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About Us

Kildalton College is the largest provider of Teagasc Agriculture, Equine and Horticulture courses in the country and is popular with students from all corners of Ireland.

The college farm consists of 147 hectares of mixed dairy, tillage and drystock enterprises with an additional 80 hectares leased. These farm enterprises are a vital resource for student training, skills development and skills proficiency testing.

The enterprises are also used as monitor farms providing performance and financial information for open days and farm walks.

The teaching staff at Kildalton College have vast experience and knowledge in the agriculture industry and are on hand to provide guidance and help to students.

Kildalton College offers a wide variety of agricultural courses to prospective students. Starting from the QQI Level 5 Certificate in Agriculture, there are many progression options including Level 6 in Kildalton College, Level 7 and 8 Higher Degree courses provided in conjunction with South East Technological University (SETU) and University College Dublin (UCD).

 

Horticulture courses also start with QQI Level 5 continuing onto the many progression options including Level 6 in Kildalton College, Level 7 and 8 Higher Degree courses provided in conjunction with South East Technological University (SETU). Kildalton College offer a range of modules on a part time basis. These QQI accredited modules are ideal for people who want to study horticulture but cannot commit to a full time course. Students can opt to study one or more modules from the Level 5 course and use these to build a full Level 5 Certificate in Horticulture over time.

Kildalton College full-time Equine education and training caters for two distinct programmes. Horsemanship / Equitation Programmes are offered at Level 5 and Horsemanship / Stud Management Programmes are offered at Level 6.

Both programmes cater for the sport horse and thoroughbred industries. The duration of each of these is 2 years full-time at Kildalton College. Both programmes are validated by QQI and lead to a Level 5 Certificate (Year 1) and Level 6 (Year 2) in Horsemanship/Equitation or Stud Management/Horse Breeding.

Applying for courses at Kildalton:

https://www.teagasc.ie/education/going-to-college/apply-online/



Why Us?

Student Welfare
Student welfare is important to us. All staff play a role in ensuring student welfare is a priority. One way of doing this is through our mentoring system as well as support from the teams of staff who are designated contact people for first aid, bullying issues, substance use issues etc should they arise. Check out Kildaltons Policy documents for team members. All staff are willing to help where they can.
Sports
Kildalton participates in the All Ireland inter college’s football, hurling, and soccer tournaments. In the last five years Kildalton has won three all Ireland hurling titles, two fifteen-a-side football and two national soccer competitions.
Social Events
Many social events are arranged throughout the academic year. These include a Freshers Ball in September; and Halloween, Christmas and Spring Parties. For many the highlight of the year is the end of the year function when staff and students hit Kilkenny for dinner, the presentation of sports awards and a late night party.
Equine Students
Kildalton Equine Club holds a variety of competitions throughout the year such as show jumping leagues and county cup competitions. These are very enjoyable competitions which encourages the students enthusiasm whilst improving their riding skills.
Other Activities
Students are also encouraged to partake in other social activities to make their time in Kildalton a memorable as well as educational experience. In the past number of years students have raised several thousand for local charities through such events as sponsored charity hill walks. This money has been put to good use and helps to integrate students into the local community. Each year students travel abroad to see how the agricultural industry is changing in other EU countries. Such study trips have proven to be both informative and enjoyable.

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