Teagasc Distance Education Green Cert Programme
(for Award Holders)
- NEXT COURSE STARTING MARCH 2026.
- INFORMATION PACK AND TIMETABLE WILL BE AVAILABLE HERE BEFORE THE END OF 2025
Email your queries to: [email protected]
- Four Items of documentation required with your application
- How to certify your qualification as being a true copy of the original
- Exemption to the "Start your own Business" module, info & application form - Your qualification must be within the last five years to qualify for the exemption.
SAMPLE TIMETABLE
Course Schedule: Attend college one Saturday a month for 12 months
Eligibility: Available only to holders of a Level 6 or Higher Major Award
Course Fee: €3,750, payable in two instalments
- €1,875 before the course commences
- The remaining €1,875 is due within 6 months
Fee Payment options:
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Direct to our bank account IBAN: IE62AIBK93547639384245
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Online payment to https://salesianag.ie/pay-online.html
- We cannot accept phone payment
Exams and Assignments:
- If you miss an exam or assignment submission date, you must wait for the repeat dates. Repeats take place on Fridays only
- If you do not successfully complete the Level 5 or Level 6 portion of your course, you must wait for a later group to complete this award
- Individual repeats cannot be facilitated at any stage
- Any additional repeats outside of the timetable incur a cost of €100 per module
Course Content
The "Green Cert" trained farmer status qualification comprises two awards: Level 5 Certificate in Agriculture and, Level 6 Specific Purpose Certificate in Farming. Your application includes both awards.
Applicants should note there is a delay following the completion of your course and the awarding of certificates.
For each of these awards, several quality assurance processes and procedures must be completed by us and Teagasc. Courses must be internally and externally verified, results approved and signed off, and details exported to QQI for certification.
THIS PROCESS TAKES A MINIMUM OF EIGHT MONTHS