Introduction
Hello and welcome to this training course on Soil Preservation.
Soil provides many functions for humankind. It provides food for us to eat and purifies our water systems. It acts as a storage for atmospheric carbon and a home for biodiversity. It provides materials for building construction and a resource amenity enhancing physical and mental well-being.
Soil is obviously a very important resource for humankind. Yet this resource is finite. When soil is removed, damaged or contaminated, it can take many, many years to recover.
What happens when we don’t look after soil?
What are the impacts of poor agricultural and industrial practices on soil health and fertility?
How can we best manage this precious resource?
In this training course learners are provided with knowledge to be able to understand the fundamentals of soil preservation.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for those who are looking to study the requirements for implementing sustainable soil management
This course is also appropriate for those who work with soils and are looking to implement preservation strategies.
The course is divided into 4 lessons:
• Lesson 1: Soil – a general introduction
• Lesson 2: Soil as a resource
• Lesson 3: Soil – the impact of agriculture and food activities
• Lesson 4: Soil- the impact of industrial activities
Lessons are all presented in video format, and there’s a transcript you can follow as you watch. If you like, you can download the video transcript to revise later on. In this course, each new lesson builds on previous information, so it’s best to follow the lessons in order. Similarly, you should follow each module in sequence as you first go through the course. All registered users have unlimited access to video lessons and transcripts, and you can repeat each video as often as you like.
There’s a discussion forum attached to this course. You’ll find the discussion forum on the course homepage. In this forum you can chat to other students and leave questions and comments on the course.
If you have any difficulties navigating the course, see the support section for help.
On successful completion of this course all students will be awarded a Certificate of
Completion. This certificate confirms you have completed all the video lessons for
every module and fully met all the requirements of the course.
To achieve this award all the assessment quizzes for each lesson must be passed. The pass grade for each quiz is 80%.You can retake lesson quizzes as often as you like.
The Assessment Method
There’s a quiz at the end of each lesson to test your understanding of the material. To successfully complete this course, you must pass the quiz for each lesson. Once all the lessons have been completed, you can then download and print the People & Process completion certificate.
So let’s get started! In the next lesson entitled “Soil – a general introduction” we will look at the importance of soils.
