Integrated Pest Management and Food Safety, Certificate | Part time online | Wageningen University and Research | Netherlands
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Integrated Pest Management and Food Safety

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About

Public and private standards for pesticide residues have become stricter than ever before. Integrated Pest Management and Food Safety course at Wageningen University and Research is necessary to minimize pesticide applications. 

Overview

Upon completion of the Integrated Pest Management and Food Safety at Wageningen University and Research you will:

  • better understand the role of primary production in food chains in achieving food safety;
  • know the link between Integrated Pest Management, food safety as a result of primary production, and the protection of the environment;
  • understand public and private food safety standards and certification;
  • know the different roles of stakeholders in supporting the implementation of Good Agricultural Practices, sustainable agriculture and Integrated pest management
  • be able to develop Integrated Pest Management strategies;
  • know how to increase participation levels in integrated pest mangement policies and implementation through multi-stakeholder processes.

Learning through experience

The course will use a mix of lectures, discussions, group work, excursions and fieldwork with the aim to expose you, as far as possible, to all aspects of integrated pest management and pesticide-related food safety issues. Meeting course colleagues from other countries but with similar interests lead to the exchange of experiences and mutual learning.

Programme Structure

The courses follow this format:
  • Pre-course assignments for you to get to know WCDI and for us to get to know your work environment and your expectations about the course;
  • Interactive plenary sessions where we share content, review assignments and facilitate exchanging experiences. During those interactive sessions we work with a number of online tools like Google Jamboard, Mural and Mentimeter;
  • Group work either online or offline where you with other participants address a specific question or do an assignment. Results of these assignments are also shared and discussed during online sessions;
  • Individual assignments where you will read literature, watch videos, and do exercises on your own. These assignments are an essential part of the learning and most of them count for getting the certificate.

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 2 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • The short courses are designed for professionals with at least a BSc-level (or equivalent) and a minimum of three years of relevant work experience. Applications from students will not be taken into consideration.

Technological requirements

Minimum technical and software requirements for online learning courses are:

  • Stable internet connection: required to access the online learning platform and assignments (at least 3G mobile network).
  • Hardware requirement: acces to a laptop, smartphone, tablet or a personal computer with webcam and microphone.

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