This programme is designed to provide graduates with the skills and knowledge required to carry out pest control or pest monitoring in a rural or urban environment. Learners will gain skills which include identifying and controlling hazards, basic survival skills, communication skills, biodiversity, safe vehicle use during pest operations, pest identification, biology, control and monitoring skills, safe firearm, traps and poisons use to control animal, plant and insect pests.
This programme is targeted at individuals who have recently begun working in the pest operations industry or who wish to enter the pest operations industry. The programme has strands in either rural, or in and/or around built urban environments and students can choose the strand option they wish to study upon enrolment.
Compulsory across all Strands
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| NZPO1.001 | Safety in the Workplace |
| NZPO1.002 | Workplace Communication |
| NZPO1.003 | Pest Control Impacts |
Rural Pest Control Strand
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| NZPO1.004 | Operate Vehicles for Pest Control |
| NZPO1.005 | Rural Pest Identification – Control (Animal and Plant) |
| NZPO1.006 | Control Rural Pests (Animal) |
| NZPO1.007 | Control Rural Pests (Plants) |
| NZPO1.008 | Capstone – Control Rural Pests |
Rural Pest Monitoring Strand
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| NZPO1.009 | Operate Vehicles for Pest Monitoring |
| NZPO1.010 | Rural Pest Identification – Monitoring (Animal and Plant) |
| NZPO1.011 | Monitor Rural Pests (Animal) |
| NZPO1.012 | Monitor Rural Pests (Plants) |
| NZPO1.013 | Capstone – Monitor Rural Pests |
Outcome Statement
Graduates of this programme will be able to:
- Maintain health and safety in a range of conditions
- Communicate, report and record information for workplace requirements.
- Identify the purpose and impacts of pest operations.
Graduates of the Rural Pest Control strand will also be able to:
- Operate vehicles in a rural environment
- Identify and control a pest type in a rural environment
Graduates of the Rural Pest Monitoring strand will also be able to:
- Operate vehicles in a rural environment
- Monitor a pest type in a rural environment
Graduates of the Urban Pest Control strand will also be able to:
- Identify, control and monitor pests commonly found in an urban environment
Education Pathways
On completion of this programme, students may progress on to the New Zealand Certificate in Pest Management (Level 4) with strands in Pest Animal and Pest Plant.
Employment Pathways
Graduates of this qualification may be employed in a range of roles in Pest Control enterprises requiring limited supervision to identify pests and control methods, operate vehicles and monitor operations.
Duration
- Full-Time 26 Weeks
- Part-Time 52 Weeks
Entry Criteria
Academic Achievement
- NCEA L1 or equivalent
- Applicants who do not meet this academic entry criteria may be admitted to the programme if they are able to demonstrate equiv. pest control and/or monitoring knowledge and skills.
English Second Language Students
Applicants whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools or other teaching institutions is not English, require an ELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 5.5 or above (or equivalent) for enrolment.
Any person using firearms to meet the requirements of this qualification must meet the legislative requirements to hold a firearms license and/or controlled substance license. Appropriate vehicle licenses must be held by people using vehicles to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Other requirements
Learners must hold an appropriate vehicle licence if required to drive on the open road
Domestic students with ESOL
Must be proficient in English language
The cost of this programme is $1,798 inclusive of GST
Pest Operations (Level 3) FAQs
- This is an 80 credit NCEA course, that teaches you how to carry out pest control or monitoring in a rural and/or urban environment.
- You will achieve your NZQA Level 3 in Pest Operations. Graduates of this course will have the skills and knowledge to be a capable and confident worker within many of the jobs in the pest control sector.
- Our full course covers both Operations and Monitoring for pest control.
By the end of this course, you will have completed the National Certificate in Pest Operations (Level 3) which is an NZQA recognised qualification. This is sought after in the Pest Operations industry. After doing this course, you will have a higher chance of being employed in a Pest Operations role.
This course runs for 26 weeks full-time or 52 weeks part-time.
- This course is made up of practical work and online theory work.
- Practical work is made up of completing tasks which your tutor will then observe as well as collecting evidence of you completing the tasks. There will also be a final project at the end of the course which you will complete and incorporates everything you have learnt throughout the course.
- Theory work is done on our online learning platform – Canvas
The cost of this programme is $490 inclusive of GST
Yes! Working in the Pest Operations industry is not a requirement for this course.
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