Transforming Rural Education

Certificate of Higher Education:

Livestock Market Operations and ManagementCharles Cowap & Mark Simcock

March 2011

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About Harper Adams University College

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Certificate Courses5

Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four

Animal Welfare & Health in the Market

Market Operational Management

Livestock & Markets: supply chain relationships

Law & Tax for the Auctioneer

Valuation for the Auctioneer

Work-Based Project

Agricultural Policy

Financial Analysis and Planning

Agricultural Marketing

Human Resourcing

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What you get:

• After Two Years– UC Foundation Certificate in Professional Studies:

Livestock Market Operations and Management• Associate Status + 5 years experience

• After Four Years– CertHE in Professional Studies: Livestock Market

Operations and Management• Fellow Status + 10 years experience

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Tuition

• 2 x study weeks a year– January: w/c 10 January 2011– July: w/c 11 July

• Private study and online activity• Locally organised learning activity, eg market,

farm and abbatoir visits organised by local learning clusters

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Assessment

• Work based reports• Examinations in July x 3

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LAA/IAAS Status

• UC Foundation Certificate + 5 years: Associate Status

• CertHE + 10 years: Fellowship Status• Recognition of UoC FdSc withdrawn from end

of 2011– Arrangements for Credit Transfer to HAUC– See form for details and release of information

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Study resources

• Intensive tuition weeks – see January programmes

• Printed study material• Further references• Virtual Learning Environment: Moodle• Encouragement of social networking etc

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Costs

• Course Fee: £4,000 for full CertHE• LAA and IAAS are currently offering to cover

50% for students from member companies joining course with their support

• Domestic accommodation costs:– £50 per day/night: Dinner, B&B

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TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

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• Recognition of existing UoC FdSc withdrawn December 2011– Students must complete FdSc by then, or– Transfer to new HAUC programmes

• Arrangements to cover transfer of UoC credit to new programme– See form for initial information needed

• Other opportunities for recognition of prior learning

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Transition: Current StudentsSyllabus

Year Group Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four

First Years (3) Second Years (22)

Third Years Fourth Years(15 in total, 3&4)

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How to apply

• Details to Rita Wilkinson:– rwilkinson@harper-adams.ac.uk

• Registration forms• Transfer details form

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Questions and Discussion