Sat
22/01 0930 Opening ceremony
and refreshments Formal
opening 1030 Registration.
Admin announcements. Introduction to
course Registration,
distribution of materials 1400-1530 Participants
experience of locust operations and the constraints
to safe and effective locust management Discussions 1600-1730 Continuation and
Pre-course assessment Discussions.
Multiple choice paper Sun
23/01 0830-1030 Why make surveys
and how to plan and make them, Classroom
presentation + discussions 1100-1300 Desert Locust
assessment (survey) and search Classroom
presentation + discussions 1400-1530 Different survey
methods: foot, vehicle, aerial; measuring foot
pace Classroom
presentation + exercise 1600-1730 Continuation Classroom
presentation + field demo. Field
exercise Mon
24/01 0830-0900 What equipment to
take on survey Classroom
presentation + discussions 0900-1030 How to use a
map Classroom
presentation + exercise 1100-1300 How to record
survey results and relation to
forecasting Classroom
presentation + discussions 1400-1530 How to use a
compass and GPS Classroom
presentation + field exercise 1600-1730 Continuation Tue
25/01 0730-1300 Survey techniques
in practice Field
practical 1400-1530 Presentation of
information collected during the survey Group
presentations + discussion 1600-1730 What to do with
information from the surveys - transmission and
data management Discussions Wed
26/01 0830-1030 The control
process - a logical procedure. Is control
necessary? Decisions on when and how Discussions 1100-1300 Different targets
and control technology options - pros,
cons Swarm video and
discussions 1400-1530 Different
conventional pesticides and formulations.
Toxicities, pictograms etc Discussions and
toxicity calculations 1600-1730 Alternatives to
conventional insecticides - IGRs, biopesticides in
Australia Discussions Thur
27/01 0830-1030 Swath width
exercise (vehicle and hand-held) sampling
spray Field
practical 1100-1300 Counting drops,
graphing deposition profiles, track spacing to use
and work rate Indoor exercises
and discussions 1400-1530 Droplet size and
behaviour. VMD/NMD. Types of atomiser and the
spectrum they produce Discussions and
indoor practical 1600-1730 Continuation, and
good and bad spraying conditions Discussions Fri
28/01 Sat
29/01 0830-1030 Sprayer
calibration - what is it. Calibration
calculations Indoor
exercises 1100-1300 How to calibrate a
sprayer and make settings Field
practical 1400-1530 Principles and
techniques of ULV spraying, demarcating and track
guidance GPS technology for aerial and ground
spraying Discussions 1600-1730 Monitoring
operations and efficacy Indoor exercise +
discussion Sun
30/01 0830-1300 Mock spraying
exercise - demarcating, spraying,
monitoring Field
practical 1400-1500 Analysis of the
mock spraying exercise and data
collected Discussions 1600-1730 Learning cycle and
adult learning process. Participatory training
methods Group exercise and
discussion. Demonstration and
discussions Mon
31/01 0830-1030 Target group
profiles Exercise and
discussion 1100-1300 Training needs
analysis Exercise and
development task 1400-1530 Training
objectives and training session planning Exercise and
development task 1600-1730 Communications and
learning aids Demonstration and
discussion Tue
01/02 0830-1030 Training module
planning workshop Group
work 1100-1300 Training session
planning workshop Group
work 1400-1530 Presentation of
prepared modules (video-taped) and
analysis Participant
presentations and discussion 1600-1730 Presentation of
prepared modules (video-taped) and
analysis Participant
presentations and discussion Wed
02/02 0830-1030 Pesticide safety
and First Aid Discussions and
demonstations 1100-1300 Course evaluation
and Post course assessment Multiple choice
papers 1400-1530 Certificates and
close Formal closing at
MoAF
who, where, when
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