One Year Courses in Agriculture

After my schooling I have to look after me grandfather’s farm house and for that I need to learn basics of agriculture. Is there any course of one year duration which I can do?

Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester Offer a course which is suitable to your requirements. Here are the course details:

One-Year Farming Course
(Certificate of agriculture):

Mode of study:
Full-time (part-time option available)

Course content:

Crop Production and Science
Livestock Production and Science
Machinery and buildings
Estate management
General agricultural issues
Farming and the environment
Farm administration
Skills and training-
Machinery operation and maintenance
Health and safety
Crop health (pesticides and agronomy)
Estate management
Livestock husbandry and veterinary skills

Eligibilty:

You must be a minimum of 18 years old at the start of the course

You should have at least 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C, including English and Maths or equivalent.

Course fee:

The tuition fee for the One-Year Farming Course is £10,000 for 2013 entry.
This fee is inclusive of selected professional training courses, delivered at the University's Rural Skills Centre, that form part of the course syllabus.

For more information about the course, you can contact:

Nicholai Thomasin-Foster
Telephone: 01285 652531 Ext: 2298
Email: nicholai.thomasin-foster@rau.ac.uk

Contact:
Royal Agricultural University
Cirencester
Gloucestershire GL7 6JS
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1285 652531
Fax: +44 (0) 1285 650219

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