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Animal disease contingency planning - eLearning module

This eLearning aims to improve participants' knowledge of:

  • Tools to update and improve the structure of existing contingency plans.
  • Awareness of the recent legal framework.
  • The assessment of culling/slaughter capacity and the swift implementation of animal depopulation for disease control purposes.
  • The planning and securing of human and other resources.
  • Complying with EU animal welfare requirements.
  • Internal and external communication in time of crisis.

Features

  • Average duration: 6 hours
Online
  • 3 Units
  • Self-Paced
  • Multimedia
Available in:

How to Register

  • This course is open for self-registration. Use the "Enrol me" button.
  • For any enquiries please send a message to HADEA-BTSF-ACADEMY-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu and the BTSF ACADEMY Team will be glad to assist you.
Category: ANIMAL HEALTH

Animal welfare – livestock vessels

The overall objectives of the BTSF training course on Animal welfare – livestock vessels are to provide the European Union (EU) Member States (MS) and neighbouring non-EU countries with high-level effective training to ensure better organisation, implementation and enforcement of the EU rules on the welfare of animals on sea vessels.

Content

The course addresses the following topics:

  • Pre-loading control to livestock vessel – Procedures and items to be checked – Veterinary control.
  • Livestock vessel controls prior to loading- Collaboration with the PSC.
  • Thetis-EMSA ship inspection module.
  • Main critical points of the loading operation.
  • Journey planning- A journey log model adapted to the livestock vessel transport.
  • Contingency and planning of the journeys.
  • The OIE perspective- Outcomes of the long journey scenarios involving sea transport.
  • The transporter perspective- good practices during sea transport.
  • The CA at destination perspective- Main critical points on arrival.
Target audience

This training course has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.

  • Competent authority officials organizing and carrying out controls on vessels at the port (from all levels of the authorities local, regional, central).
Calendar and locations
Session Start Date End Date City Country
1 27/09/2022 29/09/2022 Lisbon Portugal
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare at slaughter - including killing for disease control - eLearning module

This eLearning course should improve participants’ knowledge on:

  • Relevant EU legislation (mainly focusing on Animal Welfare during Slaughter Regulation).
  • Scientific basis for pre-slaughter handling, stunning, slaughter and culling of animals (basic animal behaviour, physiology and anatomy).
  • Animal keeping and assessment of keeping facilities.
  • Main stunning and killing techniques at slaughterhouses in Europe and in the context of culling for disease control purposes.
  • Animal welfare measures (mainly from Welfare Quality® Protocols).
  • Killing of animals in the context of animal disease epidemics.
  • The scientific content is mainly focused on the following animal species: cattle, pigs, small ruminants and broiler chickens.

Features

  • Average duration: 8 hours
Online
  • 5 Units
  • Self-Paced
  • Multimedia
Available in:

How to Register

  • This course is open for self-registration. Use the "Enrol me" button.
  • For any enquiries please send a message to HADEA-BTSF-ACADEMY-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu and the BTSF ACADEMY Team will be glad to assist you.
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare at slaughter - poultry (advanced)

The overall objectives of the BTSF training course on Animal welfare at slaughter - poultry (advanced) are:

  • Raising awareness and promoting a common understanding of the EU animal welfare rules applicable to poultry and pig productions, slaughtering practices and long distance transportation.
  • Ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the Union.
  • Promoting the exchange of good and best practices among EU Member States as regards control activities at farm.
  • Improving the welfare conditions of live farmed animals in Europe.
  • Improving awareness of the EU legislation on animal welfare in selected non-EU Countries.
  • Stimulating a constructive dialogue among the interested parties (including business operators, NGOs and their umbrella organisations), and also a collaborative climate among EU and Non-EU National Competent Authorities towards common achievements concerning the most controversial aspects in the interpretation of the relevant pieces of legislation.
Content

Organisation and implementation of training activities on animal welfare on the farm, animal welfare at the time of killing of animals (at slaughterhouses and for disease control purposes) and animal welfare during transport.

Target audience

This training course has been designed for officials working in competent authorities in the fields of food and feed safety.

Calendar and locations
Session Title Start Date End Date
1 Animal welfare at slaughter - poultry (advanced) - I 15/11/2022 17/11/2022
2 Animal welfare at slaughter - poultry (advanced) - II 18/04/2023 20/04/2023
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare at slaughter – cattle, pigs, sheep & goats (advanced)

The overall objectives of the BTSF training course on Animal welfare at slaughter – cattle, pigs, sheep & goats (advanced) are:

  • Improving awareness of rules and how to control that these are respected in the areas covered by the EU legislation in force, as concerns poultry and pig productions, slaughtering practices and long distance transportation.
  • Ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the Union.
  • Promoting the exchange of good and best practices among EU Member States as regards control activities at farm.
  • Improving the welfare conditions of live farmed animals in Europe.
  • Improving awareness of the EU legislation on animal welfare in selected non-EU Countries.
  • Stimulating a constructive dialogue among the interested parties (including business operators, NGOs and their umbrella organisations), and also a collaborative climate among EU and Non-EU National Competent Authorities towards common achievements concerning the most controversial aspects in the interpretation of the relevant pieces of legislation.
Content

Organisation and implementation of training activities on animal welfare on the farm, animal welfare at the time of killing of animals (at slaughterhouses and for disease control purposes) and animal welfare during transport under the Better Training for Safer Food initiative.

Target audience

This training course has been designed for officials working in competent authorities in the fields of food and feed safety.

Calendar and locations
Session Title Start Date End Date
1 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare at slaughter of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats (advanced level) - I 04/10/2022 06/10/2022
2 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare at slaughter of cattle, pigs, sheep and goats (advanced level) - II 21/02/2023 23/02/2023
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare at slaughter and depopulation (basic)

BTSF Training Course on Animal Welfare at slaughter and in case of killing for depopulation purposes (basic level).

Organisation and implementation of training activities on animal welfare on the farm, animal welfare at the time of killing of animals (at slaughterhouses and for disease control purposes) and animal welfare during transport under the Better Training for Safer Food initiative.

Content

The overall objectives are:

  • Improving awareness of rules and how to control that these are respected in the areas covered by the EU legislation in force, as concerns poultry and pig productions, slaughtering practices and long distance transportation.
  • Ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the Union.
  • Promoting the exchange of good and best practices among EU Member States as regards control activities at farm.
  • Improving the welfare conditions of live farmed animals in Europe.
  • Improving awareness of the EU legislation on animal welfare in selected non-EU Countries.
  • Stimulating a constructive dialogue among the interested parties (including business operators, NGOs and their umbrella organisations), and also a collaborative climate among EU and Non-EU National Competent Authorities towards common achievements concerning the most controversial aspects in the interpretation of the relevant pieces of legislation.
Target audience

This training course has been designed for officials working in competent authorities in the fields of food and feed safety.

Calendar and locations
Session Title Start Date End Date
1 Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare at slaughter and in case of killing for depopulation purposes (basic level) 21/06/2022 23/06/2022
2 Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare at slaughter (basic level)-I 24/01/2023 26/01/2023
3 Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare in case of killing for depopulation purposes (basic level) 16/05/2023 18/05/2023
4 Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare at slaughter (basic level)-II 22/11/2023 24/11/2023
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare at slaughter and killing for disease control for poultry - eLearning module

This eLearning course is aimed at allowing participants to improve their knowledge and skills in:

  • Main legislative requirements for poultry slaughter and killing
  • Scientific basis for proper stunning and slaughter of poultry (basic animal behaviour and basic anatomy); main stunning and slaughter techniques applied in slaughterhouses
  • Development of standard operating procedures and monitoring of their application
  • Animal welfare indicators: practical examples in slaughterhouses and problems raised by the risk of electro-immobilisation in poultry and the use of high frequency currents
  • Main legislative requirements on animal welfare during killing for disease control, including main stunning and killing techniques for poultry
  • Development of action plans for depopulation

Features

  • Average dedication: 8 hours
Online
  • 6 Units
  • Self-Paced
  • Multimedia
Available in:

How to Register

  • This course is open for self-registration. Use the "Enrol me" button.
  • For any enquiries please send a message to HADEA-BTSF-ACADEMY-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu and the BTSF ACADEMY Team will be glad to assist you.
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare during transport (advanced)

BTSF training course on Animal welfare during transport (advanced).

Content

The overall objectives of the course are:

Organisation and implementation of training activities on animal welfare on the farm, animal welfare at the time of killing of animals (at slaughterhouses and for disease control purposes) and animal welfare during transport.

  • Improving awareness of rules and how to control that these are respected in the areas covered by the EU legislation in force, as concerns poultry and pig productions, slaughtering practices and long distance transportation.
  • Ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the Union.
  • Promoting the exchange of good and best practices among EU Member States as regards control activities at farm.
  • Improving the welfare conditions of live farmed animals in Europe.
  • Improving awareness of the EU legislation on animal welfare in selected non-EU Countries.
  • Stimulating a constructive dialogue among the interested parties (including business operators, NGOs and their umbrella organisations), and also a collaborative climate among EU and Non-EU National Competent Authorities towards common achievements concerning the most controversial aspects in the interpretation of the relevant pieces of legislation.
Target audience

This training course has been designed for officials working in competent authorities in the fields of food and feed safety.

Calendar and locations
Session Title Start Date End Date
1 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare during transport (advanced level) - 1 29/03/2022 31/03/2022
2 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare during transport (advanced level) - 2 25/10/2022 27/10/2022
3 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare during transport (advanced level) - 3 21/03/2023 23/03/2023
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare during transport (basic)

The overall objectives of the BTSF training course on Animal Welfare during transport (basic) are:

  • Improving awareness of rules and how to control that these are respected in the areas covered by the EU legislation in force, as concerns poultry and pig productions, slaughtering practices and long distance transportation.
  • Ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the Union.
  • Promoting the exchange of good and best practices among EU Member States as regards control activities at farm.
  • Improving the welfare conditions of live farmed animals in Europe.
  • Improving awareness of the EU legislation on animal welfare in selected non-EU Countries.
  • Stimulating a constructive dialogue among the interested parties (including business operators, NGOs and their umbrella organisations), and also a collaborative climate among EU and Non-EU National Competent Authorities towards common achievements concerning the most controversial aspects in the interpretation of the relevant pieces of legislation.
Content

Organisation and implementation of training activities on animal welfare on the farm, animal welfare at the time of killing of animals (at slaughterhouses and for disease control purposes) and animal welfare during transport.

Target audience

This training course has been designed for officials working in competent authorities in the fields of food and feed safety.

Calendar and locations
Session Title Start Date End Date
1 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare during transport (basic level)- 1 17/05/2022 19/05/2022
2 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare during transport (basic level) - 2 29/11/2022 01/12/2022
3 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare during transport (basic level) - 3 13/06/2023 15/06/2023
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare in pig production

BTSF training course on Animal welfare in pig production.

Content

The overall objectives are:

  • Contributing to improving compliance in the areas covered by the EU legislation in force, as concerns pig production.
  • Ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the Union.
  • Promoting the exchange of good and best practices among EU Member States as regards control activities at farm.
  • Improving the welfare conditions of live farmed animals in Europe.
  • Improving awareness of the EU legislation on animal welfare in selected non-EU Countries.
  • Stimulating a constructive dialogue among the interested parties (including business operators, NGOs and their umbrella organisations), and also a collaborative climate among EU and Non-EU National Competent Authorities towards common achievements concerning the most controversial aspects in the interpretation of the relevant pieces of legislation.
Target audience

This training course has been designed for officials working in competent authorities in the fields of food and feed safety.

Calendar and locations
Session Title Start Date End Date
1 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare in pig production - 1 13/09/2021 15/09/2021
2 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare in pig production - 2 16/11/2021 18/12/2021
3 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare in pig production - 3 08/03/2022 10/03/2022
4 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare in pig production - 4 22/11/2023 24/11/2023
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare in poultry production - broilers

The overall objectives of the BTSF training course on Animal welfare in poultry production - broilers are:

  • Raising awareness and promoting a common understanding of the EU animal welfare rules applicable to poultry and pig productions, slaughtering practices and long distance transportation.
  • Ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the Union.
  • Promoting the exchange of good and best practices among EU Member States as regards control activities at farm.
  • Improving the welfare conditions of live farmed animals in Europe.
  • Improving awareness of the EU legislation on animal welfare in selected non-EU Countries.
  • Stimulating a constructive dialogue among the interested parties (including business operators, NGOs and their umbrella organisations), and also a collaborative climate among EU and Non-EU National Competent Authorities towards common achievements concerning the most controversial aspects in the interpretation of the relevant pieces of legislation.
Content

Organisation and implementation of training activities on animal welfare on the farm, animal welfare at the time of killing of animals (at slaughterhouses and for disease control purposes) and animal welfare during transport.

Target audience

This training course has been designed for officials working in competent authorities in the fields of food and feed safety.

Calendar and locations
Session Title Start Date End Date
1 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare in poultry production - I 13/10/2021 15/10/2021
2 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare in poultry production - II 29/11/2021 01/12/2021
3 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare in poultry production - III 07/06/2022 09/06/2022
4 BTSF Virtual Classroom on Animal Welfare in poultry production - IV 22/11/2023 24/11/2023
Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Animal welfare- Retrospective checks on transport of animals

The overall objectives of the BTSF training course on Animal Welfare- Retrospective checks on transport of animals are:

  • to identify and know where to find all the information they need to perform effective retrospective checks on animal transport;
  • to cross-check the information with the appropriate legal requirements;
  • to reach the correct conclusion regarding the degree of compliance of a consignment, gain an understanding of good practices in the EU and how these may be adopted in their own control systems.
Target audience

This training course has been designed for officials working in competent authorities in the fields of food and feed safety.

Category: ANIMAL WELFARE

Beef carcass classification

The overall objective of the BTSF Training course on Beef carcass classification is to provide the control bodies of the Member States with an opportunity to verify the compliance of the standards applied in their own countries with the standard Union Scale for the classification of beef carcasses and to calibrate them in case of over or underscoring.

As the process of carcass classification is a visual method, it is necessary to ensure that the Union Scale is applied in a consistent way in all Member States. To reach this aim, the training course will be focused on practical exercises, where participants will be called to classify some carcasses, working both in groups and individually. The exercises will be carried out at a slaughterhouse and beef processing plant.

Content

The course addresses the following topics:

  • Beef carcass classification and legal background.
  • General conditions and the application of the carcass classification
  • Minimum requirements of classification, weighing and identification of carcasses; Community scale for the classification of carcasses of bovine animals aged eight months or more.
  • On-the-spot check, inspection reports
  • The authorisation method of automated beef grading techniques
  • Practical demonstration on the classification: determination of conformation and fat cover, marking and classification of carcasses, presentation of carcasses
Target audience

This Training Programme has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.

  • experience in the supervision of the classification and control of slaughterhouses
  • worked in functional areas of carcass classification and control of slaughterhouses
  • experience in carcass classification within a Competent Authority in areas of food/feed safety, animal health or animal welfare, in particular in areas such as control of the slaughterhouses
Calendar and locations
Session Start Date End Date City Country
1 02/11/2022 04/11/2022 Tullamore Ireland
2 30/11/2022 02/12/2022 Ghent Belgium
Category: FOOD

Border control posts: Food of animal origin and composite products

The overall objectives of the BTSF training Course on Border control posts: Import controls on food of animal origin and composite products are:

  • To disseminate best practices for import control procedures, improving knowledge of this complex area of work and ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the Union;
  • To facilitate transition to the new scheme represented by the OCR and the comprehensive set of rules built around it;
  • To go deep into the legal requirements and procedures relating to official border controls, covering theoretical content and legal requirements but including a practical approach to ensure a good understanding of the current framework;
  • To facilitate the development of a harmonised approach to official controls at BCPs, offering an environment and atmosphere where delegates can share their experiences & problems encountered during their daily work;
  • To put on the table common problems and experiences to find common solutions, best practice and encounter alternative and improved ways of working more effectively and efficiently;
  • To provide the participants with the necessary tools and materials to disseminate the knowledge gained through the training course to colleagues in their home countries;
  • To promote relationships between BCPs.
Content 

The course addresses the following topics:

  • Selected aspects of EU legislation, especially where interpretation can be difficult such as rules on welfare and other environemental field (CITES, invasive alien species), world of equidae, non-commercial entry of pets, non-harmonised animals, rules on composite products, personal consignments (luggage, postal/courier parcels), monitoring plans), rules on samples, destruction of kitchen waste and other waste animal products from vessels and other means of transport
  • Practical aspects of implementation procedures (best practices) for controls on imports/transits of products (documentary checks, re-entry of Union consignments, channelling, sampling of consignments, laboratory tests, re-enforced checks, non conforming consignments etc...)
  • Cooperation with customs services, intelligence gathering, risk assessment procedures and information exchange with other competent authorities
  • Use of IT systems (TRACES)
  • Discussion groups or common problems concerning veterinary checks and on their solution, particularly with regard to infringement detextions, decisions to be taken and their enforcement
Target audience

This training course has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.

  • Official control staff from relevant competent authorities operating or involved in Border Control Posts (seaport, airport and road/rail) control systems.
  • Participants must be newcomer participants with a basic knowledge of border official controls or participants with a working knowledge of border official controls, all of them working in a BCP or working at local or central level with responsibilities in import controls.
  • Participants should register for the type of course (Food of animal origin and composites products or Live animals) they are interested in whatever the type of Border Control Post (Airport/Seaport/Road/Rail) they work in or are experienced.
  • Participants must be in a position to provide training to other colleagues and share the experience following their attendance to the training.
  • Participants must be able to understand and speak English in order to participate actively in the training session.
Calendar and locations

Phase 1

Session Start Date End Date Course City Country
1 25/10/2021 03/11/2021 FOAO & CP Online Online
6 16/05/2022 25/05/2022 FOAO & CP Online Online
7 13/06/2022 17/06/2022 FOAO & CP Algeciras Spain
8 19/09/2022 23/09/2022 FOAO & CP Algeciras Spain
9 24/10/2022 28/10/2022 FOAO & CP Antwerp Belgium
10 21/11/2022 25/11/2022 FOAO & CP Algeciras Spain

Phase 2

Session Start Date End Date Course City Country
2_2 16/10/2023 19/10/2023 FOAO & CP Algeciras Spain
2_4 11/12/2023 15/12/2023 FOAO & CP Antwerp Belgium
2_5 18/03/2024 22/03/2024 FOAO & CP Antwerp Belgium
2_7 14/10/2024 17/10/2024 FOAO & CP Algeciras Spain
Category: BORDER CONTROL POSTS

Border control posts: Animal by-products and genetics

The overall objectives of the BTSF training course on Border control posts: Import controls on animal by-products and genetics are:

  • To disseminate best practices for import control procedures, improving knowledge of this complex area of work and ensuring consistent and high implementation standards across the Union;
  • To facilitate transition to the new scheme represented by the OCR and the comprehensive set of rules built around it;
  • To go deep into the legal requirements and procedures relating to official border controls, covering theoretical content and legal requirements but including a practical approach to ensure a good understanding of the current framework;
  • To facilitate the development of a harmonised approach to official controls at BCPs, offering an environment and atmosphere where delegates can share their experiences & problems encountered during their daily work;
  • To put on the table common problems and experiences to find common solutions, best practice and encounter alternative and improved ways of working more effectively and efficiently;
  • To provide the participants with the necessary tools and materials to disseminate the knowledge gained through the training course to colleagues in their home countries;
  • To promote relationships between BCPs.
Content

The course addresses the following topics:

  • Selected aspects of EU legislation, especially where interpretation can be difficult such as rules on welfare and other environemental field (CITES, invasive alien species), world of equidae, non-commercial entry of pets, non-harmonised animals, rules on composite products, personal consignments (luggage, postal/courier parcels), monitoring plans), rules on samples, destruction of kitchen waste and other waste animal products from vessels and other means of transport
  • Practical aspects of implementation procedures (best practices) for controls on imports/transits of products (documentary checks, re-entry of Union consignments, channelling, sampling of consignments, laboratory tests, re-enforced checks, non conforming consignments etc...)
  • Cooperation with customs services, intelligence gathering, risk assessment procedures and information exchange with other competent authorities
  • Use of IT systems (TRACES)
  • Discussion groups or common problems concerning veterinary checks and on their solution, particularly with regard to infringement detextions, decisions to be taken and their enforcement
Target audience

This training course has been designed for the profiles and positions described below. Please verify compliance with the selection criteria before submitting or validating applications.

  • Official control staff from relevant competent authorities operating or involved in Border Control Posts (seaport, airport and road/rail) control systems.
  • Participants must be newcomer participants with a basic knowledge of border official controls or participants with a working knowledge of border official controls, all of them working in a BCP or working at local or central level with responsibilities in import controls.
  • Participants should register for the type of course (Food of animal origin and composites products or Live animals) they are interested in whatever the type of Border Control Post (Airport/Seaport/Road/Rail) they work in or are experienced.
  • Participants must be in a position to provide training to other colleagues and share the experience following their attendance to the training.
  • Participants must be able to understand and speak English in order to participate actively in the training session.
Calendar and locations

Phase 1

Session Start Date End Date Course City Country
3 26/01/2022 04/02/2022 ABP Online Online
5 20/04/2022 29/04/2022 ABP Online Online

Phase 2

Session Start Date End Date Course City Country
2_3 06/11/2023 10/11/2023 ABP Paris France
2_5 22/04/2024 26/04/2024 ABP Paris France
Category: BORDER CONTROL POSTS
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