This course is run in conjunction with Brennanstown Riding School.
The focus of the course is to develop the skills to work in the...
As a student in our Crop Science Programme, you will learn about the science, production, and management of crops from genes to fields. With a...
This course is designed to give students the knowledge and skills to make a significant contribution to animal health and welfare. Students will...
This course facilitates the learner to explore Food Science and the principles of food processing with a view to gaining employment or progressing...
At the end of this programme, students will be able to competently carry out key activities and manage a pig enterprise. Students will have...
This course provides learners with a solid foundation in Biology, Animal Grooming and basic animal care principles and practices from which to...
Works in a meat factory, preparing meat such as chicken or beef for retail.
Cares for outdoor sports pitches and arenas like horse racing grounds, football pitches and tennis courts.
Manages the local environment towards preserving and protecting areas of natural beauty and promoting biodiversity.
The stud groom’s role encompasses a variety of positions from handling stallions to foaling-down broodmares or preparing yearlings and is fundamental to the day to day running and operation of any study farm. A few tasks involved on a near daily basis are mucking out stalls, bringing horses in, educating foals and weanlings, and feeding horses.
Plants and cares for flowers, grass lawns and trees in a garden. Tasks include planting, trimming, mowing, carrying out redesign work and repairing features. May work in a variety of settings, including public parks, private homes or the grounds of bushiness.
Assists with the maintenance of boats/vessels, rigs tow lines, open and closes gates and ramps, and pulls guard chains across entries.
A stallion handler is responsible for the day to day care of elite stallions. Working at a stud you will be a specialist in handling stallions around the yard and during the breeding process. There is significant responsibility of looking after these highly valued thoroughbreds and seeing the safe practices of covering broodmares during the breeding season.
Provide basic horticultural and gardening advice to retail customers.
Do you love working with animals? Animal breeders apply their knowledge of genetics and love of animals to the breeding of animals.
Trains, prepares, and rides horses for professional competitions.
Coastguards are civil servants who co-ordinate civil maritime search and rescue operations around the coast.
A pre-trainer is responsible for the conditioning of horses prior to them going into the racing stables of a licensed trainer. The reason for this is so the horses head to the trainer with a solid foundation of fitness so the trainer is able to focus on the more serious conditioning which prepares them for racing.