Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This course is run in conjunction with Brennanstown Riding School.
The focus of the course is to develop the skills to work in the equine industry, while at the same time developing learners’ personal, interpersonal, and workplace skills. The content includes a range of vocational modules including stable and yard routine, equine nutrition, equine anatomy and physiology, sport horse riding, animal welfare and core modules in work experience, customer service and maths.
The course is designed to provide professional education and training to learners who love horses and have a particular interest in gaining employment in the equine industry in a variety of roles. The course will enable them to pursue a career in the equine industry or continue their studies at higher and/or third level.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Stable and Yard Routine
Work Experience
Customer Service
Equine Anatomy and Physiology
Equine Nutrition
Horse Confirmation and Evaluation
Animal Welfare
Sport Horse Riding Instruction
Maths
BHS Stage 1 - with Brennanstown Riding School
Components subject to change
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 |
| 5M3371 |
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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Career Progression
Graduates from the course can seek employment in the horse industry in a variety of roles within the sports horse and racing and breeding industry, in yards and studs, within the leisure sector, self employed and running their own business.