ScotPIL Poultry personal license

This course is for people that want to apply for a Home Office personal license to work with poultry. The course mainly focusses on chickens. If you're interested in registering for this course, please scroll down to the course overview section to see all current course dates available.

Location
1 Location Available
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- Edinburgh
Duration:
2 days

Currently no dates are available for booking this course. Please contact us for more information.

Overview & what's involved

Course dates:

Lectures (online): Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Handling (on site at SRUC poultry unit, near Penicuik): Wednesday, 8 October 2025

This course is for people that want to apply for a Home Office personal license to work with poultry. The course mainly focusses on chickens.

The lectures and practical handling plus related exams enable you to apply for a PIL (A and B) in birds (domestic fowls).

Lectures are online – we will send you details of how to login after you register. Handling is in person at our poultry facility near Penicuik, Midlothian. Details of where and when to go will be sent to you after you register.

Course cost and how to book

Cost:

For attendees from a ScotPIL member university: £150
For attendees from all other universities/institutes: £200

Details on how to pay will be provided through SRUC finance over the phone.

How to book:
Please download this registration form, fill it in and email it to vicky.sandilands@sruc.ac.uk

Contact details and cancellation

Contact:
Vicky Sandilands: vicky.sandilands@sruc.ac.uk

Cancellations:
Cancellations must be made at least 10 working days prior to the course start date otherwise the full course fee is still payable. In the event that SRUC has to cancel a course for any reason your course fees will be refunded in full or your booking transferred to the next available date if this is suitable.