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06 October 2021

Introducing BPCA Night School courses

At BPCA we understand that with hectic work schedules and lifestyles, finding the time to keep your skills and knowledge up-to-date can be a challenge.

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our BPCA Night School, a trial programme of bite-sized evening courses designed for busy pest professionals.

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Evening training courses enable you to learn with fewer work interruptions and won't affect your schedule or require you to turn down customers for the day.

Our online classroom delivery format also ensures that the training you choose to do through the BPCA Night School will be cost-effective and convenient.

Each course has been designed with the aim of providing learners with a focused look at specific areas or aspects of pest control.

Training and Development Manager at BPCA, Karen Dawes, explained:

"We understand that a pest professional's day-to-day workload can be very busy and that often leaves people, particularly sole traders, missing out on important training and CPD opportunities. 

"BPCA Night School was developed to ensure that all pest technicians have access to the training courses we offer and we're pleased to launch this range of sessions with the help of our training partner Alex Wade."

Courses and dates

Here's the list of our first night school courses, coming up towards the end of 2021:

What: Rodents: sensing a pest problem
When: 3 November, 7pm – 8.30pm

What: Insect identification
When: 17 November, 7pm – 8.30pm

What: Labels and the law
When: 24 November, 7pm – 8.30pm

What: Forms, Forms, Forms
When: 1 December, 7pm – 8.30pm

What: Surveys and Environmental Risk Assessments
When: 8 December, 7pm – 8.30pm

What: How do Pesticides actually work?
When: 15 December, 7pm – 8.30pm

Prices are £25 +VAT per course for members (£32.50 +VAT non members), with discounts for bulk booking. 

To find out more details about each course, visit the BPCA Night School web page.

MAKE AN ENQUIRY

If you'd like to register your interest or have any questions about our upcoming Night School courses, get in touch.

training@bpca.org.uk

Source: Online

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