Career Profile
Name: Joseph Murphy
Address: Timoleague, Co Cork
Completed course: 2005
Course
The course covered agriculture in terms of business, science, environment and food. I really enjoyed the variety. It covered agriculture with a very forward looking perspective. I applied for this course through the CAO. It attracted me because it gives a third level degree qualification and opens many opportunities for employment in the food and agri business sectors.
The partnership created between Cork Institute of Technology and Clonakilty Agricultural College to run this course gives it a very good balance in the theory and practice required for modern day agri business and food production.
The course also allows progression to the Bachelor of Agricultural Science Degree in Food and Agribusiness Management Level 8 at UCD.
My job
I completed the course in May 2005. My job at the moment is running the home dairy farm which consists of 65 dairy cows. I spent the practical element of the course on practical training in New Zealand which provided me with an alternative view of milk production.
Because of my qualification I hope to combine a job in the agri-food industry with running the home farm.
