About this course

This course is designed for experienced and qualified drone pilots who wish to apply pesticides with a drone equipped with suitable application equipment.

The FIELDS Advanced Agriculture accredited training course has been designed to teach agricultural drone owners industry-standard techniques to get the best from their equipment whilst remaining safe and compliant with CASA and chemical application regulations. This course is delivered by award winning drones operations training company, FPV Australia in partnership with Tocal College

The course aims to develop knowledge and skills in:
  • Meeting the legislative requirements for pesticide application
  • Safe and efficient application of pesticides.

At a glance:

Location: Statewide
Course duration: One week
Start date: Multiple intakes
Number of units: 3
Indicative fees: $2890 GST free

Fee free to eligible applicants
Accredited Course: Yes

Details

$2,890 GST free

For more information contact a skills training coordinator in your area here

Blended delivery:

  • online pre-learning +
  • 2-day face-to-face workshop

  • This course is delivered via a combination of practical and theoretical activities.
  • The course addresses the regulatory and safety requirements for aerial chemical application
  • Theory and practice of spray drone setup, operation and maintenance

Participants must hold a Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Remote Pilot’s Licence (RePL)

This course is mapped to the following national units of competencies:

Successful completion of assessment tasks will result in achieving a Statement of Attainment and can contribute to a nationally-recognised qualification.



Additional Information

For information on students rights and responsibilities, and the Tocal College Code of Practice see Industry qualification student policies.

The units addressed by this course are components of the AHC30122 Certificate III in Agriculture.