TIAH Essential Skills

We're providing online learning opportunities to existing and new farmers and growers, to continually improve skills and knowledge.

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We’ve identified three priority areas where good practice is integral to successful agricultural and horticultural businesses:  
 

Everyone on farm, regardless of role, needs to understand these key issues to ensure the industry’s continued improvement. 

Why not complete one or more of the learning modules in these key areas which we have developed with industry experts.

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The paths allow learners to gain and annually refresh knowledge at their own pace. There’ll be two levels of learning, one for operators and another for supervisors and managers. 

We’re doing this in collaboration with industry experts.  

Here are the aims of each of the TIAH Essential Skills learning paths: 

Foundations in farm safety (for farm workers)

This learning path contains four modules designed to help all farm workers improve their recognition of hazards, understand how to effectively manage risks and best practice around reporting of incidents. Its aims are:
  • To increase the uptake of health and safety training across the industry  
  • To develop positive behavioural change to improve health and safety on farm 
  • To promote compliance with best practices for health and safety  
  • To improve health and safety statistics on farms   
  • To support health and safety improvements and record-keeping   
  • To achieve a positive sense of health and safety on farm  
Sign in or create an account to access the TIAH Essential Skills: Foundations in farm safety (for farm workers) learning path.
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The importance of farm safety
This short module will introduce you to legislation designed to help you and others stay safe.
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How long will it take?
20 minutes
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What will I achieve?
1 CPD point
Developed with:
Adrow, Farm Safety Foundation and the Health and Safety Executive
Risks and the risk assessment process
This module will give you an awareness of the hazards on a farm or horticultural production site.
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How long will it take?
30 minutes
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What will I achieve?
1 CPD point
Developed with:
Health and Safety Executive, Farm Safety Foundation, Adrow
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Animal health and welfare

This learning path will help you understand how animal welfare can affect safety, efficiency and profitability on a farm. Its aims are:
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  • To increase awareness of the issues around animal health and welfare, including animal biosecurity  
  • To promote and improve compliance with animal health and welfare regulations  
  • To improve recognition and delivery of animal health and welfare best practice
Our first modules on animal health and welfare are aimed at those working at operator or farm technician level.

Sign in or create an account to access the TIAH Essential Skills: Animal health and welfare learning path.
Animal health and welfare
This module looks at how improving animals' wellbeing can lead to safety, environmental and business benefits.
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How long will it take?
45 minutes
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What will I achieve?
2 CPD points
Developed with:
Livestockwise and Adrow
The five welfare needs of animals
This module looks at the codes of practice and guidance relating to the five welfare needs of animals.
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How long will it take?
45 minutes
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What will I achieve?
2 CPD points
Developed with:
Livestockwise and Adrow

Biosecurity

This module focuses on biosecurity and is applicable to all farmers and growers, whether you’re new to the topic or as a refresher. Its aims are:
  • To increase awareness and understanding of biosecurity, and the implications of poor biosecurity 
  • To increase understanding of the importance of preventing, detecting, and responding to harmful organisms  
  • To ensure all farm workers understand personal biosecurity measures 
  • To ensure continued biosecurity measures to prevent new pests and diseases 
  • To protect the economic and environmental benefits of healthy plants and animals 
Sign in or create an account to access the TIAH Essential Skills: Biosecurity learning path.
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Biosecurity
This module details how you can cultivate good biosecurity practices to reduce risk from pests and diseases.
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How long will it take?
60 minutes
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What will I achieve?
2 CPD points
Developed with:
Adrow, Forestry Commission, Defra’s Plant and Tree Health Team