2022 Training

Date/Status	Training Course*	Training Fee (USD) For station-based courses only Discounted rate for Filipinos applies	Venue**
17-19 May (Done)	Giant freshwater prawn hatchery and grow-out operations	550	Online (BFS)
Postponed until further notice Accepting applicants	Tilapia hatchery and grow-out operations	550	Station-Based/Online (BFS)
11-15 July Accepting applicants	Carp hatchery and grow-out operations	550	Station-Based/Online (BFS)
28 July-5 August Accepting applicants	Marine fish hatchery operations	2,400	Online (TMS)
15 August-5 September Accepting applicants	Mangrove crab hatchery operations	1,800	Station-Based/Online (TMS)
19-28 September Accepting applicants	Mangrove crab nursery and grow-out operations	900	Station-Based/Online (TMS)
September Accepting applicants	Distance learning course: Principles of aquaculture nutrition		Online
September Accepting applicants	Distance learning course: Basic principles of health management in aquaculture		Online
September Accepting applicants	Seaweed farming		Station-Based/Online (TMS)
17-21 October Accepting applicants	Catfish hatchery and grow-out operations	550	Station-Based/Online (BFS)
3-17 October Accepting applicants	Sandfish (Holothuria scabra) seed production, nursery and management	1,300	Station-Based/Online (TMS)
7-21 November Accepting applicants	Community-based freshwater aquaculture for remote rural areas of Southeast Asia	1,200	Station-Based/Online (BFS)
To be arranged Accepting applicants	Abalone (Haliotis asinina) hatchery and grow-out	1,800	Station-Based/Online (TMS)
By arrangement Accepting applicants	Brackishwater aquaculture		TMS
By arrangement Accepting applicants	Shrimp hatchery operations		TMS
By arrangement Accepting applicants	Fish health diagnostics Bacteriological analysis Detection of bacterial and viral diseases in fish and shrimp using PCR		TMS
By arrangement Accepting applicants	Selected Freshwater Species Freshwater prawn Tilapia Catfish		TMS
By arrangement Accepting applicants	Aquaculture Engineering		TMS
By arrangement Accepting applicants	Marine fish net cage culture		TMS
By arrangement Accepting applicants	Feed formulation and preparation		TMS
By arrangement Accepting applicants	Hatchery of selected species (milkfish/sea bass/grouper)		TMS
By arrangement Accepting applicants	Cage/pond culture of selected marine species		TMS
By arrangement Accepting applicants	On-site training course on aquaculture technologies (depending on training need of clients, at cost)		TMS

*Training courses may be postponed if the minimum number of participants cannot be attained. Courses should have at least 7 local participants

**BFS – Binangonan Freshwater Station, Tapao Point, Binangonan, Rizal; TMS -Tigbauan Main Station, Tigbauan, Iloilo

For more details, please contact the Training Section. The training fee covers the cost of registration, training materials, and field trips. Meals and accommodation are not included. For arranged courses, a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 25% of the training fee is required for a secured slot, two weeks before the start of the training course. The training schedule and training fee are subject to change without prior notice.

NOTE: Online courses per commodity is by arrangement. Station-based/face-to-face/on-site training courses are subjected to IATF Rules and Department Guidelines on COVID-19.

For more information, please contact:

Training and Information Division
Tel No.: (6333) 330 7033; Fax No.: (6333) 330 7031
Email: training@seafdec.org.ph, eamar@seafdec.org.ph, cmgenzola@seafdec.org.ph, faya@seafdec.org.ph (for BFS-based training courses)