Skills and Training

Are you a horticultural business? Farming Connect can support you to complete UA4 (CPD) of the Sustainable Farming Scheme.

For horticulture farm businesses joining the SFS in 2026, the following e-learning modules completed from summer 2025 will count towards the...

A 5 day training course with an independent assessment and certificate upon successful completion.

This is a hands-on course that delivers both practical skills and health and safety guidance as well as demonstrating that you and your employer have completed...

This is a 1 day training course with a certificate of training issued following completion.

This course is designed to prepare you to gain the IPPC permit. The course will guide you through the requirements of the IPPC so you...

To present an understanding of general recognition and treatment skills to provide the learner with the knowledge and understanding to manage first aid in a farming environment.

This course covers the following:

• Aims, roles and responsibilities of the first aider...

This 1 day course will follow these objectives:
•    Understanding the role of the Forest Works Manager
•    Oversight of the Health and Safety at Work Act, and the legal Responsibilities of an FWM
•    Understanding Hazards, Risks and Controls...

Sheep scab, caused by the mite Psoroptes ovis, leads to major economic losses to the UK flock and impacts sheep welfare. Studies consistently show that sheep on common grazing are at high risk of infection and that proper quarantine of...

In this course you will learn about the impact of water pollution and the regulations in place to protect water pathways in Wales. The contribution of livestock to climate change and the potential for farm carbon sequestration will also be...

Diagnosis of eye conditions in cattle is important in order to ensure the correct treatment is given. In this course we cover; Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK, “Pink eye”, New Forest Disease”), Bovine Iritis (“silage eye”) and Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma...

Safe food is described in law as “food which is free from contaminants and will not cause injury or illness”.
Unsafe food is food that could cause illness or injury through….

• Contaminants - hazards which shouldn’t be in the food...