Course overview
Agriculture is one of the oldest professions and arguably the most important industry in the world. Agriculture provides the growing global population with food, materials for clothing and even biofuels to keep machinery running. Modern agriculture is an industry with highly-mechanised processes, employment in this sector goes beyond farm workers and managers to engineers, consultants and scientists.
This is a full-time course for anyone who wants a broad introduction to the agricultural industry. Throughout the course you will develop skills and knowledge in a range of farming disciplines and technologies.
You can expect to develop a wide range of skills across the range of farm enterprises. You are also required to complete 150 hours of work experience as a core element of your study programme, providing invaluable exposure to the industry.
You will have access to the farm at Duchy College Rosewarne and Home Farm at Duchy College Stoke Climsland, as well as local industries which incorporate dairy herds, and other livestock production as well as crops production.
