Microcredential in Biosecurity Surveillance and Monitoring

About the course

This online course provides a holistic understanding of the major agricultural industries and introduces students to the principles of the biosecurity continuum, and the social and economic contextual framework as it applies to challenges involving biological threats to Australian plants and animals. It will examine how policy, standards, delivery systems and risk management can reduce biosecurity threats and proactively prepare for emerging biosecurity challenges to ensure safety for plant and animal agriculture.

The course introduces strategies and tools available to successfully monitor and respond to biosecurity risk agents. You will be required to critically assess a possible biosecurity breach to develop a plan to control and monitor an identified disease, pests or invasive plants.