Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This course, accredited by FETAC/QQI, is the introductory course for young people who wish to take up a career in farming. The course is suitable for people seeking employment on farms or working on their own farms. Graduates of the course are eligible to transfer to linked courses at Institutes of Technology through the Higher Education Links Scheme, gain employment on a farm either in Ireland or abroad or run and manage their own farm enterprise.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Beef Husbandry 5N20388
Communications 5N0690
Farm Business and Technology 5N20377
Farm Safety and Farm Assurance 5N20371
Manual Pesticide Application 5N20438
Principals of Agriculture 5N20368
Safe Use of Pesticide Products 5N2433
Sheep Husbandry 5N20385
Soils and the Environment 5N20374
Tractor Maintenance 5N29426
Work Practice 5N1433
Workshop Skills 5N20429
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M20454 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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