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Education and Training Course Charges

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Course Duration Net Fee Payable

2012/2013

Further Education Courses

Note for Further Education Courses: Course fees below are net of accomodation and food costs. In some cases additional charges for course materials may be applied. From the 2012/2013 academic year onwards, Teagasc will introduce means testing to determine eligibility for Maintenance Grants which will equate with the rate of Maintenance Grant set by the Department of Education and Skills Maintenance Grants.
Certificate in Agriculture (FT) – Level 5 22 Weeks 910
Advanced Certificate in Agriculture – Level 6 2 Weeks 180
Specific Purpose Certificate in Farm Administration (for Stamp Duty Exemption) (PT) – Level 6 18 Months 350
Advanced Certificate in Agriculture - non agricultural AH (online) (PT) 18 Months 2,093
Advanced Certificate in Dairy Herd Management – Level 6 20 Weeks 280
Advanced Certificate in Agricultural Mechanisation – Level 6 33 Weeks 280
Advanced Certificate in Machinery and Crop Mgt – Level 6 20 Weeks 280
Advanced Certificate in Drystock Management – Level 6 20 Weeks 280
Certificate in Horse Breeding & Training – Level 5 32 Weeks 660
Advanced Certificate in Stud Management – Level 6 6 Weeks 380
Advanced Certificate in Horsemanship – Level 6 30 Weeks 180
Certificate in Horticulture (FAS Funded) – Level 4 25 Weeks 0
Certificate in Horticulture – Level 5 28 Weeks 810
Advanced Certificate in Horticulture – Level 6 11 Weeks 180
Certificate in Forestry – Level 5 26 Weeks 660
Advanced Certificate in Forestry – Level 6 3 Weeks 380
Certificate in Floristry – Level 5 36 Weeks 1,360
Advanced Certificate in Greenkeeping Year 1 (PT) – Level 6 6 Weeks 1,535
Advanced Certificate in Greenkeeping Year 2 (PT) – Level 6 6 Weeks 1446


Adult Farmer Courses


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Advanced Course in Tillage Crop Management 120 Hours 876
Advanced Course in Dairy Herd Management 120 Hours 876
Advanced Course in Business Management 120 Hours 876
Financial Management Modules (Clients) 12.5 Hours 93
Financial Management Modules (Non-clients) 12.5 Hours 187
Information Technology Module 12.5 Hours 159
Sheep Shearing Module 3 Days 376
Food Assurance Module 2 Days 93
Farm Assurance Inspection Training 2 Day 280
Safety on the Farm 2 Days 88
Code of Practice Safety Course 3 Hours 0
Pesticide Products/Pesticide Application Modules 2 Days 175
Mechanical Hedge Trimming Module 12.5 Hours 233
Sheep Dog Training and Handling Module 2 Days 175
Proficiency Test on Farm (Clients) N/A 146
Proficiency Test on Farm (Non-Clients) N/A 293
Pig Training Workshop (Clients) 1 Day 113
Pig Training Workshop (Non-Clients) 1 Day 170
Foreign National Training for Dairy Operatives 20 Hours 0


Food Training Courses


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Food Standards Auditing 2 Days 753
HACCP in Food Safety 2 Days 753
Producing Meat Products 1 Day 509
Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs 1 Day 677
Writing a Retailer Specification 1 Day 509
Calculating Meat Content 1 Day 0
Food Law Update (Clients) 1 Day 597
Food law Update (Non-clients) 1 Day 707
Thermal Process Validation 3 Day 939
Trainers Skills - Food Safety and Hygiene 3 Days 939
Control of Listeria in RTE Foods 1 Day 0
Microbiological Shelf Life of Foods 2 Days 702
Sensory Analysis 1 Day 647
Ideas and Inspiration in Product Development (Clients) 1 Day 597
Ideas and Inspiration in Product Development (Non-clients) 1 Days 707
Train the Trainer Industrial Meat Training 3 Days 0
Hygienic Factory Design 1 Day 0
BRC Packaging Standard 1 Day 0
Understanding Requirements of BRC - Food 2 Days 753
Legal Labels (Clients) 1 Days 1,014
Legal Labels (Non-clients) 1 Days 1,151
Complaints & Crisis Managemnent(Clients) 2 Day 597
Complaints & Crisis Management(Non-clients) 2 Day 707
Traceability for the Food Sector 1 Day 597
Practical Risk Assessment 2 Days 707
Laboratory Auditing 2 Days 939
Understanding Requirements of ISO 22000 2 Days 753
HACCP in New Food Product Development 1 Day 509
Lean Manufacturing Techniques in the Food Industry 2 Day 0
Basic Milk Processing 3 Days 939
Plant and Process Control 2 Days 627
Evaporation Course 3 Days 939
Drying Course 4 Days 1,254
Natural Cheese Making Course 3 Days 939
Farmhouse Cheesmaking Course 3 days 939
Processed and Substitute Cheese Products 3 Days 939