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- Location: Ballyhaise College Contacts Teagasc, Ballyhaise College, Ballyhaise, Co Cavan
- Duration: 1 Year
Course details
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
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.
Updated on 08 November, 2015Course Location
About Ballyhaise Agricultural College
Ballyhaise College is located 8km north of Cavan town on an estate of 220 hectares of grassland and is a leading provider of training in Agriculture and Forestry. Close links have been developed with the local Institute of Technology in Dundalk (DkIT). This has facilitated the development of progression to third level (HETAC) ctheirses and has greatly enhanced the provision of agricultural education in the North East. . Over 400 students are currently registered on ctheirses at Ballyhaise College.
The main house is nearly 300 years old and retains many of its historical features.
Student Accommodation
Students are accommodated in three modern houses, each with 18 single bedrooms.
Facilities/Activities
A large gym is available for indoor soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton and theyight training. There are also game rooms for pool, darts, table tennis, cards, TV and general socialising plus a computer training facility with 30 modern PCs.
Gaelic football is popular and the college team visits other colleges to play matches. Debating, cross-country running, Macra na Feirme farm tasks, sheep shearing and local and foreign ttheirs are all part of life in Ballyhaise.
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