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...

PA3A = This course covers safe use of a broadcast sprayer with air assistance.

This course will include instruction on:

• Basics of variable geometry boom and air broadcast spray application
• Hygiene and Personal Protective Equipment
• The working principles of variable...

Typically a 1 day training course and computerised assessment. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion.

PA1 = This qualification meets the legal requirements of the Control of Pesticides Regulations and lets you work unsupervised in the industry. To...

This is a 1 day training course and a certificate will be issued following completion.

With a high risk of accidents and incidents in this sector, it’s essential to have the correct procedures and training in place. This course will...

This is a 2-day training course, accredited by ILM (Institute of Leadership and Management). A certificate will be issued with ILM accreditation upon completion of this course.
As a manager it’s important to be able to communicate properly with your...

This course is a 3-hour training workshop and a certificate of attendance will be issued on completion of the workshop. Workshops are delivered by local vet practices pan Wales. 

Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to increase knowledge on the...

Johne's disease or paratuberculosis is greatly under-diagnosed in many UK sheep flocks. 

The disease is characterised by emaciation but not, as in cattle, chronic severe diarrhoea. Disease is encountered in all sheep husbandry systems, including extensively managed flocks. 

In many...

Horned cattle are a major management problem on farm, causing significant risks for both handlers and other stock. Removing the horns has benefits for both humans and cattle. Over the long term, the best method of producing cattle without horns...

Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA), also known as Jaagsiekte, is an infectious lung cancer of sheep and goats found worldwide apart from Australia and New Zealand. It is classed as one of the “iceberg diseases” of sheep. The extent of the...