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Getting started with environmental management in viticulture

Course details

Name: Getting started with environmental management in viticulture - Research to Practice®
Description: A workshop to assist wine grape growers improve their environmental management through the use of an environmental assessment tool.
Cost: After NSW Government subsidy, $290 incl. GST.
Course aims: To improve awareness of environmental management in viticulture by using a risk assessment tool and developing customised environmental plans.
Learning outcomes:
  • Explain what environmental management is, and why it is needed in the wine grape industry
  • Use the Viticulture Environmental Assessment tool (VERA)
  • Explain the components of VERA and how these are linked to environmental management and environmental management systems
  • Define the environmental context and scope of a business
  • Identify and assess environmental risks of a business
  • Prioritise environmental risks in a business
  • Develop a simple environmental action plan
  • Identify the importance of reviewing and improving environmental management systems
Length: One day
Course program/structure:
  • Introduction
  • Environmental management in viticulture
  • Setting the scene - the environment in which you work
  • Applying the VERA environmental assessment tool - how to use it
  • Applying the VERA environmental assessment tool - practice
  • Environmental Action Plans
Resources and method of delivery: Participants receive a course manual.

This course is delivered indoors.
Accreditation: This is an industry-based non accredited course.

This course was developed by the Grape and Wine Research Development Corporation.

 

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Contact

MRSC Short Course enquiry officer
Ph: 1800 628 422
or 02 6951 2775
Fax: 02 6951 2620
mrsc@dpi.nsw.gov.au

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