Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Agriculture - Drystock Management

Course details

Students who have completed the FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Agriculture, or equivalent course, are eligible to apply. Apply directly to Gurteen, Kildalton and Mountbellew Colleges. Selection for places is by interview, which is held in June/July.

This full-time course equips students with the husbandry and management skills to run a successful drystock farm. It also prepares graduates for further training in farm management, farm work abroad and careers in agri-industry

Course structure and content

Students spend 20 weeks at the college and spend a further 12 weeks on-farm practical learning period on an approved host farm.

On successful completion of the course students are awarded a FETAC Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Agriculture.

Students who successfully complete this course meet the training requirements for Stamp Duty Exemption.

Progression

Students who achieve merit or distinction in the FETAC Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Agriculture are eligible to apply to Waterford IT/Cork IT for direct entry to Year 2 of the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. (Level 7). Graduates of this programme are also eligible to apply for the Teagasc Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management