Course Information
There are eleven modules to this training course. You will learn about applying the practical tasks that you carry out in a planned way though the development of an annual maintenance programme.
- The performance requirements of a playing surface;
- How to monitor the quality of a surface;
- How different maintenance activities might influence pitch playability;
- The responsibilities of operatives and organisations;
- The purpose of risk assessments;
- Different soil types;
- Basic drainage design;
- How to identify turf grasses in general;
- General control methods for undesirable organisms;
- The use of annual work schedules; and
- How to create an annual work schedule.
Each module has an informal self-assessment test, plus there is a formal end of course multiple choice assessment test. The course should take 4-6 hours to complete.