Short Courses

Professional Development

Harper Adams Professional & Career Development Services provides a one stop source of information on the education and training currently available to employers in the land based and rural sectors.

The following information sets out the opportunities for continuing vocational education, professional development and high level training offered by Britain’s largest land-based sector college.

What can Harper Adams offer you?

Service

A complete staff development analysis and guidance service for companies and individuals enrolled on programmes.

Flexibility

There is no time frame, fixed route or method of learning.

Accessibility

Learning is not restricted to any particular location and can involve specific projects at work.

Qualifications

Your staff can work towards recognised qualifications and be given credit for previous qualifications and experience.

Working with you

Employers can now negotiate a study programme to suit workloads and business needs. Centre staff are able to determine the training needs of your staff and help you select from the many options available to arrive at the most suitable and cost effective form of staff development to suit your business needs.

This can be through a combination of:

• Short courses
• Day release and part time attendance of college modules
• Work based learning
• Research modules
• Tailor made courses
• Independent study
• Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
• Accreditation of Company Short Courses

This means that your staff development needs can be met in a way which is relevant, flexible - in terms of length of time and place and method of delivery, accessible, and cost effective, with the minimum disruption to workloads.

High Quality Provision

Everyone registering with Harper Adams have access to the expertise of our highly qualified specialist staff and to the extensive range of resources and facilities available to full time students. These include the college library, computer centre, laboratories, machinery workshops and the farm enterprises.

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Short courses coming up in the next three months:

Click a course title for a detailed description with dates and pricing information.

2012
May
21 - 22 May	BASIS FACTS Nutrient Management Planning
21 - 23 May	Telescopic Forklift (RTV) Handling
23 - 25 May	NPTC Pesticide Certificate of Competence - Application Modules PA2-12
June
1 Jun	Compulsory Purchase and Compensation - Competency T011
15 Jun	Land-use, Diversification and Development Appraisal - Competency T023/T023
18 - 20 Jun	Telescopic Forklift (RTV) Handling
18 - 20 Jun	Sit-Astride ATVs (Quad Bikes)
25 - 27 Jun	Tractor Driving
27 - 29 Jun	NPTC Pesticide Certificate of Competence - Application Modules PA2-12
July
4 - 6 Jul	Sit-Astride ATVs (Quad Bikes)
9 - 11 Jul	Sit-Astride ATVs (Quad Bikes)
9 - 13 Jul	Livestock Market Operations and Management
9 - 11 Jul	AMTRA (Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority)
11 - 12 Jul	BASIS FACTS Nutrient Management Planning
12 - 10 Jul	AMTRA (Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority)
12 - 13 Jul	BASIS Foundation in Agronomy
16 - 20 Jul	Concise BASIS - Certificate in Crop Protection
16 - 20 Jul	NOAH Certificate of Animal Health
16 - 19 Jul	BASIS - Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme (FACTS)
17 Jul	AMTRA (Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority)
18 Jul	AMTRA (Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority)
19 - 20 Jul	AMTRA (Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority)
24 Jul	BASIS - Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme (FACTS)
30 - 31 Jul	NOAH Certificate of Animal Health

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