The Club will be conducting a Disease Recognition and Destruction Course on Saturday 13th November 1999 in Room 1 of the Johnsonville Community Centre, corner of Frankmoore Ave & Moorefield Road.

The Course will start at 1.00pm, (please be present by 12.45 to complete application forms) and will be of at least 4 hours duration. There will be a refreshment break midway. At the completion of the Course, candidates will sit the exam. There will be 45 questions with an estimated completion time of 30-45 minutes.

The Papers will be marked by computer and the results forwarded directly to participants. All questions will have multiple choice answers and will be based entirely on information contained in all sections of the manual "Elimination of American Foulbrood Without The Use of Drugs" by Mark Goodwin & Cliff Van Eaton. Everyone who applied for a DECA should have received this manual.

There will be 5 questions on visual identification of disease from the coloured plates in the manual. A 100% PASS IS REQUIRED IN THIS SECTION. THERE WILL ALSO BE OTHER MANDATORY QUESTIONS IN THE PAPER REQUIRING A 100% PASS MARK. The overall pass mark must not be less than 70%. It is essential therefore that the manual is studied thoroughly.

Because of space limitation at the Course venue, it will be necessary to restrict this first Course to 20 individuals. Anyone intending to participate should contact Mary-Ann Lindsay on 478 3367. Registrations will be on a "first in - first served basis". Another Course will be held later, probably in February 2000.

The Course fee is $25.00 plus a $2.00 per head surcharge to cover venue, projector hire and refreshments. Fees must be paid before the commencement of the Course. Club members who were financial members or Life Members as at 31 May 1999 will have their Course Fees (not surcharge) paid by the Club provided they have applied for a DECA.

The Course will be conducted by Andrew Beach and Bill Allan who have both completed an Instructors Course administered by the NBA.

The only article that you will need to bring with you is a pen. You may bring the manual for reference during the Course. Naturally, the manual and any notes will need to be surrendered temporarily during the exam.

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