Skills and Training

This course will show how combining physical security measures and hi-tech devices together with developing strong community links to stay aware of crime trends can combat the rise in rural crime effectively.

Lighting, milling, and grain drying contribute the most to energy consumption on Beef & Sheep farms. 
A significant amount of diesel is also used for heating equipment and farm vehicles. 
This module focuses on these main energy-using processes and provides...

This course is designed to give the knowledge needed to be an integral part of a HACCP team in food manufacturing and other related industries, such as distribution and storage. 

The qualification is ideal for people already working in food...

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

Sit-astride all-terrain vehicles (ATVs, also known as Quad Bikes or Quadbikes) are incredibly versatile machines. Their flexibility means they can work...

This is a 5 day course held throughout the growing season followed by a ½ day BASIS exam.

This course is a sound introduction to the agronomy, integrated crop protection and crop nutrition of the main UK combinable and root...

Introduction:

This  1 day training course is an introduction to the maintenance and construction of drystone walls to enable learners to undertake basic dry stone wall maintenance and construction. 

Overview in brief:
Over the duration of the course Learners will...

Refrigeration is a critical technology in modern agriculture, enabling the preservation of produce and extending shelf life through efficient heat transfer. By leveraging the refrigeration cycle, systems use refrigerants with specific thermodynamic properties to move heat from low- to high-temperature...

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

This training course is for you if you currently work in the agriculture or horticulture sector,  have an understanding   of   the sector or  would like...

Many livestock buildings have potential to be changed to provide improved health and performance of livestock, and thereby improve measured outputs such as feed efficiency, resource use, reduced medication, welfare indicators.  And to support financial sustainability of the farm business...

This module takes you through bracken as a habitat; when it has high nature value and when it doesn’t; control methods; and some uses for bracken and bracken-covered land. At the end of the module you should have a better...