Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This one-year course will prepare students for the ever expanding Irish equine industry and provide students with the knowledge and skills relating to the horse industry. The education and training on this course works to enable the student who loves horses to pursue a career in the horse industry, or continue their studies at third level in the equine area.
By changing their combination of modules, students can avail of the Business award or Laboratory Techniques award to continue to third level to study in this area.
CERTIFICATION
- Level 5 Business Studies 5M2102 or
- Level 5 Laboratory Techniques 5M3807 or
- Level 5 Horsemanship 5M3371
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
Business Administration skills
Marketing practice
Accounting - Manual and Computerised
Laboratory Techniques
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Word Processing Safety and Health at Work
Sport Horse Riding
Sport Horse Riding Instruction
Equine Nutrition Equine Anatomy and Physiology
Mathematics
Communications
Work Experience
Horse Breeding
Horse Conformation and Evaluation
Young Horse Training Techniques
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.
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
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 may seek employment in a range of companies and projects that seek graduates with an equine, business or science aptitude. Alternatively, students may also progress to participating Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through the QQI Higher Education Links Scheme to Maynooth University for Equine Business, undertaking the Business award 5M2012, Animal Science Equine in UCD, and Bio-veterinary Science in Athlone IT undertaking the Science award 5M3807. There are also a large range of other degree courses available in universities and IT colleges throughout the country.