News November 2008

  • Greenmount students raise money for Children in Need
    Greenmount students raise money for Children in Need
  • Campus Corner
    Campus Corner November 2008
  • On-line course in Organic Horticulture
    Would you like to learn about organic principles and how to grow plants organically? Would you like to do this at a time to suit yourself, in your own home? If so, the interactive on-line ‘Principles of Organic Horticulture’ course from Greenmount Campus might be for you
  • Horticulture students prepare for jobs
    The National Diploma in Horticulture students spent this week preparing for industry, with a residential visit to Loughry Campus where a large variety of practical skills were sampled, including planting winter bedding, tree planting and tree clearance.
  • Students go to Down Royal
    Students enjoy the recent top class day of racing at Down Royal, enjoying the performance of Gold Cup winner Kauto Star
  • Agricultural students have first glimpse of work experience
    The National Diploma in Agriculture course at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus has again proved popular with applicants with enrolment numbers hitting a ten year high. The course is delivered over three years with the second year spent on work experience with an approved agri-business.
  • Greenmount Veterinary Nursing students receive a wake up call
    The Veterinary Nursing programmes at Greenmount Campus, College of Agricuture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), are a popular choice for students
  • Greenmount Student scoops top Student Veterinary Nurse Award
    Margo Clarke from Castlewellan, Co. Down recently won the prestigious Northern Ireland Student Veterinary Nurse of the Year Award. She is a student veterinary nurse at Earlswood Veterinary Hospital in Belfast and is currently studying for her RCVS NVQ Level 2 Award in Veterinary Nursing at Greenmount Campus. She has worked at Earlswood Veterinary Hospital for the past two and a half years and has always been interested in animals.