Biosecurity Surveillance e-learning
Published: Fri, 18 Mar 2022, 16:07Last updated: Mon, 21 Mar 2022, 09:05
The Australian online/e-learning plant biosecurity surveillance course is aimed at strengthening industry and government’s plant biosecurity response readiness and resilience. Funded by the Australian NPPO and available on the Plant Health Australia (PHA) Biosecurity Online Training (BOLT) platform , the free course outlines basic surveillance terminology and principles. Surveillance plays a critical role in Australia’s plant biosecurity system by providing information about where plant pests or diseases are present. This information is used to maintain and manage the health of agricultural crops, urban and peri-urban plants, and the environment. To address gaps in national and regional surveillance training resources, the online plant biosecurity surveillance course, featuring a mixture of written and video content was developed to support visual and written learners and maintain interest in the course content. The course covers topics including factors to consider when designing a plant health surveillance program, sample collection and how to report plant pests.
The course consists of five modules: • Introduction to surveillance. • Surveillance basics – information on the different types of plant biosecurity surveillance regularly undertaken in Australia and explain why surveillance is important. • Surveillance program design – factors to consider when designing a surveillance activity. • Data collection and reporting – what information to collect when conducting surveys and how to report findings of potential exotic pests to appropriate authorities. • Final assessment. The course is aimed at those new to surveillance activities and completion of the course will improve understanding of surveillance design and terminology (aligned with ISPM 6 and the IPPC Surveillance Guide). It will assist NPPO surveillance officers in their roles, and improve communication with other surveillance professionals. While the course was designed for surveillance professionals working in Australia’s plant biosecurity system (including in governments and the agricultural sector), the course is also valuable for other groups (regionally and internationally) with an interest in plant health.
Resources on this page are not intended to be interpretations of ISPMs and terminology used may not be consistent with ISPM 5. Unless otherwise indicated resources, or pest distributions contained within them are not endorsed/adopted/agreed by the CPM nor developed under the auspices of the IPPC Secretariat, and are the exclusive responsibility of the author of the contributed phytosanitary resource.
Resource provide by:- NPPO of Australia
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