Distance Education

Teagasc Distance Education Green Cert for Non Agricultural Award Holders

• Next course starting March 2022
• Information pack available January 2022
• Available to holders of a Level 6 or Higher Major Award Holders in non-agricultural discipline ONLY

Two timetable options offered

• School Holiday Option - timetabled around school holidays, mid-term breaks, etc. 
• Saturday Option - attend college one Saturday a month for 15 months 
• Sample timetables below
• Tutorials delivered online
• Course fee €3,100 

Download your sample information pack and timetable here

Email your queries to: [email protected] or call us on 061393100

What will I study? 

Level 5:

• Farm Business and Technology (5N20377)
• Farm Safety and Farm Assurance (5N20371)
• Work Practice (5N1433_CIA5)
• Soils and the Environment (5N20374)
• Beef Husbandry (5N20388)
• Sheep Husbandry (5N20385) OR Dairy Husbandry (5N20396)
• Principles of Agriculture (5N20368)
• Start Your Own Business (5N1418)
• Organic Farming Principles (5N20423)
• Safe Use of Pesticide Products (5N20380)

Level 6:

• Applied Livestock Breeding (6N3525)
• Grassland Management (6N20472)
• Farm Performance Measurement (6N3005)
• Work Practice (6N1947)
• Sustainable Farming in the Environment (6N20463)
• Farm Management and Business Management (6N20462)

PLEASE NOTE: REGARDLESS OF WHICH OPTION YOU CHOOSE THE NUMBER OF CONTACT HOURS WILL BE THE SAME