STABLE staff entering the racing industry for the first time must complete an online training module.

Horse Racing Ireland’s equuip and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) have launched the Industry Induction Programme which aims to set a consistent standard for introducing new stable staff to racing.

The online course is a general introduction to the industry and topics covered include health and safety, equine safety and care, and raceday practices and procedures.

The course will set a minimum standard of education for all new entrants to the industry and ties in with the continuing professional development and education objectives of HRI’s equuip and the IHRB.

Any new recruit signing-up with a trainer will need to self-register for the course on the equuip website. The online induction course must then be completed within 30 days of registration as a stable employee with the IHRB.

This is a joint project between HRI’s equuip and the IHRB as an educational support for the industry and is laptop, tablet and mobile compatible.

For staff whose first language is not English, there is an option to download a translator facility. The platform also provides stable staff with information about the stable staff pension scheme, further training options and supports that are available.

While mandatory for new stable staff, the content on equuip4learning.com is available to all stable staff who want to make use of the training and other resources provided on the platform. General information about stable staff employment can be found on the IHRB website.

Web: equuip.ie