BASIS Professional
Register members are being reminded that there are just three months left until
the end of the points year.
BASIS Professional
Registers and accounts manager, Michele Williams, explains that members must
collect a specified number of BASIS CPD points by 31 May 2018, to maintain
their Professional Register status.
“There are numerous
ways in which BASIS members can top-up their points before the 31 May deadline,
including visiting exhibitions, conferences, trial sites and technical
seminars,” she says.
A maximum of eight
points per year can also be collected from reading a wide range of technical
industry publications and newsletters.
The number of points
an individual member must accrue depends on their qualification and category of
membership. For example:
- Certificate in Crop
Protection (agriculture, vegetables or horticulture) – 40 points
- Certificate in Crop
Protection (agriculture, vegetables or horticulture) with FACTS
Certificate – 50 points
- FACTS Certificate only – 20
points
- Certificate in Crop
Protection (amenity horticulture) – 20 points
- Certificate in Crop
Protection (amenity horticulture) with FACTS Certificate – 30 points
“We’ve currently got
5,591 members, with over 200,000 CPD points to be collected during the year,
and encouragingly, over three quarters of these have already been allocated.
But there are still plenty of opportunities to meet your quota before the end of
May.”
Stephen Jacob, BASIS
CEO reiterates the importance of Continued Professional Development (CPD),
explaining that it is essential for agronomists, advisers and farmers to stay
ahead of the curve in the rapidly developing agricultural and horticultural
industries.
“Over the past few
years, we’ve seen agronomy step up a gear, and with the uncertainty around
Brexit, and tightening regulations, this is expected to continue,” he says.
“New technology,
restrictions and stewardship guidelines are being introduced all the time, so
it’s essential that those providing advice remain up-to-date, and collecting
BASIS CPD points will help to do so. This will allow consultants to deliver the
latest information and assist farmers in making informed decisions.”
