- Prince's Trust Funding Opportunities
Claire Kelly from the Programme Executive-Enterprise & Awards section of The Prince's Trust charity, based in Derry, recently visited Greenmount Campus to highlight funding opportunities for disadvantaged young people to help them start up in the farming industry
- CAFRE students build their money management skills during Barclays money skills week
More than 600 students at CAFRE’s three campuses , Greenmount, Loughry and Enniskillen developed their financial knowledge, skills and confidence during Barclays Money Skills ‘week’
- Land Eligibility Meetings
Helping You Understand Land Eligibility Meetings
- Equine students visit Down Royal Racecourse
First year students on the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horse Management at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Enniskillen Campus recently visited Down Royal Racecourse. This field trip was organised as part of the Understanding Grassland Management module to provide students with some practical experience of the grassland skills necessary to manage a busy raceco
- Communication students gain an insight into DEFRA policy processes
Dr Gemma Harper, Chief Social Researcher with DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) recently visited DARD headquarters to discuss the role of social research in achieving behaviour change, with DARD Central Policy Group. During her visit, Dr Harper also took the opportunity to visit to the Loughry campus to deliver a lecture to postgraduate Communication students
- Bursary cheques awarded to horticultural students
Bursary cheques awarded by the David Colegrave Foundation
- Equine students visit Moy Riding School
Equine students visit Moy Riding School
- Tasty Careers for All!
The recent careers fair at Loughry Campus highlighted the variety of jobs available in today’s fast moving food industry
- Martha Lane Fox encourages farmers to get online
Martha Lane Fox visited Greenmount Campus to see the first “Getting Farmers Online” session. Martha is the UK’s Digital Champion and co-founder of Lastminute.com. She currently advises the UK Government on how online public services delivery can help to provide more efficient, better services. Part of her role is to inspire, encourage and support as many new people as possible to get online by the end of the 2012
- Horticulture Careers Forum at Greenmount Campus
Students and speakers who took part in the recent Horticulture Careers Forum at Greenmount Campus