Agriculture
Courses
Distance Learning Courses - Study Online, by CD or by Correspondence
Agriculture is the world's biggest business and the demand for job
opportunities is enormous. It is predicted there will be a need for
50,000 additional agricultural professionals in this industry over the
next 5-10 years. Demand for professionals will exceed the supply.
Whether your interest in agriculture is hobby based or you're looking
for more formal qualifications such as certificates, advanced
certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas there is a course for you.
Now is the time to train for a career in agriculture. Choose from our
wide selection of courses.
Home Study Course - Advanced Diploma in Plant Science. Many industries offer significant employment or business opportunities for people who have a moderate understanding of plant science, provided this knowledge is accompanied with a real sense of how it can be applied for commercial benefit in the real world. Develop a foundation through this distance learning course for applying plant science in commercial situations....
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£1 640.00
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Home Study - Distance Learning. Maximise your profits from farming! Marketing produce is vital for a financially successful agricultural enterprise. You need to market your produce at the right time, for the right price.
This course develops your ability to analyse and manage marketing problems in an agricultural enterprise. Topics covered include: market research, management of your marketing, promotions, handling produce, packaging, distribution, customer relations and more....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Understand and learn to grow grain, oil and fibre crops on a broad acre farm. Over 55,000 words, in our unique study guide, developed by Agriculture experts in Australia and the UK Agronomy can be broadly defined as the practice and study of field crops for use as human food, animal feed, fibre, oilseed production and some industrial products. Agronomy involves the biological and physical factors related to crop production, such as crop physiology, plant breeding, pest control, soil science and management, crop rotation and tillage. Agronomic practices refers to field crops such as wheat, and cotton but does not cover vegetable, fruit, forestry and flower crops....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Home Study - Distance Learning. Working with animals? Get back to basics! Gain a thorough foundation knowledge of animal anatomy and physiology. This is essential for careers requiring good animal care and management. An excellent starting point for working with animals in any situation (farms, pets, zoos, wildlife, animal protection). Learn at your own pace through distance learning....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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What makes animals tick? Learn through this Home Study Animal Behaviour course. Understanding your Animals' (pets) Behaviour is the key to a happy relationship. Do they think and learn like humans? How do they adapt to their environment? Which animals have the best social life?! Learn all this and more when you study the psychology behind animal behaviour. Excellent knowledge, useful for working with animals in many situations (farms, zoos, veterinary practices, pet shops or even in the wild!) This online course covers implications for handling and training animals....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Home Study/Distance Learning. Become a brilliant breeder! Learn to plan an animal breeding program, incorporating genetic theory, breeding program management and practical aspects of daily husbandry practice. This online course is relevant to all animals, from pets to farm animals and horses to wildlife. You will receive personal guidance from high qualified and experienced scientists and practicioners....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Animal Health Care. Learn through Home Study all about Animal Health Care. An excellent vocational pathway towards employment in the Veterinary industry. Learn to care for the health of any type of animal and understand the scope of services offered by animal care services, including veterinary practices. This course is appropriate for anyone interested in working with animals on a farm, a wildlife park or a veterinary practice. It is a sound foundation course and designed to cover most of what is found in a typical veterinary assistants course in many countries around the world. The welfare of animals is an essential part of animal husbandry and this home study course provides an excellent opportunity to start your career now....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Home Study Animal Husbandry Course. Treating and preventing ill health in animals is important for all people who work with them. Learn how diseases are classified, to recognise signs and symptoms of common diseases and how to treat these diseases and wounds. This Online course will also introduce methods used to prevent ill health developing. Ideally, students will have completed Animal Husbandry I before beginning this course....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Animal Husbandry Home Study Course. What balance of nutrients do your animals need? How can you provide this? This Online - Distance Learning course will teach you about the components needed in animal diets and the composition of a range of feeds (including pasture, fodder crops, grasses, cereals, seed and other edible plants). You will learn to evaluate feeding, select appropriate feeds (for nutritional content and digestability), and apply this to farming situations. feeding and select appropriate feeds - for digestibility and nutritional content - applicable to real life farming situations....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Home Study - Distance Learning Course. Aquaculture describes the farming of water creatures for human consumption. During this Online course, you will learn to culture and care for fresh water aquatic species, with advice on the best species to farm. You will develop your ability to analyse and make decisions about the development and management of freshwater aquaculture enterprises (e.g. fish farms) independently....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Home Study Course in the management , economics and marketing of beef cattle. Develop your abilities to analyse and make decisions about the management requirements of beef cattle. This comprehensive distance learning course covers cattle breeds and breeding, diseases, feeding and nutrition. You will also develop your skills in management (including feed lot and stud herd management), economics and marketing....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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A complete Home Study course on calf rearing! Learn to select calves for specific purposes (e.g. dairy, beef, breeding) and rear them accordingly. This Online course will give you the skills to identify and manage common problems which may occur, including health issues....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Learn to understand cat psychology and apply that knowledge to manage and influence the behaviour of cats.
You'll learn:- how cats think and the relevance of understaning cat psychology to people.
How cats communicate; and formulate an understanding of possible ways that a human may communicate with a cat. Understand behaviours that are natural, hence predictable in cats; and learn to read signals that cats give. How cats develop behavioural characteristics throughout the various stages of their life. Learn to read the commonly occurring behavioural problems in cats and the techniques for training cats with understanding the measures necessary to manage the behaviour of cats. This distance learning/ homestudy course provides the knowledge needed to running your own cat business....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Learn more about dairy cattle.Home Study Course. This Online course is developed in collaboration with qualified and experienced industry and university experts. Suitable if you manage one cow or a large herd, you will learn about dairy breeds and their selection, feeding, breeding and management. You will also learn about dairy products. A solid foundation for dairy farming....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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Home Study. This Online course develops a capacity to run or work confidently on a specialised or mixed farm. Core units equip you with all the basics needed for general animal health, farm management and all important marketing skills.Designed for the new farmer or those working toward employment in this field...
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Course Price:
£1 230.00
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A career in Horse Management? This course is designed to equip managers, supervisors, or people who want to work within the industry (eg. at a riding school, race track, stud, farm etc) with the necessary management skills required to undertake such a role. Three horse care units coupled with a workplace project ensures that this qualification meets the required standards of the horse industry....
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Course Price:
£1 230.00
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Core modules ensure students have a firm understanding of the key elements of caring for their horse. Elective modules are chosen to allow them to undertake more in depth studies in areas such as: animal anatomy and physiology, feed and nutrition, animal health or animal breeding. Learn the many facets of keeping a horse at grass or in the stabled environment. While the elective modules have a more general large animal focus, the knowledge is easily translated to a horse management situation through the focus of lesson assignments and set tasks....
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Course Price:
£1 230.00
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Love animals and want a career in Zoo Keeping? This unique Diploma homestudy course allows you to tailor your studies to your area of interest. Study Animal Health Care, Zoo Keeping, Animal Behaviour with the options of studying zoology, ornithology, marine studies, wildlife conservation, diagnosing animal diseases, food and nutrition and much more....
Study the Diploma in ZooKeeping by distance learning. This homestudy course will provide you with flexible learning experiences that will help start you on your way to a career in zoos.
Tip: While you are studying, try to get as much work experience as possible. This will not only increase your job opportunities but also your confidence with animals and provide a network of support. If you can't work in a zoo, you might want to try working at an animal shelter or petting zoo. All relevant experience is worthwhile!...
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Course Price:
£1 230.00
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Understand animal behaviour - learn at home
This course is relevant to
pet owners,
veterinary assistants, or
people who work with animals (eg. in pet shops, animal shelters, farms, kennels and catteries, etc).
Animals have many specialised abilities that result from both innate programming and learned behaviours. It was once believed that logical thought was unique to man, but the more we study and observe animals, the more we realise that this is a fallacy. In understanding animal behaviour, we extend our basis for understanding human behaviour, and as such, the course may also be valuable for anyone studying general psychology....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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An understanding of canine psychology and behaviour is vitally important for anyone who works with dogs or keeps them as a companion animal....
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Course Price:
£325.00
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