courses

14 learners take up new thatching course

Rural Life

10 months ago

14 learners take up new thatching course

Now in its fourth week, a new course on thatching has 14 learners, including one woman.

'Farmers learn from over-reliance on international markets' - expert

Agri-Business

11 months ago

'Farmers learn from over-reliance on international markets' - expert

%%excerpt%% Irish farmers and producers have learnt from over- reliance on international markets for seed supply, with heatwaves in Europe causing blight in 95% of organic varieties, said Aaron McGowan, head gardener at the Organic Centre, Leitrim.

Courses for farm careers and training launched in counties Laois and Offaly

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

Courses for farm careers and training launched in counties Laois and Offaly

A pathway into farm careers and training has been launched for people with little to no farming experience based in counties Laois and Offaly

Minister launches mandatory training course for SCEP farmers

Beef

over 1 year ago

Minister launches mandatory training course for SCEP farmers

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue launched an online training course for farmers in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)

SETU Carlow launches new courses in agriculture

Other

over 2 years ago

SETU Carlow launches new courses in agriculture

SETU, Carlow is offering nine new degree courses, in the areas of agricultural science, set design, and sports management.

Agri-Business

over 5 years ago

Covid-19 and the workplace: 2 free online training courses launched

Two free online Covid-19 safety training courses for management and employees have been launched by ICOS Skillnet today, Monday, June 8.

Agri-Business

about 6 years ago

4-day people management course for farmers to start this month

A four-day people management training course for farmers is set to begin in the coming weeks in the south-east of the country.

Rural Life

almost 8 years ago

Free part-time course in Food Innovation kicks off in 2 weeks

A free, part-time Certificate in Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship course has been unveiled by GMIT - starting later this month.

Rural Life

over 8 years ago

Trend in demand for agriculture courses ‘shifts’ as economy picks up

There has been a shift away from full-time agriculture courses towards distance education as the...