02 November 2009

Kenneth Johnston, Senior Lecturer, CAFRE, Greenmount Campus.

Liz Bowles of the Careers Service Northern Ireland is a regular visitor to the Greenmount Campus of the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise. She plays a key role in the delivery of the CAFRE Careers Education and Guidance [CEG] programme delivered to FE students.

During a recent visit Liz made a presentation to National Diploma in Agriculture students on both the UCAS and CAO [for students applying to Universities in the Republic of Ireland] application processes.

The National Diploma in Agriculture (NDA) course at CAFRE offers a good balance of practical training backed up by sound technical knowledge and understanding and is a great course for students wishing to move on to Higher Education .  

A high percentage of National Diploma of Agriculture students progress to a range of HE courses each year including Degrees and Higher National Diplomas. In fact three of last year students Alan Archibold from Portballintrae, Chris Breadon from Portstewart and Steven McAllister from Bushmills gained the highest possible grades - three ‘distinctions’ - in their National Diploma. Alan and Steven are now studying for the BSC in Agriculture Technology and Chris the Higher National Diploma in Agriculture at Greenmount.

This year’s final year students are now considering their futures and a large number hope to move on to HNDs and Degree programmes.  

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A group of National Diploma in Agriculture final students who attended the recent Careers presentation at Greenmount. Included are Paddy Nolan from Belfast, Charlotte Kennedy from Broughshane and Jack Christie from Ballymoney . Also included are Kenneth Johnston course manager for the National Diploma in Agriculture and Liz Bowles of the Careers Service Northern Ireland