Accredited E-learning Suites
A range of accredited suites, made of up to 8 modules per suite, specifically designed to compliment each other and enhance your learning experience and knowledge. Upon completion, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Transition to SFS: An Introduction to Sustainable Farming
Completion of this suite of modules will give you a broad overview of the future direction of agriculture in Wales. It will give you an insight into the 5 core characteristics of Sustainable Farming and a brief introduction to each. Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Transition to SFS: How to Become More Resilient and Productive
Completion of this suite of modules will give you an overview of the future direction of agriculture in Wales. It will give you an insight into the Sustainable Farming characteristic of How to Become More Resilient and Productive, including modules on various Business, Land and Livestock topics. Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Transition to SFS: How to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Inputs, Nutrients and Waste
Completion of this suite of modules will give you an overview of the future direction of agriculture in Wales. It will give you an insight into the Sustainable Farming characteristic of How to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Inputs, Nutrients and Waste, including modules on various Land and Livestock topics. Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Transition to SFS: How to Reduce on farm emissions and maximise carbon sequestration
Completion of this suite of modules will give you an overview of the future direction of agriculture in Wales. It will give you an insight into the Sustainable Farming characteristic of how to reduce on farm emissions and maximise carbon sequestration, including modules on various Business, Land and Livestock topics. Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Transition to SFS: How to Protect and Enhance the Farm Ecosystem
Completion of this suite will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to protect and enhance your farm's ecosystem while promoting sustainable farming practices in Wales. These modules provide practical guidance for managing soil health, preventing diffuse pollution, implementing efficient water use, understanding mixed farming benefits, utilizing natural flood management techniques, and working with rare and native breeds. You'll also learn about habitat identification, creation, and management to support biodiversity and ecosystem services on your farm.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Transition to SFS: How to Benefit People, Animals and Places
Completion of this suite will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to farm sustainably while protecting Wales's unique landscapes, heritage, and biodiversity. These modules provide practical guidance for protecting cultural heritage, engaging with the public, ensuring workplace safety, and maintaining personal wellbeing.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Air and Water Quality
Completion of this suite will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage air and water quality on your farm while contributing to Wales's environmental sustainability goals. These modules provide practical guidance for reducing agricultural emissions, protecting water resources, managing ammonia levels, and implementing sustainable farming practices that benefit both agricultural productivity and environmental protection.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Carbon, Efficiency & Renewable Energy
This suite of modules provides a comprehensive exploration of carbon, efficiency, and renewable energy strategies. It covers critical topics including Net Zero principles, carbon reporting fundamentals, energy crop production, energy efficiency in horticulture, wind energy generation, and anaerobic digestion technologies. The modules are designed to help participants understand the UK's emissions reduction goals, learn practical approaches to carbon calculations, explore sustainable biomass production, optimize energy use in agricultural and horticultural settings, and investigate renewable energy technologies. By addressing key challenges in transitioning away from fossil fuel dependence, these modules offer insights into practical strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting the UK's ambitious Net Zero target for 2050.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Calf Health and Management
The Calf Health and Management suite contains information on topics that impact the health and welfare of calves: Housing, colostrum, disbudding, castration, rumen development and some pertinent diseases (pneumonia, neonatal diseases and scour). Ensuring that calves have appropriate housing, are correctly disbudded and castrated at the right time and receive enough colostrum in the 6-hour window after birth all play a role in health, welfare and ultimately productivity. Being aware of common diseases and how to treat them or better prevent them is also essential. Learning about weaning and rumen development will help ensure the animal is productive and profitable in future.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Ecosystems and Land Management
Completion of this suite of module will enable users to gain a greater understanding of the interaction of ecology/ecosystems with agricultural and food production practices. These will help you with identifying positive and negative organisms, how to protect and manage your land from the negative organisms and encourage positive organisms. Upon completion of all the modules you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Farm Business Management Essentials
This suite introduces farm business management, covering tax considerations (Agricultural and Business Property Relief), financial fundamentals, benchmarking, succession planning, VAT obligations, and leadership skills. You will gain essential knowledge on planning, financial management, and team leadership.
Upon completion of all modules, you will receive a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Farm Health and Safety
Completion of this suite focusses on safe practices when working with telescopic lift trucks, handling livestock, operating tractors, managing risks in forestry and farming, handling pesticides, and addressing mental health challenges in agriculture. Each module is designed to enhance awareness, prevent accidents, and promote the well-being of farm workers by providing practical guidance on equipment operation, animal handling, risk management, chemical safety, and mental health support. The training emphasizes the unique challenges of agricultural work, offering insights into preventing injuries, understanding animal behaviour, maintaining equipment, and supporting the mental health of farmers and agricultural workers.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Grassland and Grazing Suite
Completion of this suite will help you understand various aspects of grassland and grazing systems, which are key production systems in UK agriculture. The focus will be particularly on improving their environmental impacts. You will explore how grazing management and grassland species play a vital role in productivity and how these factors are closely linked to nutrient availability. Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Horticulture: An Introduction to Plant Health, Growth, and Personal Safety
By completing this set of modules, you will gain a broad overview of horticultural practices. This will allow you to recognise the measures that can be taken to maintain the health of plants, identify the potential hazards that may impact their health, and learn the best practices that can be implemented in your everyday work environment. Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
On Farm Technology
The On Farm Technology suite provides information on the various precision technologies that are available for use in different agricultural industries – Dairy, beef, arable, sheep and pigs. The suite also includes a module that covers Controlled Environment Agriculture and a module that examines the use of technology in agriculture in general. This suite will introduce the technologies, discuss how they can be implemented on farm and evaluate the benefits and drawbacks. Technologies have the potential to improve efficiency, animal health and welfare, sustainability and ultimately drive profitability. The main barrier to use is the high cost of this equipment, so it is important to carefully consider how the technology will work for each individual farm.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Pig Health and Management
The Pig Health and Management Suite provides comprehensive training on essential pig farming practices. It covers parasitic control, piglet survival strategies, African Swine Fever prevention, and biosecurity protocols for smallholders. The suite addresses modern precision agriculture technologies including electronic identification, sound analysis, thermal detection, and AI applications. It details nutrition fundamentals, feed efficiency, and alternative feeds to optimize production costs. The training also focuses on respiratory disease management and diarrhoea prevention in piglets, emphasizing proper hygiene, immunity development, and prevention strategies rather than treatment.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Poultry Health and Management
The Poultry Health and Management Suite provides comprehensive training across essential aspects of poultry care and disease prevention, it encompasses eight key modules: Injurious Pecking in Laying Hens, Managing Poultry Manure, Poultry Parasites, Poultry Vaccination, Respiratory Diseases in Poultry, Avian Influenza, Egg Production and Associated Diseases, and Poultry Biosecurity.
The suite delivers practical knowledge on preventing harmful behaviours, managing waste effectively, identifying and treating common parasites and diseases, implementing proper vaccination protocols, understanding egg production physiology, and establishing robust biosecurity measures to improve overall flock health and productivity.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Soil Health and Management
Completion of this suite of module will help you to understand how to work towards fertile, productive and healthy soils whilst avoiding environmental impacts. You will be introduced to soil health, why it’s important for productivity, and how it intimately links with nutrient availability, soil carbon and soil fertility, for biodiversity and ecosystem services within landscapes. Upon completion of all the modules you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Sheep Genetics
This suite comprises seven key modules covering genetics in agriculture: Breeding sheep for reduced methane emissions, Breeding sheep for parasite resistance, Buying a performance recorded hill ram, reating a breeding programme for the sheep flock, Estimated breeding values, Genomics and Genetic improvements in livestock.
The focus is mainly on the genetic improvement of livestock to improve health, performance and environmental impact through good breeding decisions and using tools such as EBVs and genomics. Completion of this suite will provide a good understanding of genetics in agriculture and how these techniques and protocols can be used on the farm to improve productivity.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Understanding the Energy Market: A Comprehensive Guide to Energy Basics
Completion of this suite enables the user to understand the basics of the energy market. Starting off with what the Energy Grid looks like and how it works, the modules within the suite support the user in understanding the importance of meters and how they impact our bills. We further explore the types of contracts and the charges that come with different contracts. Final modules cover ideas as to how the user can monitor their energy usage better and even measure usage, allowing savings to be recognised. Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.
Woodland Development and Management
This resource covers eight key modules: Agroforestry, Tree Health-Pests and Diseases, Orchard Establishment and Management, Continuous Cover Forestry, Benefits of Trees on Upland Farms, Woodland Management, Hedgerow Management Cycle, and The Role of Trees and Their Multifunctional Benefits to the Economic and Environmental Performance of the Farm.
The suite provides practical knowledge on sustainable forestry practices, disease prevention, economic opportunities from woodland resources, and the environmental benefits of integrating trees into farming systems.
Upon completion of all modules, you will gain a higher level of recognition through a Lantra Awards certificate, which will be automatically saved in your Storfa Sgiliau account.