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F A R M S K I L L S
Sophie Throup
FarmSkills Manager
In Autumn last year, we let you know very briefly about the new FarmSkills
Dairy Herd Health Certificate we will be running in association with Harper
Adams University College. This was officially launched in February and
we're now ready to accept our first delegates on to the programme.
FarmSkills has always been driven by the
needs of farmers (as employers and staff) - so
when a group of our farmer representatives
told us a year ago that they would like to see
their achievements, and the achievements of
their staff recognised with a certificate that
awarded a pass, merit or fail, we wanted to
do something for them. To answer this need
as effectively as possible, FarmSkills and
XLVets teamed up with Harper Adams
University College, who are leaders in the
field of agricultural training, to help us develop
this part of the FarmSkills programme.
Our main core of FarmSkills workshops will
still continue to run as they do now - practical
workshops, run in small groups, on farm and
delivered by local vets - however, for those
farmers who would like a recognised
qualification, this is now possible.
The new Foundation Certificate in Dairy Herd
Health will still be taught on farms and in
local practices, by XLVets' vets and will still be
very practical and 'hands-on' in its delivery.
However, through various assessments, which
purely test that each delegate understands
what they've learned on the workshop, we
will be able to work with you to build up
credits for a qualification that's the equivalent
of doing your first year at university. BUT -
there are no exams, masses of written work
or revising to be done - the whole programme
is put together to help you get the most out of
a FarmSkills workshop in as enjoyable and
relaxed a way as possible.
FarmSkills
Dairy
Herd
Health Certificate...
WORKING
TOGETHER
FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE...
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LIVESTOCK MATTERS
...What is it all about?
The Harper/FarmSkills team
launch at Harper Adams