The RSPH Level 2 Award in Pest Management is a recognised industry-standard qualification required for working as a pest management technician in public health pest control. 

As a pest controller, you should ensure you're qualified to at least this level.

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Delivery

With this online programme, you have up to 12 months to study the online RSPH Level 2 Award in Pest Management learning course. The study takes at least 60 hours. You can then book and pay for RSPH Level 2 Award in Pest Management exam separately when you're ready.

This BPCA course is open to all, however, it is recommended that you have some experience in pest control before attending.

Online learning portal 

The BPCA online learning portal allows you to study at locations and times to suit you.

Learning is delivered in accessible bite-sized chunks. There are mini-quizzes throughout the course for you to track your own progress and end of section quizzes to confirm your understanding.  Each time you take and end the quiz, the questions change so you can keep cementing your knowledge.

Further study and the British Pest Management (BPM)

While the online learning will be an incredibly useful aid to your studies, BPCA also recommends that you purchase a copy of the British pest Management manual. The manual is a valuable training aid and will supplement your online learning with a deeper knowledge of the Level 2 Award in Pest Management syllabus. 

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System requirements

Desktop:
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari
• Edge
• Internet Explorer.

Mobile:
• MobileSafari
• Google Chrome.

For the best experience and optimum security, we recommend that you keep your browser up to date. 

Note: Legacy browsers with known compatibility issues:
• Internet Explorer 10 and below
• Safari 7 and below.

Accessibility

If you would prefer to learn in a classroom setting (online or in real life), check out our other study options.

Other delivery options

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Overview

You will learn about the main pest species, how to identify infestations and different methods of control.

During the Level 2 Award in Pest Management online learning you will learn:

1. Legislation relevant to public health pest control
2. Storage and transport of pesticides
3. Biology, behaviour and control of rats and mice
4. Control of other vertebrate pests including birds, rabbits, foxes, squirrels, moles and feral cats
5. Public health insect pest biology and control including cockroaches, ants, wasps, flies, biting insects, stored product insects
6. Pesticide application equipment
7. Personal protective equipment
8. Pesticide formulations and active ingredients.

You can download the full RSPH syllabus here. You can view a sample exam paper here. Take a look at the specimen answer guide here.

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Assessments

The RSPH Level 2 Award in Pest Management exam is NOT included as part of this programme and you must book your own exam date (with BPCA directly or through another exam centre).

Regardless of how you study this course, by passing the examination you will achieve the RSPH Level 2 Award in Pest Management.

The examination is made up of 3 papers each relating to public health pest control:  

Unit 1: Vertebrates (15 questions)
Unit 2: Invertebrates (15 questions)
Unit 3: Health, Safety and Legal Aspects (15 questions)

If you are sitting the examination in the standard format, you will have up to 3 hours to complete all three papers.

If you are sitting the examination in a modular format, you will have up to 1 hour to complete each individual paper.

The examination papers will consist of a mix of multiple choice and short answer questions around the biology, behaviour and control of rodents, rabbits, squirrels, moles, feral cats, foxes and birds; control of insects (in particular wasps, flies, cockroaches, Pharaohs ants, stored product insects and biting insects), legislation, safe storage and transportation of pesticides, use of application equipment and much more.

You can download the full RSPH syllabus here. You can view a sample exam paper here. Take a look at the specimen answer guide here.

UK vs NON-UK Paper

BPCA acknowledges that the UK paper is accepted in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. If candidates choose to sit a Non-UK paper, it will be the responsibility of the candidate to check if it will be acceptable to local authorities, suppliers and employers.

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Fees

Online Programme

Exam booked separately. 

Cancellation terms

Online course cancellations will only be accepted on receipt of written instruction and are effective from the date received by the BPCA. Cancellations will not be given if online learning has been accessed.

• Less than 7 working days after purchase: No charge
• 7 working days or more after purchase: 100% of fee

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Having completed the BPCA Level 2 Award in Pest Control course - the standard can only be described as excellent - which is what attracted me to do the course in the first instances, having reviewed courses provided by others. The course provided by the BPCA is clearly best in class giving participants extensive knowledge to deal with pest issues in the field.

Mervyn Walsh BA(Hons), HDip. EnvMgt, MEHAI, Field Conservation Biologist, Ecologica Pest Control

I did the Level 2 last week at Yarnfield and would just like to say how enjoyable the course was. The venue was excellent and Paul was a fantastic tutor and a natural teacher. I look forward to doing more training with the BPCA in the future.

James Fellows