100 Hours agriculture course

nollaig

Has anybody on here done this teagasc course?

Is it worth doing? How much work is involved during the course?

maidhc

Must it not be 180 hours to avail of the stamp duty relief?

That is why I did it. It was almost 3 weeks one summer and 2 weeks the following. I learned very little, but it was good craic.

nollaig

yeah, first 100 hours, then 80 hours

caesar

I was wondering what do you actually get from it?

JohnBoy

I did the online version, very manageable, one tough project at the end of the 80 hours but otherwise quite good. i'm from a farming background, but didn't actually grow up on a farm so i learned quite a bit. there were modules on:
food quality assurance
grassland management (grazing)
cattle production
grass conservation (silage)
health and safety
soils and the environment
start your own business
sucession and inheritance
whole farm planning

and possibly one or 2 other ones.

basically had to make 5 bulliten board postings per module (fortnight per module) and do some form of project or assignment. each module then had either a practical assessment or a short exam as well.

took about 9 months overall with 4 days in an ag college spread over that time

contact teagasc kinsealy and ask to speak to carmel in the e-college and they'll tell you more.

its more of a quick and easy route to getting qualified young farmer status as opposed to getting a particularly detailed education

nollaig

Ok, Is this course the same as the green cwert? At a higher level than the green cert? Or at a lower level of the green cert???

Zaphod

Am I correct in thinking the 100 hours can be done over the space of 3 weeks at one of the colleges? Can it be done at the 'training centres' also or only at the agricultural colleges (eg clonakilty, kildalton etc)?

JohnBoy

the online course is the same as the green cert.

i am officially a young qualified farmer in the eyes of the department

ronan.h

Where would I go about getting info on this course? Like timetables, locations, etc... Living up in Dublin but wouldn't mind doing this part-time - Don't want to be up here forever!!
Does anyone have direct links or email addresses of who to get in touch with?

Cheers

europerson

ronan.h wrote:

Where would I go about getting info on this course? Like timetables, locations, etc... Living up in Dublin but wouldn't mind doing this part-time - Don't want to be up here forever!!
Does anyone have direct links or email addresses of who to get in touch with?

Cheers

All the information you need is here.

Padgeo

Johnboy!!

Where do u get info on this online course you did?

kfk

AFAIK this course has finished and is replaced with a longer course.

JohnBoy

it is finished now and has been replaced by a longer one alright.

I got my info from teagasc in kinsealy. the e-college unit is based there

JCB1

Is the online version available any more ? I cant find any information on the Teagasc website. Also there doesn't seem to be any information on the 100 and 80 hr course. Anyone any idea ?

Rujib1

Bord Snip want the stamp duty relief abolished, so I guess the 180 hour course goes with it :cool:

R1

reilig

Rujib1 wrote: »

Bord Snip want the stamp duty relief abolished, so I guess the 180 hour course goes with it :cool:

R1

I was listening to a piece about it on the radio today. Bord Snip have recommended that those with the 180 hour course should retain the stamp duty relief but family members who take over the farm with no recognised training should pay the full rate - not the half rate that they were paying. Well that's what the spokesperson for it was saying anyway.

9630

thanks for the info