Enhance and develop your career prospects with the Graduate Certificate in Business Communication for Rural Enterprise
The Graduate Certificate in Business Communication for Rural Enterprise is offered as part of the new programmes in Business for Agri-Food and Rural Enterprise at Loughry Campus. This programme is specifically designed to build confidence and enhance your personal development and career prospects. There are no formal entry requirements with the programme being aimed at those who have relevant work experience in the agri-food, rural business and community sectors.
Gael Gildernew, who completed the equivalent programme in June 2015, commented "I enrolled on the Part-time Advanced Diploma in Personal & Business Communication last September as I was looking for a way toimprove my academic CV whileworking full time. I found this course allowed me to balance home and work lifealong withworking towards a recognised qualification from Queens University. I have now enrolled on the Post Graduate Certificate in Business for Agri-Food andRural Enterprise which is delivered by CAFRE in conjunction with QUB.I feel this is an excellent opportunity for anyone who has been out of education for a while to get back into the classroom and gain a meaningful qualification."
The programme also provides a pathway onto the other post-graduate programmes in Business for Agri-Food and Rural Enterprise. The programme is delivered at Loughry Campus, CAFRE on a part time basis (one evening per week, from September to May), but arrangements can be made to deliver the programme for organisations or groups at alternative venues.
If you would like to find out more information about the Graduate Certificate programme, please contact Gareth Wadsworth on 028 8676 8397 or email [email protected]. For further information on any of our postgraduate programmes, check out the CAFRE website or freephone 0800 0284291
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!
As autumn approaches, fruit growers in Armagh are preparing for harvest. Growers will have an opportunity to learn about current fruit technology developments through a top fruit workshop organised in partnership between the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and the Northern Ireland Fruit Growers Association (NIFGA).
The workshop takes place on Tuesday 1 September 2015 at 6:00pm and is hosted by NIFGA member Edmund Allen, at his farm business on Annagora Road, near Portadown. Edmund will demonstrate the performance of a ‘Tifone Vector 1000’ orchard sprayer, which incorporates electrostatic induction charge for enhanced spray targeting and reduced drift.
Top fruit growers will be able to see first-hand other technology innovations, such as Brian Hampton’s ‘Fresh Extend’ system. This system removes ethylene gas from cold rooms improving the storage life of apples and other fresh produce. The technology won the Farm Innovations Category of the Dairymaster Rural Innovations Awards in May 2015. In addition, Mark Staplehurst will outline a new water activation system developed for fruit washing and disinfection prior to storage.
Growers will see also Controlled Atmosphere store improvements carried out at Edmund’s premises this year, while Simon Townsend of BASF will review chemical growth regulation and its influence on fruit set as observed across the UK and Ireland in 2015. The workshop will also offer growers a chance to walk orchards of different varieties, age and densities.