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Training Courses - dates and prices


January 2008

Cereal Crop Inspectors Course Part I (Initial training) 

21st – 24th January 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £1128
Examination Parts I & II (VAT exempt) = £180
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February 2008

Seed Certification Administration 

6th February 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £240.88
No examination
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April 2008

Quantitative Methods in Plant Breeding
7th – 18th April 2008

Costs - course only
Postgraduate student - £500, after Dec 5th £600
Academic – £900, after Dec 5th £1000
Industry - £1400, after Dec 5th £1500

Costs – course plus 8 nights' accommodation
Postgraduate student - £1108
Academic - £1508
Industry - £2008
Extra nights - £76 per night

Limited student bursaries available. 
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Licensed Seed Samplers Course (one and a half day training, half day exam)
8th – 9th April 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £411.25
Examination (VAT exempt) = £116.00
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Herbage Crop Inspectors Course (Initial and two day compulsory re test training)
30th April – 1st May 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £217.37
Examination (VAT exempt) = £125.00
For information click here


May 2008

Herbage Crop Inspectors Course (Compulsory re test training plot based only) 

1st May 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £145
Examination (VAT exempt) = £125.00
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June 2008

Pulse Crop Inspectors Course (Initial training) 

5th June 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £217.37
Examination (VAT exempt) = £125.00
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Pulse Crop Inspectors Course (Compulsory re test training) 

5th June 2008 or 6th June 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £217.37
Examination (VAT exempt) = £125.00
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Cereal Crop Inspectors Course Part II (Initial training) 

12th June 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £157.45
Examination - fees collected when enrolled for Part I course
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Cereal Crop Inspectors Course (Voluntary refresher) 

12th or 13th of June 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £152.75
No examination voluntary test offered
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Cereal Crop Inspectors Course (Compulsory re test training) 

12th or 13th of June 2008
Training (incl VAT) = £217.37
Examination (VAT exempt) = £125.00
For information click here


October 2008

Fodder & Oilseeds Crop Inspectors Course (Initial and compulsory re test training) 

14th – 15th October 2008
Training & Examination costs: to be decided
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Other NIAB courses

Identification of Barley Varieties from The Grain 

No course for 2008. Contact Claire Carpenter with any queries.

Potato Courses
Contact Hannah Parish for details of 2008 courses

Seed analyst & seed laboratory management courses
Contact Jane Taylor for details of 2008 courses