APA Educational Trust
Analysis and Examination of Foods 2009
5 day residential course at the University of Reading

The next annual course at the University of Reading will take place in the week of 23 – 27 March 2009.

This informative and very enjoyable (though demanding) week of lectures and interactive workshops is highly recommended by the APA Training Committee. It is excellent training for work in food, feed and fertiliser enforcement analysis and essential preparation for those intending to sit the statutory qualification examinations for Mastership in Chemical Analysis administered by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

As you may know, the programme is on a two year rolling cycle, so those delegates who attended in 2008 will find this course particularly useful.

Owing to the generous sponsorship of the FSA the course will be free to the first delegate from each UK Official Food Control (Public Analyst) laboratory site. If there are any spare places, these will be offered at £750 for subsequent delegates from OFC (PA) labs or £895 per person for non-OFC (PA) labs. This course will be very popular. Places will be strictly limited to 20. Please ensure that you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The timetable is attached.

Further information available by e-mailing APA Training Officer michael.walker@lgc.co.uk. Reservations should also be sent to the Training Officer using the attached registration form.

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Update

Now that the course has been held Michael Walker, on behalf of Training Committee and the Educational Trust, has provided a report on the event.