Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has produced over 500 graduates (MSc & PhD) in the field of aquaculture / fisheries, and trained over 1,000 government officials and private company managers / entrepreneurs from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam and several others from African, American, Australian and European countries. The short-term training courses offered by AIT help update knowledge on recent developments in the field and provide opportunities to acquire specific skills. A wide range of training courses are taught by the experts in the field of Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management and also external resource persons. The following courses are offered occasionally which are listed below: Course 1: Recent Advances in Tropical Aquaculture (Apply now? - Click here) This training course provides basic principles of aquaculture, its role in rural development, food security and income generation. In addition, gives a lot of ideas about where and how a person can set-up a fish farms as a business. This course is suitable for beginners who have simple biology or agriculture background and want to start farm immediately. The topics include: Lecture 1 - Role of aquaculture Lecture 2 - History of aquaculture Lecture 3 - Aquaculture and rural development Lecture 4 - Integrated aquaculture systems Lecture 5 - Green water aquaculture Lecture 6 - Intensive commercial aquaculture Lecture 7 - Site selection and planning Lecture 8 - Environment impact assessment (EIA)
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about where and how tilapia farming can be applied. This course is suitable for those who want to start tilapia business / farm immediately or who want to provide consultancy to others. Using the technology, some of the farmers in Thailand have produced over 30 million fry per month i.e. 1 million a day. Many people say its hard to believe but this is happening in Thailand. Only those who join the training will know it and feel its value. Topics include:
Lecture 2: Fisheries / Aquaculture: Global Perspective Lecture 3: Tilapia Farming: Status and Trends Worldwide Lecture 4: Farm / Hatchery Design and Layout Lecture 5: Tilapia Grow-out Systems Lecture 6: Water Quality Monitoring and Management Lecture 7: Feeds & Feeding Management Lecture 8: Economics and Marketing Lecture 9: Health Management & Bio-security Lecture 10: Fish Processing, Food Quality & Safety Lecture 11: Tilapia Hatchery / Farm Business Plan Practicals: Brood preparation, harvest, cleaning, weighing, incubation, MT feed preparation, feeding, nursing, grading, conditioning, packing & selling
Thailand is no. 1 in shrimp export in the world. Every year Thailand earns US$ 2-3 billion. Production ranges from 6-10 tons per hectare. When price was good, last year a farmer in Surat Thani showed the calculation of US$45,000 net profit from a hectare pond. So managing a few ponds would sufficiently give good income. But training is necessary to make that happen. We offer the following lectures and farm visits: Lecture 1 - Biology of shrimp / prawn Lecture 2 - Broodfish maturation and breeding Lecture 4 - Larval rearing Lecture 5 - Nursing techniques Lecture 6 - Grow-out methods Lecture 7 - Nutrition and feeding management Lecture 8 - Health management Lecture 9 - Integration/rotation with other species Lecture 10 - Post harvest and processing Lecture 11 - Certification and food safety Lecture 12 - Marketing and value chain
The hatchery where our trainees are taken for practice produces and sells over 5 million catfish fry in a single day. The Manager says, demand reaches up to 10 million a day but that is too much work to do. Its again hard to believe but this is happening in Thailand. Our trainees inject the fish, and assist in stripping several kilos of eggs; and will have no question on how manage such a large scale hatchery. The major training topics include: Lecture 1 - Biology, and production status & trend Lecture 2 - Broodfish maturation and breeding Lecture 4 - Egg Incubation and larval rearing Lecture 5 - Nursing techniques Lecture 6 - Grow-out methods Lecture 7 - Nutrition and feeding management Lecture 8 - Health management and bio-security
Lecture 2 - Lay-out and designing structures Lecture 3 - Tank / Pond Construction and preparation Lecture 4 - Hapa set-up, cleaning and maintenance Lecture 5 - Biological and slow-sand filters Lecture 6 - Pumps, aerators and other equipment Lecture 7 - Water supply and drainage canals Lecture 8 - Safety and maintenance
Lecture 2 - Breeding method Lecture 4 - Nursing & grading Lecture 5 - Grow-out systems Lecture 6 - Nutrition & feed formulation Lecture 7 - Marketing, Processing & Cooking Practice & field visit in Private farms
Lecture 2 - Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Lecture 3 - Wetland Ecosystem Management Lecture 4 - Evolution of Aquaculture in Asia and Increasing Role on Livelihoods Lecture 5 - Intensive Farming: Livelihoods and the Environment Lecture 6 - Fish Trade, Food Safety and Certification
Lecture 2 - Feeding behaviour of fish species Lecture 3 - Nutrient requirements of various species Lecture 4 - Feed ingredients and their composition Lecture 5 - On-farm feeds and feed ingredients Lecture 6 - Feed supplements Lecture 7 - Feed formulations Lecture 8 - Feed manufacture Lecture 9 - Live feeds Lecture 10 - Fish feeds and marketing
In this course, participants will have a hands-on practical session (3 hrs) after each theory session (1:30 hrs) starting from simple statistical functions in MS Excel then use of SPSS, MiniTab and/or other software programs. The topics include:
Lecture 2 - Research design (survey and experiment) Lecture 3 - Sampling and data collection Lecture 4 - Data compilation and exploratory data analysis Lecture 5 - Simple hypothesis testing Lecture 6 - Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple range tests Lecture 7 - Simple and multiple regression, and correlation Lecture 8 - Multivariate analysis Lecture 9 - Non-parametric tests Lecture 10 - Writing results / scientific papers
This course has been designed, upon request, for the Executive / Senior Managers, CEOs and Consultants with or without technical background but are planning to start aqua business or provide supports to others. Topics include:
Lecture 2 - History and evolution of aquaculture Lecture 3 - Product development and quality control Lecture 4 - Writing aqua business plan Lecture 5 - Team building / Human resource management Lecture 6 - Supply chain management Lecture 7 - Marketing management Lecture 8 - Managerial accounting Lecture 9 - Business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) Lecture 10 - Writing reports / presentation
Lecture 2 - Lay-out and designing structures Lecture 3 - Tanks, filtration system & sanitation Lecture 4 - Pumps, aerators and other equipment Lecture 5 - Fish species: marine and fresh water species Lecture 6 - Feeds and feeding Lecture 7 - Water supply & quality monitoring Lecture 8 - Safety and maintenance
Lecture 2 - Evolution of Aquaculture: Subsistence to Commercial Lecture 3 - Feeds and Inputs Services Lecture 4 - Economics / Cost-Effectiveness Lecture 5 - Models of Aquaculture Development Workshop 1 - Identifying & analyzing value chain actors Workshop 2 - Technology, Business Plan and Implementation Workshop 3 - Impact Assessments (Socio-economics & Environmental)
Lecture 2 - Suitable fish species and vegetables Lecture 4 - Water quality and nutrient / waste recycling Lecture 5 - System designing Lecture 6 - Energy requirements e.g. Electricity, solar power and rainwater collection Lecture 7 - Vegetable gardening Lecture 8 - Fish-Prawn-vegetable farming Lecture 9 - Economics and Business plan
1-week (US$1,000) 2-week (US$1,500) 3-week (US$2,000) 4-5 weeks (US$2,500) 6-8 weeks (US$3,000) 9-12 weeks (US$3,500) 6-month / Semester
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Director, World Aquaculture Society, Asian-Pacific Chapter (WAS-APC) Coordinator, Aqua-Internship and Training Program Senior Scientist and Affiliated Faculty Aquaculture & Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) PO Box 4, Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120, Thailand Email: bhujel@ait.asia or Coordinator@aarm-asialink.info or Skype: Ram.Bhujel Tel: 66 (02) 524 5222 Mobile: 66 (081) 734 6934 |
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June 17-29
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June 17-29
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May 7-12, 2012: completed
May 27- 31, 2013: few seats left
May 7-12, 2012: completed
May 27- 31, 2013: few seats left
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July 7-11, 2013
July 7-11, 2013
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Venue: Can Tho Univ, Vietnam)
Date: Nov. 19 - Dec 6, 2012
Venue: AIT, Thailand
Venue: Can Tho Univ, Vietnam)
Date: Nov. 19 - Dec 6, 2012
Venue: AIT, Thailand
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Upcoming:
Sept 20-28 - completed
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Sept 20-28 - completed
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