Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Equestrian Experience is desirable and all applicants must be certified fit to ride and carry out work with horses in a practical environment.
Certification:
QQI Level 5 Horsemanship, 5M3371.
QQI Level 6 Horsemanship 6M3505/Equine Breeding 6M3507
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Course Modules Level 5
5N3355 Stable and Yard Routine
5N1356 Work Experience
5N0690 Communications
5N3359 Sport Horse Riding
5N3360 Equine Anatomy and Physiology
5N3363 Equine Nutrition
5N3364 Horse Breeding
5N1546 Payroll Manual & Computerised
5N1354 Bookkeeping Manual & Computerised
Course Modules- Level 6
6N3482 Horse Breeding
6N1946 Work Experience
6N1950 Communications
6N3483 Pasture Management
6N3387 Stable and Yard Supervision
6N3388 Equine Anatomy and Physiology
6N3368 Equine Nutrition 15 credits
** Core module Equine Breeding.
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 results in 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 direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
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
Students often enter at this level from the industry to avail of a structured training and improve their understanding of the needs of the horse. Students would be likely to progress into the work place at a supervisory level. Graduates from our course have gone on to take up employment in the horse industry in the following roles; Administrators within the sports horse and racing and breeding industry, Managers of yards and studs, Riding instructors within the leisure sector, Work riders and head lads in racing industry, Self-employed and running their own business.