Rural Life
Minister of State Martin Heydon has announced that 13 welding simulators will be funded for use by students in agricultural colleges.
Agri-Business
Teagasc has published a new guidebook for participants and host farmers involved in Green Cert farm placement programme.
Machinery Focus
Show time for students attending the mrops and Machinery course at Kildalton College as they put their fabrication projects on display.
Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Mountbellew will hold an open day for prospective students on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
Macra is to deliver a pilot mental health training programme to 150 students in agricultural colleges before the end of next month.
Teagasc’s Kildalton agricultural, horticultural and equine college marked 50 years of education with an open day celebration at its campus.
As agricultural education has evolved over the past year, a number of students are currently considering their options at third level.
A number of measures relevant to the agriculture sector were revealed in Budget 2021, including continued Stamp Duty reliefs.
Extending the Covid-19 education fund to students of agricultural colleges is a key request for Minister Harris from one group.
Agri Politics
Concern has been raised over the knock-on effect that the delay of the Leaving Certificate will have on agricultural colleges.
Agricultural colleges run by Teagasc are continuing to run with the aid of technology - which will continue over the coming weeks.
The CAO has today, Wednesday, August 28, issued 2,703 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process.
The deadline for submitting applications for agricultural college Level 5 and Level 6 full-time courses is midnight this Sunday, June 30.
Students in their final year of DkIT have been informed that they must resit an exam following the paper being "compromised".
Those hoping to to attend agricultural college this year have just two weeks left to submit applications as the deadline approaches.
Multyfarnham was once home to a thriving agricultural college, established in 1956 on the grounds of the Franciscan Friary in the village.
A 21-year-old man in Co. Limerick has pleaded to setting fire to a hay barn belonging to an agricultural college.
Tony Pettit, Head of Education in Teagasc, has announced that Friday, May 26, is the deadline for agriculture college course applications.
