Course details
Entry Requirements and Application Procedures
This course is offered on a full-time basis at colleges. Applicants for the full-time programme must have completed the senior cycle of a second level school or be 17 years old or over on 1 January following entry to the course.The course may also be offered on a part-time basis to mature students at Agricultural Colleges and Teagasc Regional Education Centres. Applicants must be 23 years old or over on 1 January following entry to the course.
Course Aims
This course, accredited by FETAC, is the introductory course for young people who wish to make their career as farmers. The course is suitable for people seeking employment on farms.
Graduates of the course are eligible to:
- Progress to a Level 6 Green Cert or an Advanced Certificate in Agriculture programme
- Transfer to Year 2 of the Higher Certificate in Agriculture or a BSc in Agriculture at an Institute of Technology
- Transfer to linked courses at Institutes of Technology through the Higher Education Links Scheme
Course Structure and Content
The course consists of a combination of formal course work and a period of practical learning.The formal course work is split 50:50 (approx) between practical/ skills training and classroom(theoretical) sessions. The course consists of a range of mandatory and elective modules.Students choose a cluster of elective modules in one of the following specialisms: dairy production, dry stock production, machinery and crop production.
Progression
Students with this Level 5 award may progress to the Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Agriculture or a Level 6 Specific Purpose Certificate in Farm Administration (Teagasc Green Cert).Students with this Level 5 award may apply, via the Higher Education Links Scheme, for the Higher Certificate in Agriculture/BSc in Agriculture. Students with the Level 5 award at merit or distinction may apply directly to Waterford, Cork and Dundalk ITs for direct entry to Year 2 of the Higher Certificate in Agriculture/BSc in Agriculture.
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About Clare Teagasc Training Centre - Ennis
Teagasc – the Agriculture and Food Development Authority – is the national body providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the agriculture and food industry and rural communities. It was established in September 1988 under the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988.
The organisation is funded by State Grant-in-Aid; the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013; fees for research, advisory and training services; income from national and EU competitive research programmes; and revenue from farming activities and commodity levies.
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