Soil Erosion Control and Prevention Methods Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the main causes and types of soil erosion in South African contexts.
• Assess erosion risk using field observation and simple tools.
• Apply appropriate control methods such as contour ploughing, terracing, and vegetation management.
• Implement erosion prevention measures for construction and agricultural sites.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of chosen erosion control techniques.
• Demonstrate compliance with relevant environmental legislation and best practices.

Target Audience

This course is designed for farmers, land managers, environmental officers, construction supervisors, and anyone involved in land use planning or natural resource management who needs to apply soil conservation methods.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Learners will apply theoretical knowledge through field-based exercises: assessing erosion, installing control measures, and developing a plan. Practicals reinforce observation, measurement, and implementation skills.

Practical Activities

• Field Erosion Assessment — Learners visit an eroded site, identify erosion types, measure rill/gully dimensions, and record soil and vegetation data. (4h)
• Vegetative Control Measures Demonstration — Learners practice marking contour lines, laying out strip cropping plots, and applying mulch on a demonstration plot. (4h)
• Structural Control Construction — Learners construct a small check dam using rocks/logs and install an erosion control blanket on a simulated slope. (4h)
• Integrated Erosion Control Plan — In groups, learners develop an erosion control plan for a given farm scenario, combining vegetative and structural methods, and present it. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.