Level 3 in Agriculture
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Course Duration
Full-time: 3 years (including placement)
Full-time: 3 years (including placement)Full-time: 3 years (including placement)
Course Location
Greenmount Campus
Level 3 in Agriculture
This Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080 award) is a three year course, designed to provide the knowledge and skills essential for a career in the land-based sector. The course combines practical skills on the college farms, classroom theory and one year of industry work experience.
Course content
Main areas of study are:
- Animal health and nutrition
- Animal, plant and soil science
- Beef, sheep and dairy production
- Buisness management
- Crop production
- Estate skills
- Farm habitat management
- Health and safety
- Livestock husbandry
- Machinery operations
- Pollution and waste control management
- Work placement
Work placement
Students complete a period of work placement as Year 2 of the course. It comprises of a 52 week work placement where students develop skills in commercial decision making, enterprise management and
problem solving.
Course Progression
This course may provide students with an opportunity to progress on to Foundation Degree or Honours Degree courses in agriculture.
There is a wide range of employment opportunities for graduates. These include supervisory posts in the feed, agrochemical and fertiliser sectors as well as herd and farm management roles.
Course Entry Requirements
Normally four GCSE passes at Grade C, or equivalent, including English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject or equivalent qualifications are required. Applicants must also demonstrate that they have relevant industry experience, which can be acquired prior to leaving school.
or
Level 2 qualification in Agriculture normally at Distinction level, or an equivalent qualification and normally Grade C in English Language and Mathematics or equivalent.
or
Applicants who can demonstrate significant relevant industry experience will also be considered. These
applicants may be required to submit work-based evidence and undertake written assessments and/or practical competence tests as part of the assessment.
Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Foundation Level are not considered as meeting entry requirements for CAFRE programmes. If you require guidance on entry qualifications please email the Key Contact for this course.
Entry requirements will be enhanced if the course is oversubscribed.
Greenmount Campus
Greenmount Campus is the centre of all things green – that’s agricultural, horticultural and environmental providing an idyllic rural setting for your land-based studies.
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Callum McConnell
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“Through course lectures I'm developing my understanding and gaining practical skills on the farm. I am looking forward to my placement on a large dairy farm. I hope to learn more about running the enterprise including milking cows, feeding cows a total mix ration, calf husbandry with the opportunity to perform lots of tractor work.”
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