FAO has launched a Free Online Course on Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation. Certificate will be provided after the completion of the Course.

About the Course

This course is part of a series of four e-learning courses on bivalve mollusc sanitation for growing areas. The fourth course in the e-learning series details “Growing area classification” and “Growing area management” in a bivalve mollusc sanitation programme. The course describes the process of risk categorization for a growing area as well as the overall management of a growing area in a bivalve mollusc sanitation programme.

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Audience

This course addresses the subject matter from a technical perspective but is written for the general public. Individuals who would especially benefit from taking the course include: 

  • Policy makers. 
  • Responsible authorities. 
  • Development practitioners and programme managers. 
  • Sectoral specialists and researchers. 
  • Bivalve mollusc producers. 
  • Trainers and extension agents.

Learnings

  • The purpose and methodology behind the classification of bivalve mollusc growing areas. 
  • The components of the classification process, the criteria for each classification category, and the standard approach for defining these criteria in the absence of existing regulatory requirements. 
  • How to classify a growing area using example data sets. 
  • Effective growing area management strategies, including elements of expected and unexpected event management plans, surveillance plans, and communication strategies.

Course Structure 

This course consists of three lessons of approximately 30-60 minutes each: 

  • Lesson 1 – Classification principles 
  • Lesson 2 – Classification in practice 
  • Lesson 3 – Growing area management

System Requirements

This course runs on the latest versions of the major browsers, such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari.

The course opens in a separate popup window. If this does not happen, a popup blocker in the browser is probably preventing it from opening and you will need to disable popup blockers for this site. Please read the following instructions on how to do this.

How to Register?

Interested participants can register through this link.

Click here to view the official notification of the FAO Course on Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation.

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