Skills and Training

This unit describes the safe storage, use and disposal of pesticides.

Who is managing safely for?

Managing Safely is unlike any other course. You’ll find a practical programme, full of step-by-step guidance, and a sharp business focus. But you’ll also find that the highly innovative format and content engages and inspires...

Farms are essentially businesses, subject to the same demands for efficiency and success, while also
facing distinctive challenges. It's crucial to assess your farm business from multiple angles to gauge
your performance and pinpoint areas of strength or areas that...

Typically a 1 day training course with an assessment on a different day.  A certificate will be issued upon successful completion. 

PA4 = Candidates must have attended a Safe Use of Pesticides training course and/or hold an NPTC Certificate of...

This module is focused on genomics, and the application of genomics in the farming industry.

This module gives an introduction on the importance of pollinators and how simple actions within grass-based livestock farming can provide forage for bees and other insect pollinators.

This course will give an overview of the future direction of agriculture in Wales based on aims relating to sustainable farming and the Sustainable Land Management framework. It will aim to introduce the 5 core themes that make up the...

This module aims to expand on the considerations surrounding the running of a farm business, succession, and how new entrants can find routes to participate in, or operate, a farm business in Wales. Farming is essential for ecosystem services and...

This is 1 day course with a certificate of attendance issued upon completion.

This course will teach you the skills to look at the feasibility of various enterprises and the effect of a diversification on the existing enterprises. It looks...

This training course covers the following three areas: Identification of invasive non-native species of flora and fauna, identification of injurious species and identification, control and management of Fallopia (Japanese knotweed) species.