cassbrook Drive email: jim.lewis@fsmail.net Fulstow Web: www.djlag.co.uk LOUTH, LN11 0XR Dorset Training Ltd Contact: Amanda Smith PO Box 5002 Tel: 01305 263125 DORCHESTER email: dorsettraining@btinternet.com DT1 2WD Web: www.dorsettraining.org.uk Fieldfare Training Ltd Contact / Trainer: Peter Hoey 9 The Holme Tel: 01642 712239 Great Broughton email: peter.hoey@farming.co.uk MIDDLESBOROUGH TS9 7HF Hampshire Training Providers Ltd Contact: Jenny Lewis C/o Hampshire Grain Ltd Tel: 01962 774430 Overton Road, Micheldever Station email: jenny@hampshire-training.co.uk WINCHESTER, Hampshire Trainer: Julian Lewis SO21 3AN Harper Adams University College Contact: Lisa Chapman / Emma Welch Edgmond Tel. 01952 815300 NEWPORT email: lchapman@harper-adams.ac.uk Shropshire ewelch@harper-adams@ac.uk TF10 8NB Web:www.harper-adams.ac.uk/shortcourses/ 35
Page 1 and 2: CONTENTS Page General Information I
Page 3 and 4: FACTS SYLLABUS & INFORMATION Introd
Page 5 and 6: FACTS SCHEME - OBJECTIVES The overa
Page 7 and 8: FACTS TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS R
Page 9 and 10: THE BASIS® DILPOMA IN AGRONOMY Bot
Page 11 and 12: The form should be presented to the
Page 13 and 14: Pre-FACTS Training Before taking a
Page 15 and 16: THE NATIONAL SYLLABUS The overall a
Page 17 and 18: Aim MODULE 2 - ORGANIC NUTRIENT SOU
Page 19 and 20: Aim MODULE 3 - NATURE AND PROPERTIE
Page 21 and 22: • demonstrate an awareness of mar
Page 23 and 24: Aim MODULE 6 - THE TRANSPORT, STORA
Page 25 and 26: Aim MODULE 8 - CODE OF GOOD AGRICUL
Page 27 and 28: SAMPLE FERTILISER SCENARIO The foll
Page 29 and 30: REFERENCE MATERIALS The following l
Page 31 and 32: BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FROM: Landsmans
Page 33: The FACTS qualification (by examina
Page 37 and 38: The following Colleges, Trainers an

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