HGCA now offers BASIS and NRoSO CPD points online, through a series of questions. This test counts towards 4 BASIS and/or 2 NRoSO points. - You need to answer all 8 questions correctly to submit the test and earn the relevant points.
- You can quit the test and come back to it as you left it as often as you like.
- You can only claim your CPD points once.
- Each question is multiple choice and you should press one option for your answer.
- You must answer correctly in order to move on to the next question.
- When you click on 'Next' you will see that the square at the top will have changed to green if the answer is correct and remain red if the answer is incorrect.
- The purpose of the test is a learning process, not a measure of how much you know. There is a hint on each page which will take you to the appropriate page in the guide where the answer can be found.
- If you are not a registered user of the HGCA website please register free and then return to this screen
Other ways to earn BASIS or NRoSO CPD Points through HGCA
1. Crop Research News
Crop Research News is a newsletter sent by e-mail every 2 - 3 weeks. It contains news of the latest
R&D publications and events and is free to join. If you are on the mailing list you can claim 2 BASIS points (1CP and 1E).
An e-mail is sent to subscribers in July each year with the
relevant codes and instructions as to how to claim these points.
To find out more information and to join the mailing list click
here.
2. Topic Sheet Mailing List - Hard copy agronomy publications
HGCA Levy Payers can receive hard copies of Topic Sheets and Guides free by joining
this mailing list, and can claim 2 BASIS points (2CP). Details of how to claim is sent with one of the mailouts in June each year.
For details please e-mail subscriptions@hgca.com giving your name and address.
3. Attend HGCA events
Many HGCA events are relevant to CPD and carry a varying number of points according
to their content. For a list of current and future events click on http://www.hgca.com/events. At each event you
will need to complete either the BASIS or NRoSO registers and make a note of the relevant
CPD codes and point allocation. HGCA will send these registers to either BASIS or
NRoSO as applicable. No further action is required by you.
4. CropMonitor
This website, funded by HGCA, provides information sourced from monitoring sites located
across England and reports up to date measurements of crop pest and disease activity in arable
crops. Users will be alerted to emerging threats during the growing season and
advised on appropriate courses of action.
Users who register to receive email alerts can claim 2 BASIS points (1CP, 1PD) and 2 NRoSO points
(2CP). For further details please visit
http://cropmonitor.co.uk or email
cropmonitor@csl.gov.uk
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