Farm Family Key Skills
Summary:
This scheme provides short, specific training courses aimed at creating awareness and knowledge of topical issues impacting on farm businesses that can help with on-farm business decision making.
Eligibility criteria:
Support is available to farmers and growers, farm family members and farm employees. Businesses must have less than 10 employees.
Additional information:
The Farm Family Key Skills Scheme has the flexibility to respond to emerging Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) priorities and key industry challenges to provide training to farmers and their families.
What are the benefits?
- Greater awareness and knowledge of topical issues impacting on farms businesses that can help with on-farm decision making
- Courses are tailored to match the needs and availability of people working in particular sectors
- Courses are free to farmers, growers, farm family members and employees and held in local venues
- Courses last no longer than 3 hours to minimise time away from the farm business
Support organisation:
- Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA)
Email:
KT.admin@daera-ni.gov.uk
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