Dairy herd management qualifications
17 May 1999
Dairy herd management qualifications
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AT the foot of this page are tables from Lantra factsheets relating to dairy and livestock qualifications, and colleges offering qualifications
Keep an eye on the trade press for specialist jobs/work availability. For
example:
- Farmers Weekly: 0181-652 3500
- Farmers Guardian: 01772 203800
- Local NFU British Farmer publication :0171-331 7227
- Dairy Industry Newsletter/British Dairying: 01223 460478
- Dairy Farmer: 01473 241122
Contact local dairy farmers to see if there is an possibility to get work
experience on farm which will strengthen and enable you to apply your
knowledge.
Other contacts for further information include :
- National Dairy Council, 5-7 John Princes Street, London W1M 0AP
Tel: 0171-499 7822 - National Dairymans Association, 19 Cornwall Terrace, London, NW1 4QP
Tel: 0171-935 4562
| COLLEGES OFFERING DAIRY COURSES | |||
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| College | Address | Tel No | Qualification and Course Title | Otley College | Otley, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 9EY | 01473 785543 | Dairying Production – Goat and Sheep |
| Coleg Llysfasi College | Ruthin LL15 2LB | 01978 790263 | National Certificate in Agriculture (option in dairy farming) National Certificate in Dairying |
| Plumpton College | Ditchling Road, Plumpton, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3AE | 01273 890454 | National Certificate in Agriculture National Certificate in Dairying Higher National Certificate in Dairying |
| Bicton College | East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon EX9 7BY | 01395 568353 | National Certificate in Dairying Advanced National Certificate in Agriculture – Farm and Grassland National Diploma in Agriculture (option in dairying) |
| Kirkley Hall College | Ponteland, Northumberland NE20 0AQ | 01661 860808 | National Certificate in Dairying |
| Reaseheath College | Reaseheath, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 6DF | 01270 625131 | Advanced National Certificate in Dairy Herd Management |
| Cannington College | Cannington, Bridgewater, Somerset TA5 2LS | 01278 652226 | Higher National Certificate in Agricultural Management (option in dairy) |
| Broomfield College | Broomfield, Morley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 6DN | 01332 831345 | National Diploma in Agriculture |
| Newton Rigg College | Newton Rigg, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0AH | 01768 863791 | National Diploma in Agriculture – Dairying |
| Myerscough College | Myerscough Hall, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire PR3 0RY | 01995 640611 | Higher National Diploma in Dairy Herd Management |
| University of Reading | Faculty of Agriculture and Food, 2 Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 2AU | 0118 931 8374 | MSc in Dairy Animal Science MSc in Food Science (dairy science option) |
| University of Leeds | Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Leeds LS2 9JT | 0113 233 3952 | MPhil in Animal Science PhD in Animal Science |
| COLLEGES OFFERING LIVESTOCK COURSES up to degree level |
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| College | Address | Tel No | Qualification and Course Title |
| Askham Bryan College | Askham Bryan, York YO2 3PR | 01904 702121 | Higher National Diploma in Agriculture |
| Cranfield University – Silsoe College | Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4DT | 01525 863318 | Certificate in the Management of Livestock |
| Coleg Llysfasi College | Ruthin LL15 2LB | 01978 790263 | Advanced National Certificate in Beef and Sheep Management |
| De Montfort University Lincoln | School of Agriculture and Horticulture, Caythorpe Court, Caythorpe, Grantham, Lincs NG32 3EP | 01400 275572 | Advanced National Certificate in Agriculture – Management, Arable and Livestock Options |
| Duchy College | Stoke Climsland, Callington, Cornwall PL17 8PD | 01579 370769 | National Diploma in Agriculture |
| Easton College | Easton, Norwich, Norfolk NR9 5DX | 01603 742105 | Advanced National Certificate in Agriculture |
| Hadlow College | Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 0AL | 01732 850551 | National Diploma in Sheep Husbandry |
| Harper Adams Agricultural College | Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB | 01952 820280 | Higher National Diploma in Agriculture with Animal Production BSc in Agriculture with Animal Science |
| Oatridge Agricultural College | Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, West Lothian EH52 6NH | 01506 854387 | Scottish Vocational Qualification in Agriculture (Crop and Livestock Production) |
| Otley College | Otley, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 9EY | 01473 785543 | Dairying Production – Goat and Sheep National Certificate in Livestock Production |
| Plumpton College | Ditchling Road, Plumpton, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3AE | 01273 890454 | National Certificate in Agriculture National Certificate in Dairying Higher National Certificate in Dairying |
| University of Aberdeen | Department of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD | 01224 480291 | BSc in Agriculture |
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University of Edinburgh |
School of Agriculture, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG | 0131 667 1041 | BSc in Agricultural Science (Animal Science) |
| University of Glasgow | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ | 0141 339 8855 | BSc in Applied Plant and Animal Science |
| University of Leeds | Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Leeds LS2 9JT | 0113 233 3952 | BSc in Animal Nutrition and Physiology BSc in Animal Science |
| University of Newcastle | Faculty of Agriculture and Biological Science, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU | 0191 222 6900 | BSc in Animal Production Science BSc in Animal Science BSc in Farm Business Management |
| University of Nottingham | Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leics LE12 5RD | 0115 951 6002 | BSc in Agricultural Biochemistry |
| University of Reading | Faculty of Agriculture and Food, 2 Earley Gate, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 2AU | 0118 931 8374 | BSc in Animal Science |
| University of Wales, Aberystwyth | The Welsh Institute of Rural Studies, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth SY23 3AL | 01970 624471 | BSc in Agricultural Science |
| Writtle College | Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 3RR | 01245 420705 | National Diploma in Agriculture Higher National Diploma in Agriculture (Livestock) BSc in Agriculture |
| Wye College, University of London | Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH | 01233 812401 | BSc in Animal Agriculture BSc in Animal Science |
| AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK NVQs | |||
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| Title | Level | Awarding Body | Units |
| General Agriculture | 1 | EdExcel City & Guilds/NPTC |
Mandatory: Assist with the maintenance of equipment Contribute to the maintenance of effective working practices Prepare and operate a tractor Transport supplies of physical resources within the work area Optional (4 required): |
| Livestock Production | 2 | EdExcel City & Guilds/NPTC |
Mandatory: Control the movement of livestock Maintain communications and records within the organisation Maintain effective working relationships Maintain health and safety within the workplace Maintain the healthy performance of livestock Transport supplies of physical resources within the work area Optional (4 required): |
| Livestock Production | 3 | EdExcel City & Guilds/NPTC |
Mandatory: Maintain effective working relationships Maintain, monitor and evaluate the provision of feed and water to livestock Promote and maintain the healthy performance of livestock Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the workplace Receive, transmit and store information within the workplace Transport and maintain supplies of physical resources within the work area Optional (4 required): Enable mammals to reproduce and care for their young Establish, monitor and evaluate livestock accommodation Maintain and repair structures and surfaces Maintain the health and well-being of animals during transportation Maintain, monitor and evaluate the disposal of waste Prepare and operate a tractor with attachments Prepare for the construction of, and construct, new structures and surfaces Prepare, monitor and maintain livestock on outdoor sites Prepare, monitor and maintain a mechanically controlled livestock production environment Prepare, monitor and maintain the milking of livestock by machine Select and monitor livestock and prepare them for transfer Shear livestock Additional (not a requirement): Collect and prepare semen for the future artificial insemination of livestock |
| Mixed Farming | 2 | EdExcel City & Guilds/NPTC |
Mandatory: Clear and cultivate sites for planting extensive crops Maintain effective working relationships Maintain equipment and machines Maintain health and safety within the workplace Maintain the healthy performance of livestock Prepare and operate a tractor with attachments Transport supplies of physical resources within the work area Optional (2 required): Control the movement of livestock Establish and maintain animals within their accommodation Establish and maintain livestock production Prepare and monitor livestock on outdoor sites Optional (2 required): Construct and maintain structures and surfaces Harvest and prepare extensive crops by mechanical means Monitor and maintain the healthy growth of extensive crops Store harvested crops |
| Mixed Farming | 3 | EdExcel City & Guilds/NPTC |
Mandatory: Maintain effective working relationships Prepare sites and plant extensive crops Prepare and operate a tractor with attachments Promote and maintain the healthy performance of livestock Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the workplace Receive, transmit and store information within the workplace Optional (2 required): Enable mammals to reproduce and care for their young Maintain, monitor and evaluate the disposal of waste Maintain, monitor and evaluate the provision of feed and water to livestock Select and monitor livestock and prepare them for transfer Optional (2 required): Control the harvesting of extensive crops by mechanical means Maintain and repair structures and surfaces Monitor and maintain the storage of harvested crops Promote, monitor and maintain the healthy growth of extensive crops Additional (not required): Prepare, monitor and maintain the milking of livestock by machine Shear livestock |
| Poultry Production | 2 | EdExcel City & Guilds/NPTC |
Mandatory: Maintain communications and records within the organisation Maintain effective working relationships Maintain health and safety within the workplace Maintain site hygiene and the welfare and healthy performance of poultry Optional (4 required): Brood and grow young birds Enable birds to reproduce Establish and maintain animals within their accommodation Grade, store and prepare eggs for transport Hatch and despatch poultry Load and incubate hatching eggs Load and unload animals for transport Maintain egg production and collect eggs Maintain equipment and machines Maintain a mechanically controlled livestock production environment Provide feed and water to poultry Receive and select eggs for hatching Select and monitor livestock and prepare them for transfer Transport supplies of physical resources within the work area |
| Poultry Production | 3 | EdExcel City & Guilds/NPTC |
Mandatory: Establish, monitor and maintain site hygiene and the welfare and healthy performance of poultry Maintain effective working relationships Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the workplace Receive, transmit and store information within the workplace Optional (4 required): Collect and prepare semen for the future artificial insemination of livestock Establish, monitor and evaluate livestock accommodation Load and unload animals for transport Maintain, monitor and evaluate the provision of feed and water to livestock Monitor and maintain the brooding and growth of young birds Monitor and maintain the grading and preparation of eggs for transport Monitor and maintain the hatching and despatch of poultry Monitor and maintain the loading and incubation of hatching eggs Monitor and maintain the production and collection of eggs Monitor and maintain the receipt and selection of eggs for hatching Monitor and maintain the reproduction of poultry Prepare for and maintain equipment and machines Prepare, monitor and maintain a mechanically controlled livestock production environment Select and monitor livestock and prepare them for transfer Transport and maintain supplies of physical resources within the work area |
Agriculture (Livestock Management) |
4 | City & Guilds/NPTC | Mandatory: Develop personal effectiveness and organise work Exchange information to solve problems and make decisions Market produce Plan a livestock growth and development programme Plan a livestock product harvesting programme Plan a livestock production programme Plan the construction and maintenance of structures and the maintenance of services and equipment Procure resources to obtain services and supplies Seek, evaluate and organise information for action Optional (1 required): Plan a grazing programme Plan a livestock breeding programme |
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