Earn CPD Points

Join Cereals 2019 to earn up to six NRoSO Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points

NRoSO is a central register of sprayer operators using CPD points as a means of ensuring ongoing training. The NRoSO scheme is open to anybody who holds an appropriate certificate of competence qualification approved by the Chemical Regulations Directorate (CRD) for the safe application of pesticides. Members are required to collect 30 or more Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points in each three-year period to qualify for membership renewal. By joining Cereals in 2019, attendees can earn up to six NRoSO points.

How do I earn points at Cereals 2019?

To earn NRoSO CPD points, please register for Cereals 2019 at www.cerealsevent.co.uk. Once onsite on 12-13 June 2019, stop by NRoSO/ City & Guilds booth #850 to pick up your questionnaires. Then make the most of your day by engaging with the wealth of knowledge and learning that is available by following the NRoSO CPD trail.

NRoSO members visiting the event will be able to earn a maximum of 6 points total:

2 available points for registering attendance at the NRoSO/ City & Guilds booth #850 near the Syngenta Sprays and Sprayers arena
4 available points for visiting a choice of exhibitors and conference sessions on the CPD trail

Participating exhibitors include:

· Bayer

· Corteva

· NSTS (National Sprayer Testing Scheme)

· Pentair

· BFS (Billericay Farming Services)

· DeSangosse

· Slug Trail

Please note that exhibitor visits are equal to 1 point.

Participating sessions include:

12-13 June Sprayer Drone demo at the Syngenta Sprays and Sprayers Arena

12-13 June Sprayer demos at the Syngenta Sprays & Sprayers Arena

13 June 13:30 International Best Practice: Integrated Pest Management Session in the Cereals AHDB Theatre

13 June 14:00 The Journey to Integrated Pest Management in the Cereals AHDB Theatre

12 June 10:00 Biologicals for disease and pest control in the Cereals Innovation & Tech Theatre

12 June 13:30 Alternative weed control in a challenging environment in the Cereals Innovation & Tech Theatre

Please note that session visits are equal to 2 points.

Please redeem points by returning your completed questionnaires to NRoSO/ City & Guilds booth #850 at the end of your Cereals visit.

“Once again, the NRoSO team are delighted to support members attending Cereals to capture evidence of their ongoing CPD and commitment to responsible pesticide use,” says Dr Robin Jackson, land based manager at City & Guilds.

Join Cereals 2019 to earn up to 12 BASIS Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points

BASIS is the foremost authority in training, certification, auditing and standard setting across a range of industries. Six points are on offer for successfully completing this year’s knowledge trail.

To find out more about how to earn your points, please visit our Basis booth at stand #248. There the delegates will collect a Knowledge Trail card from the BASIS stand. Then attendees can visit exhibitors below that are participating , answer the questions posed by exhibitors and get the card stamped, returning it to BASIS for points.

The exhibitors participating in the Knowledge Exchange at Cereals this year are:

Anglian Water

Bayer

Belchim

Billericay Farm

Corteva

CXCS

De Sangosse

Defra

DSV

Fibrophos

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