What are AEPMA Industry Codes of Best Practice?

The AEPMA Industry Codes of Best Practice set out industry standards of conduct. Simply put, they are guidelines for fair dealings between you and your clients, and let your clients know what your business agrees to do when dealing with them. Pest professionals who are signatories to the AEPMA Industry Codes of Best Practice affirm that they perform their work and conduct their client relationships according to those codes. The codes are intended to lift our industry standard and lift your standard.

What benefits do Pest Managers get from signing up to an AEPMA Industry Code of Best Practice?

• Being guided by more prescriptive reference documents that you can use as an instruction manual or benchmark for developing and delivering quality, professional services
• You can measure what you’re currently doing and how you’re doing it
• The Codes are freely available to other stakeholders (including your client market)
• Promote your business as a AEPMA Accredited COP Signatory and display the formal logo(s) on your website, paperwork and marketing material
• Provides a clear and transparent dispute resolution process for both pest managers and their clients
• Take advantage of the code training packages supporting each code and receive certification

Introduction to the Pest Management in the Food Industry Code of Best Practice course

Pest Management is an essential and mandatory contributor and pre-requisite to the safe preparation, production, transporting, storing and serving of food free from contamination.

Whether your client is a small take-away coffee shop in a back lane, or a huge multi-national food manufacturing plant stretching for acres in every direction, the safe handling of food is universally regulated by law and subject to standards and compliance which must be adhered to.

The structure and delivery of pest services within these environments demands specific and esoteric knowledge, skills and capabilities. This training module and the Code of Industry Best Practice it supports is intended to guide and empower stake-holders in this process

What is the purpose of this course?

To support the AEPMA Industry Code of Best Practice for Pest Management in the Food Industry and to provide a level of prescriptive guidance, specifications and recommendations for safe and appropriate Pest Management based on practical and acknowledged current Best Practice specific to food handling operations and the delivery of food which is unaffected by pests.

Who is this course recommended for?

The course is suited to people who are already licensed and experienced pest management technicians, field supervisors and account managers who are involved or aspire to be involved in the delivery of pest management services to food businesses. It provides a somewhat technical and prescriptive approach to how an individual can be more effective when dealing with food industry businesses and their pest management needs utilising an integrated approach.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is an interactive online course that comprises a 120 slide training module (that can be paused and re-commenced from where you left off at any time) followed by a 35 question online assessment. 

Course subjects include;

• Chapter 1 Introduction and Preamble
• Chapter 2 The Importance Of Pest Management In The Food Industry
• Chapter 3 Safe Food Production And The Development Of The HACCP Principles
• Chapter 4 The Regulatory Environment
• Chapter 5 Current Food Standards and Compliance
• Chapter 6 Relationship Between Pest Manager and The Food Business
• Chapter 7 Integrated Pest Management
• Chapter 8 Organic Certified Food Business Sites
• Chapter 9 Auditing, Evaluation and Continual Improvement
• Chapter 10 Targeted Pests And Management Methods
• Chapter 11 Training And Accreditation

What’s the process for completing the course?

• Enrol via the AEPMA website
• Pay the associated fee
• This payment then triggers the Learning Management System (LMS) to issue you with a User name and password
• You are then directed to the Online Training Module
• The module must be completed before you are directed to the assessment
• Once the online assessment is successfully completed, a computer-generated certificate will be produced for your specific use and promotion
• Your name will then be added to relevant Code Signatory Register on the AEPMA website