ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE -ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE VAG005

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Select a payment plan: (Fee Code: AD) Plan A: 1 payment of £4,669.00
Plan B: 3 payments of £1,680.00
Plan C: 6 payments of £850.00

Select a learning method (What is this?): Correspondence

Courses can be started anytime from anywhere in the world!

COURSE STRUCTURE
1. There are 20 MODULES (ie. subjects) to be studied, all available by correspondence study.

Core Modules (12)

Animal Husbandry 1

Organic Plant Culture

Agricultural Marketing

Biochemistry Animals OR Biochemistry Plants

Business Studies

Instructional Skills

Workplace Health and Safety

Elective Modules (8)
Eight additional modules are chosen from: Animal Husbandry II, Animal Husbandry III, Animal Breeding, Plant Protection, Horse Care I, II & III, Aquaculture, Poultry, Pigs, Permaculture Systems, Advanced Permaculture, Sheep, Dairy Cattle, Beef Cattle, Pasture Management, Fruit Production, Cut Flower Production (Other options will be offered next year).
Outlines of modules listed above are found elsewhere throughout this website. Outlines for all these modules can be viewed by using the search tool on this web site-or found in our handbook (available as a download; or posted on request).

2. WORKSHOPS

Two modules: Workshop I & Workshop II have been developed using Problem Based Learning projects to provide you with outcomes comparable to what would be achieved if you attended in house practical workshops.

3. Industry CONFERENCES or SEMINARS

You are required to attend conferences, seminars etc totaling 100 hrs.

4. RESEARCH PROJECTS

You can view detailed outlines by clicking on each of the individual modules listed below:

Research Project 1

Research Project 11

Two projects (2 X 100 hrs), dealing with different aspects of the workplace can be seen at this link

Total Course Duration: 2500 hours

STUDY SEQUENCE
The 21 modules are divided into six stages. In stage 1, you study Biochemistry, Business Studies, Instructional Skills and Workplace Health and Safety. This stage is completed before workshops, research projects or other modules. Remaining core modules are then completed before commencing electives.
Enrolment Fee does not include exam fees (x 21) and workshop fees.

Note: Fees cover all tuition and "essential" texts. This does not include fees for any Industry conferences or seminars or workshops which are attended.

Agriculture today is a highly competitive, global market. Many traditional forms of agriculture are sometimes difficult to operate competatively, particularly within developed countries, but even in the most competative economies, some agricultural enterprises still remain not only viable, but highly profitable. Success may be gained by value adding, or perhaps by filling a market niche not able to be readily filled by international or mass market competition. This is a very solid training program for people wishing to work in alternative areas of agriculture at a technician or management level; in positions such as a farm manager, technical representatives, trainers or consultants. This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C.