Deer Alliance - NEW TRAINING SYLLABUS FOR HCAP.

clivej

From the Deer Alliance blog spot website


A revised training syllabus for the Hunter Competence Assessment Programme (HCAP) is in preparation and will be introduced early in 2012.

The new syllabus allows for a standardisation of training and preparation for assessment under HCAP, and will include a designated number of hours’ attendance at training lectures and workshops. A new Food Safety Module is being added in addition to the existing MCQ and Range Test modules. Training will continue to be provided by the different participating deer organisations, based on the new Deer Alliance syllabus and schedule for delivery of preparatory lectures and workshops. In addition, Deer Alliance HCAP itself will offer training in different locations. Candidates who succeed in the HCAP MCQ will then proceed to the Food Safety Module, which will be based on a half-day seminar at an approved facility, with hands-on veterinarian-supervised carcase inspection and handling including physiological familiarisation, disease recognition and butchery. Candidates having passed the MCQ and participated in the Food Safety Module will then proceed to undertake the Range Test. It is anticipated that following adoption of the new procedures, HCAP-Certified Candidates will be recognised as Trained Persons (“Trained Hunters”) within the meaning of food hygiene safety regulations.

The revised training syllabus will be submitted for approval by all participating Deer Alliance HCAP bodies and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in December, for implementation early in 2012. Any necessary increase in the HCAP Fee, to take account of new and additional requirements associated with the new Food Safety Module, and the possibility of an inclusive fee, to cover Training on the one hand, and Assessment on the other, will be considered at the same time. It is likely however that different fee structures will apply.

Grizzly 45

IOW another GYP to get more money out of people.:rolleyes::rolleyes

In other Words a GIP to make more money out of people.
[Translated for the text speak challenged amongst us.]

Longranger

I wish I knew more about text speak! Sorry Grizz;)

Hondata92

The NARGC are running courses for safe meet handling

http://www.nargc.ie/site.aspx

The fee is €340

Course manual €35 + postage

323

Hondata92 wrote: »

The NARGC are running courses for safe meet handling

http://www.nargc.ie/site.aspx

The fee is €340

Course manual €35 + postage

Been considering doing the Wild Game Meat Hygiene Level 2 in the UK, guess the same qualification as setup to meet the same EU directive. Half the price though.

badaj0z

323 wrote: »

Been considering doing the Wild Game Meat Hygiene Level 2 in the UK, guess the same qualification as setup to meet the same EU directive. Half the price though.

You must allow for the IROF when comparing prices. I have watched the Deer Hunting Industry/Bureaucracy start up and now flower into something that requires it's own QUANGO. There must be something very satisfying for those involved, that enables them to make money out of the barriers to entry that they themselves create.

243Xpress

Does this mean that they want the people that have first Hcap to go along and do the revised one?Any ideas?

Grizzly 45

323 wrote: »

Been considering doing the Wild Game Meat Hygiene Level 2 in the UK, guess the same qualification as setup to meet the same EU directive. Half the price though.

AH! But will the Dept of Ag and game dealers and HCAP etc accept it??After all it might be slightly "different" than the one they are teaching here!! Despite being a standard EU course.:rolleyes:and 100% more expensive than any other taught in the EU/UK.

Deerspotter

243Xpress wrote: »

Does this mean that they want the people that have first Hcap to go along and do the revised one?Any ideas?

Good question, does anyone know the answer?
Or is it just required, if you want to sell the meat? In which case, I agree with costly barriers to entry and proper controls in abitoirs. That will stop a few poachers.

Grizzly 45

I dont think professional poachers are going to be stopped by this in the first place.If anything it will be a help to them ,as they can now sign off the carcass as ligit,and with an unscrouplous dealer it will be processed into the system allthe quicker.Whats to stop them flogging the carcass bits out the back of a van around a housing estate to a few of their local known customers.??
Times is tough,and people will be looking soon for cheaper meat to buy to feed their fammlies.
This is about quality not quantity and extracting cash from the ligit shooter.Again.