According to aquaculture regulations, everyone working with live fish need competence and training in fish welfare and it is the employer’s responsibility that the employees have this competence.
Having sufficient knowledge about the fish health is essential morally, ethical and economically. This knowledge ensure the fish health and development through its life time, and at the same time ensure economically growth and development both for the employer and the employees in the fish farming industry. The course comply for anyone that is to be working with production and transport of living fish in the fish farming industry. The course’s content is according to
- The Aquaculture Act
- Operative regulations for aquaculture
- The Food Act
- The Animal Welfare Act
The e-learning course is interactive and contains images, text, videos and control questions after each chapter. It all ends up in a final examination. If you pass the exam, you will receive a digital course certificate as evidence of completed course.
The basic welfare course is to be updated when needed or at least every 5
th year. You will find the Fish Welfare - Refreshment course
here.
NB!
The content in this course is according to Norwegian regulations. The regulations may differ in other countries.
According to aquaculture regulations, everyone working with live fish need competence and training in fish welfare and it is the employer’s responsibility that the employees have this competence. Having sufficient knowledge about the fish health is essential morally, ethical and economically. This knowledge ensure the fish health and development through its life time, and at the same time ensure economically growth and development both for the employer and the employees in the fish farming industry. The course comply for anyone that is to be working with production and transport of living fish in the fish farming industry. The course’s content is according to
The basic course in fish welfare must be refreshed as often as needed and at least every 5 years in accordance with the regulations on the operation of aquaculture facilities. If you have taken the basic course with us, you will automatically receive a reminder from us as time approaches to repeat the basic course. The course is specially adapted for those who have worked in the industry for a while and you will receive a useful and important update on fish welfare.