Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and stewardship

Take action in 2025

IMPORTANT CHANGES TO PROOF OF COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASERS AND USERS OF PROFESSIONAL USE RODENTICIDES FROM 1ST JANUARY 2026

As part of measures taken to strengthen stewardship, CRRU UK has decided that from 1st January 2026 the following two options will be the only criteria at the point of sale which sellers of professional use rodenticides will consider as proof of competence for the purchase and subsequent use of professional use rodenticides in the UK.

Either :

Proof of certification to a CRRU UK approved training course within the past 5 years (https://www.thinkwildlife.org/training-certification/)

Or :

Proof of certification to a CRRU UK approved training course more than 5 years ago and current membership of a CRRU UK approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme. https://www.thinkwildlife.org/training-certification/continuing-professional-development-cpd-and-stewardship/

Note: users joining a CRRU UK approved CPD scheme for the first time will need to join as soon as possible in 2025, and complete their membership criteria during this period, in order to be ready for the 1st January 2026 changes.

CRRU UK – approved CPD schemes

Training Certification Continuing Professional Development CPD and Stewardship

Basis Prompt https://basis-prompt.co.uk/

BPCA Registered https://bpca.org.uk/registered

British Pest Register https://cpd.pest-register.co.uk/login.php

(CRRU UK approved CPD schemes feature 3 points / hours / credits, of rodent control content that conforms to CRRU guidelines, required each year as part of the normal quota for membership. This is to be assessed as part of the event.)

A selection of new presentations will be released by the end of January 2025, to support delivery of CPD by producing learning resources available to CRRU UK approved CPD schemes, for dissemination via their established routes to users. The expertise of CRRU UK member companies, stakeholder organisations, and individuals will be harnessed to create a series of CPD training modules made freely available at the CRRU UK website. The modules, each comprising a PowerPoint presentation taking 45-60 minutes for completion, will be supported by detailed trainers’ notes. The resources will be downloaded by training organisations and used during face-to-face or online education events.

The presentations are to be treated like a syllabus, meaning trainers can adapt the presentations to their own style and will be trusted to maintain accuracy. The presentations may be used free of charge in any format or medium provided they are reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as CRRU UK copyright and the title of the document specified.

This presentation covers stewardship strengthening measures – removal of open spaces and waste dumps from anticoagulant rodenticide labels and new training and certification requirements from 2026 onwards. Updates made to the July 2024 Code of Best Practice are also included. Authors: Produced in 2025 by the head of the CRRU UK Training and Certification Work Group in conjunction with the head of the CRRU UK Best Practice Work Group and CRRU UK Chair. It is designed to be presented as a 60 minute talk.

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These presentations may be used free of charge in any format or medium provided that it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as CRRU UK copyright and the title of the document specified. Any enquiries related to the copyright in this document should be addressed to: CRRU UK, c/o Killgerm Chemicals Ltd, PO Box 2, Ossett WF5 9NA

AWARDING ORGANISATIONS

This presentation covers the ‘toxic to reproduction’ reclassification of anticoagulant rodenticides and changes to permitted pack sizes. It is designed to be presented as a 45 – 60 minute talk. Speaker notes can be viewed by clicking the “” symbol on the first slide and selecting ‘show presenter view’. Authors: Sarah Bull (CRRU UK Regulatory Work Group) and Dr Matthew Davies (CRRU UK Training and Certification Work Group)