Skills and Training

This module will cover the main pests and diseases that affect trees in Wales. How to identify them, how to treat or manage them and how to protect trees from these threats using biosecurity measures.

This course will look at factors relating to resilience and production within sustainable land management systems. These will include information relating to on farm assessment, benchmarking, biosecurity consideration and building resilient systems, to more conceptual information surrounding business planning, balancing...

This course aims to help you understand the rational for introducing   the dynamic and interactive Animal Health Improvement Cycle (AHIC) as means for practicing the ‘prevention is better than cure’ mantra as part of animal health management. The idea...

This module is an introduction to the importance of rare and native breeds and their use in sustainable agriculture.

Body condition scoring is an effective technique for ensuring livestock are in appropriate condition for their stage in the production cycle.  Its purpose is to achieve a balance between economic feeding, good production and good welfare.

In this course you will learn about ewe nutrition during pregnancy and the metabolic diseases they are susceptible to during this time. 

Bluetongue has recently (September 2024) entered the UK via midges blown over the English Channel. In this course we introduce Bluetongue and cover clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control.

The aim of the module is to give learners the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of preparing, driving and operating tractors and related machinery safely and efficiently. 

In this course we will discuss how agriculture can have impacts on people, animals and places. When considering a sustainable farming future it’s important to understand these impacts as they will be drivers for subsidy and can be useful to...

Energy efficiency for your business is a great way to reduce your operating costs and improve the profitability of your operation. The module is an introduction to the principles of energy efficiency and producing and using renewable energy on farms...