| Education
Access to HE Course
expands at NSC
A new cohort of Access to HE students is embarking on
an intensive year course in preparation for Higher
Education at North Shropshire College (NSC).
n addition to the
ever popular
Health route for
those wanting to
enter Nursing,
Midwifery and
Paramedicine, students are also
aiming to progress to a wide
variety of degrees through our new
Science and Humanities
Diplomas. Humanities students are
applying for Primary Teaching,
English, Creative Writing and
Media whilst Science students are
heading for courses as diverse as
Physiotherapy, Biomedical
Sciences, Astrophysics, Zoology
and Environmental Sciences.
A new Access to HE
qualification is now available at
NSC’s Walford Campus, the LandBased Studies Access to HE
Diploma is ideal for anyone
wanting to do study Countryside
Management, Land Management,
Agriculture and Environmental
I
studies.
Jill Cawthray Access
Coordinator commented ‘the
Access to HE course is a fantastic
bridge to University for those who
may not have got the necessary
qualifications previously. The best
part of my job is seeing the
confidence and skills of our
students grow with the support of
their tutors and peers. We wish
them a very successful year. If you
want to apply to Access please
see our college web-site for more
details.’
There is an open evening at
Oswestry Campus on Wednesday
19th October, 5pm until 8pm, open
to all prospective students wishing
to join in September 2017.
For more information about
Access to HE qualifications please
call Jill Cawthray on 01691 688051
or email [email protected],
you can also go to www.nsc.ac.uk.
30 | Farming Monthly | November 2016
New postgraduate course to deliver high
An innovative new postgraduate degree course is being launched
tackle an emerging shortage of higher level skills facing the food
he University of
Lincoln’s new
MSc in Agri-Food
Technology,
launching in
September 2017,
will educate a new generation of
farmers, innovators, technicians,
and business leaders by
combining the management,
science and technology
associated with the modern food
supply chain “from farm to fork”.
The new programme will be
dedicated to educating the future
workforce of the UK’s successful
and growing agri-food sector.
Through its Lincoln Institute for
Agri-food Technology (LIAT), the
University of Lincoln is working to
tackle strategic challenges facing
UK agriculture and food
manufacturing, developing new
practices and technologies that
can improve efficiency,
sustainability, and reduce waste
throughout the value chain.
Students on the MSc in Agrifood Technology will benefit from
LIAT’s existing expertise in
agriculture, based at the
University’s Riseholme Campus.
The course will also incorporate
teaching in food manufacturing,
life sciences and agri-robotics,
and close working relationships
with industry partners. The
programme is specifically
designed to educate students
and help them succeed in a wide
range of roles within the agri-food
sector, from production
T
management positions to
research and development posts.
Professor Simon Pearson,
Director of LIAT,
said: “Increasingly farming and
the food industries are becoming
highly technical and automated
sectors and the University of
Lincoln is responding to the
emerging skills gap to develop
the highly skilled workforce that is
needed. This has become even
more urgent to enable the UK to
lead the world in agri-food and
agri-tech post-Brexit.
“The University has designed
this new Master’s course in
response to demands from the
industry and in partnership with
farmers and food manufacturing
leaders. It will enable us to
develop a new generation of
highly skilled individuals through
expert teaching and hands-on
experience right here in
Lincolnshire at the very heart of
the UK’s agri-food sector.
“Students will be in a unique
position to take advantage of our
exceptional facilities, including
our farmland and research field
station at Riseholme, our food
manufacturing centre at Holbeach
and our world class science
laboratories in Lincoln.”
At the main Brayford Pool
Campus, the students will work
with scientists, programmers and
engineers from across the
University to examine the science
behind new agri-food
developments. Just north of
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