This webinar will examine how to use the morphological features to help in the identification of turf grasses and weeds. It will examine the most common weeds found on UK Golf Courses and the main grass genus as well as their seed. Additionally it will discuss control measures and how certain weed types can inform the greenkeeper on soil and ground conditions. If you can’t tell your Cats-ear from your Taraxacum officinale then this is the session for you.

Apprentices on the new level 2 standard must carry out the task of turf grass identification (15 weeds, 5 grasses plus 4 seeds from these grasses) as part of the End Point Assessment (EPA) practical and this webinar will address this part of the EPA. 

Presented by Andy Wight, Head of Work Based Learning for the Land Based Industries, Oaklands College

Andy Wight has worked in Sports Turf for over 39 years. With a background in the industry he has worked on winter and summer sports as well golf reaching the level of Course Manager before leaving the industry to join Oaklands College.

For over 20 years Andy has been involved in the writing of learning materials for Level 2 and 3, helping in both the development of the GTC Training Manual and Greenkeeping Apprenticeships. He is an Independent End Point assessor for the Level 2 Golf Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Standard and is currently Head of Department overseeing Greenkeeping and Sports Turf apprenticeships at Oaklands College in Hertfordshire.

BIGGA members can watch the webinar online here.

Field Guides

BIGGA's Field Guides were developed to assist members to be able to identify flora and fauna on the golf course and provide a reference guide that they could use whlist working on the course.  Each one of the sections has been produced using BIGGA's Learning & Development Fund.

BIGGA members can access the Field Guides here.

ICL Continue to Learn Scholarship

BIGGA in conjunction with ICL have developed a scholarship opportunity for BIGGA Members.

The ICL Continue to Learn Scholarship offers five BIGGA members the opportunity to attend the Continue to Learn at BTME education programme. The scholarship, worth approximately £500, comprises three nights hotel accommodation and 15 hours of education.

Applications for the ICL Continue to Learn Scholarship 2021 are now open.

BIGGA Annual Photographic Competition

The theme for this year’s annual photographic competition is you, the greenkeeper.

We’re looking for photographs that showcase the very best of what it means to work on a golf course.

Find out more and enter the competition here.

Podcast

The Green Room Golf Course Podcast is produced by Karl Hansell on behalf of the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association.

For questions, comments or concerns, you can get in touch by emailing [email protected].

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