FULL-TIME COURSES COMMENCING AUTUMN 2022

Progress and grow in the agricultural industry at Salesian Agricultural College. The training you receive is not just a career path, but an education for best practice.

Our courses upon successful completion confer "Young Trained Farmer Status" commonly referred to as the "Green Cert". There are different routes of study available:

• Full Time Courses where students are in college Monday to Friday and are suitable to most school leavers

Here at the Salesian Agricultural College we specialise in the delivery of liestock based courses and agricultural mechanisation courses.

Our 550 acre farm is home to a dairy herd of 460 spring calving cows, the largest in the agricultural college network.

Our mechanisation courses have an annual intake in excess of 70 students, the biggest intake of mechanisation students in any agricultural college.

Our 110 mid season lambing ewe flock, lambing down 2.1 lambs per ewe is the most prolific flock amongst  the agricultural colleges. 

Select the link assigned to each course for course information and details on how to apply:

Option A - (2 years)

Year 1:

• ​​Level 5 Certificate in Agriculture - apply to Teagasc

Year 2 - choose from one of the following options:

• Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Agriculture specialising in either:

• Dairy Herd Management

• Drystock Herd Management

• Mechanisation

Option B - (2 years for level 6 award & additional year for level 7 award)

• Higher Certificate in Engineering  in Agricultural Mechanisation Level 6 - Apply through the CAO - 2 years

• Bachelor in Engineering in Agricultural Engineering Level 7 - 1 year add on

Option B courses are run in conjunction with TUS - Technological University of the Shannon: (previously LIT)

"Hands on" environment

For our full-time courses, teaching and learning is typically split 50:50 between classroom and outdoor practical instruction. Our practical instruction classes allow mutual interaction to develop between tutors and students in a "hands on" learning environment. In Advanced Certificate programmes we strongly encourage the development of problem solving, decision making and planning capabilities. Utilising discussion groups, visits to external farms and other facilities and external speakers are an important part of our delivery approach. 

Upon successful completion of either Option A or Option B  confer  "Young Trained Farmer" status commonly referred to as the "Green Cert".

Progression is also available through the Higher Education Links Scheme. Please contact the relevant higher education institute for further information.