Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom
Fodder & Oilseed Compulsory attendance - Part I
The training course for returning Fodder & Oilseed seed crop inspectors will be held in two parts, Part I online on 23/09/2025 and Part II being completed previously.
Intensive training is provided by experts in Fodder & Oilseed variety identification, aided by demonstrators who are experienced official crop inspectors. The course is designed to provide the appropriate training for candidates sitting the Part I compulsory attendance examination for an APHA Fodder & Oilseed Crop Inspector’s Licence, Category 'K' which is held at the end of the training. To retain a full licence, candidates must now achieve the required pass mark for the Part I examination. In 2025, candidates can attend the Part I exam online on the Fodder & Oilseed.
The training course will concentrate on the botany, classification and identification of Fodder & Oilseed, and will also cover the theory and practice of crop inspection.
Candidates should note paragraph 5 of the Crop Inspectors Licence. This states that a crop inspector may charge a reasonable fee for making an inspection but otherwise shall not derive any private gain in carrying out his/her functions.
Features of the course include:
- Detailed instructions of crop inspection techniques.
- Comprehensive literature.
- Identification of major Fodder & Oilseed species.
The fees are:
Compulsory Part I training (zero rated VAT) = £233.00
Compulsory Part I APHA examinations (zero rated VAT) = £104.00
Total = £336.00
It is a requirement under the Seeds Marketing Regulations 2011 that a person applying for a crop inspector’s licence has “completed an appropriate training course relating to the inspection of seed crops of that species and category”.
Cancellations received up to 14 days before the course are refundable, less an £80 administration charge. After that, cancellations are subject to the entire course fee, please enquire about substituting candidates if required . (Fees cannot be carried over to the following year under any circumstance).
To book your place on the course, please click here to pay via BACS, you will be directed to a form to fill in. Once you have been registered, NIAB's finance department will then send an invoice.
Applications will not be accepted after 02/09/2025.
If you have any queries, please contact: cert.training@niab.com
Kind regards,
The Certification Training Team
Note:
Your contact details will be included in APHA’s online register of Crop Inspectors unless you indicate otherwise. You should inform the Seeds team, APHA 1st Floor, Eastbrook, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8DR. Email:seed.cert@apha.gsi.gov.uk if you do not want your details released.