Training and Education
Higher and Further Education Courses
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- approx. one year
- approx. one yearHigher National Certificate in Rural and Countryside Management - minimum two years
- minimum two yearsHigher National Diploma in Rural and Countryside Management - two or three years depending on the length of work
- two or three years depending on the length of workThe College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise offers a range of training courses in agri-environment topics. These courses take place on local farms or meeting rooms and typically last from an afternoon or evening up to two days.
- Fencing - one day
- Field Boundary Management including Tree and Hedge Planting - half day
- Cross Compliance - half day
- Dealing with Farm Wastes - half day
- Nitrates Information Meeting - half day
- Nitrates Derogation Meeting - half day
- Introduction to Nutrient Management Planning - half day
- Computerised Nutrient Management Planning - half day
- Hedge Restoration (Laying and Coppicing) - one day
- Dry stone walling - two days
The above courses are run by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, CAFRE, at locations across Northern Ireland. For further information and for application details please click on the link to take you to the CAFRE website.
.For a list of other agri-environment courses see University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast
and Queen's University Belfast