Fusarium wilt training for NSW DPI pathologists has valuable industry wide outcomes. Updating knowledge and testing skills will enable timely and accurate diagnosis and the ability to differentiate between various Fusarium strains. This workshop provided the opportunity to confer/collaborate with International experts for this pathogen. The International Fusarium Workshop in Kansas, USA is a workshop taught by eight international experts of Fusarium. With increased knowledge and skills, in particular morphological, genetic and molecular techniques used for identifying and characterising Fusarium, vigilance on diseases of cotton continues to be an area of ongoing education and research.