A new course called ‘BASIS FOUNDATION AWARD IN AGRONOMY’ is being offered by Traineast and being part funded by LandSkills East. It starts on the 22nd February at The Crown Lodge Hotel, Outwell with James Christian-Ilett as the tutor.
Increased demand from farming managers has helped the development of this course being offered to delegates with limited crop experience and knowledge. It serves as a preliminary course for the BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection (Agriculture or Vegetables) Course.
For others, who have a role which will not involve giving agronomy and crop protection advice, it is a standalone course providing them with a level of understanding and knowledge appropriate for their work. This is a diverse group including some farm staff, quality assurance officers, machinery manufacturer personnel and others.
Jo Bruce, Training Organiser for Traineast said of the course “This is the first time that we have offered this course which will look at a number of aspects including weeds, pests and diseases, along with soil and crop nutrition both in the classroom and also out on the farm. It will be spread over a period of six days across the calendar year so that farm crops can be seen at different stages”
The LandSkills programme has now approved over 400 courses with more being added every week.
Mike Mack Director of the Rural Enterprise Hub at Easton College said of the programme “ Training programmes ,such as those offered by Traineast , show that LandSkills is a demand-led project. LandSkills will fund the activities industry requires to help them develop the skills needed to carry out their roles effectively. All eligible farmers in the East can take advantage of the funding available, so if we aren’t delivering something that you feel is vital to your development then contact LandSkills now.”
The contact number for the course is Traineast on 01366 500050, for LandSkills East 01603 748844 or LandSkills East website www.LandSkillsEast.co.uk
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