Transcript CAFRE Development Service

Level II Agricultural
Business Operations
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Course content
Course rules
Assessment
Timetable
Prior qualifications
Young Farmers Scheme
Unit
Livestock production
Animal Health
Business Management
IT on Farm
Health & Safety
Nights
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CAFRE website
◦ http://www.cafre.ac.uk/level-2/
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Powerpoint slides
Notes
Links to further information
Assessments
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If you do not have internet access
◦ Internet access is available at all local Libraries
◦ Access can be arranged at CAFRE libraries
 Let your tutor know and we set up
 Student account
 Print account (prepayment required)
 CAFRE Libraries are open until 10pm Mon – Thurs during
term-time
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Attendance –Students should attend a
minimum of 80% of lessons
Punctuality
Mutual Respect
Contribute to discussion
Completion of assessments –within one week
of last lesson/assessment
All assessments are supervised - must be
your own work.
Mobile phones = ‘silent’ during lessons.
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Provide a meaningful programme of study
Lessons will start punctually.
Will inform you of any planned changes
Will review your assessments regularly and discuss.
Work submitted - assessed & feedback -two
weeks.
Available to discuss any concerns
Reasonable adjustments will be made.
Consideration extenuating circumstances.
An appeals process is available
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Carried out under supervision as part of the
class –
◦ usually at end of night and
◦ 1 week after delivery
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Assessment booklet for each unit
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Assessed by your tutor
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Tutor assessment checked by CAFRE and then
OCN verifiers.
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Available to see on website but must be
completed in class.
Extra time will be allowed for completion and
help available where necessary.
Can be resubmitted twice.
A.1. Name 3 animal husbandry procedures that will
be carried out on calves in a suckler herd between
birth and weaning at 7 months old (e.g. ensure
navel is disinfected).
1. .............................................................................
2. ............................................................................
3. ...........................................................................
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Main units
◦ Livestock / Crop Production
◦ Business Management
◦ Health & Safety
◦ Animal / Plant Health
IT on Farm
Slotted into programme
due to availability of
IT rooms/vet
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You should inform/have informed registration
staff of any relevant qualifications.
CAFRE will confirm relevance of qualification
and inform you of any parts of the qualification
you are exempt from.
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You cannot move classes without prior
approval.
◦ Class attendance lists are pre-printed
◦ Classes have different timetable (An Health & IT)
◦ Limits on class sizes.
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Email Technology Admin with request
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Please attend invited night until notified
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As the majority of students are considering
the Young Farmers Scheme – DARD Policy
Branch have asked CAFRE to make you aware
of the information on the following slides:
Your tutor has no additional information on
the Scheme and has been instructed not to
discuss it beyond the information on the
following slides.
The Regional Reserve will be used to allocate
entitlements to the following groups:
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new entrants;
young farmers and
those that were prevented from being allocated entitlements as
a result of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
To be eligible for an award from the Regional Reserve as
a young farmer or a new entrant, at least a Level II
qualification in agriculture (or a related subject
containing at least a farm business management module)
will be required.
The Young Farmers’ Scheme provides a top-up
payment to the Basic Payment for those qualify who
as a young farmer.
The CAP regulations define young farmers as those
who:
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Are setting up for the first time an agricultural holding
as head of the holding, or who have set up such a
holding during the five years preceding the first
submission of an application under the Basic Payment
Scheme; and
Are no more than 40 years of age in the year of first
submission of their application. i.e. A farmer who turns
41 at any time during 2015 will not be eligible.
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The CAP regulations also require that the young farmer
is head of holding, exercising effective and long-term
control over the business in terms of decisions related
to management, benefits and financial risks.
Young farmers must have established and activated
payment entitlements under the Basic Payment Scheme.
Young farmer applicants must also have at least a Level
II qualification in agriculture (or a related subject
containing at least a farm business management
module). CAFRE have in place an education package
over the period September 2014 – March 2015 to allow
those who don’t have the qualification to acquire it.
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For single member businesses, the position is clear
in relation to the head of holding in that the only
member of the business will be the head of
holding.
In relation to multi-member businesses, in the case
of young farmer(s) who have joint control of a
business, an equal share of the profits would not
be acceptable proof of head of holding.
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For example, in a 50:50 scenario, unless the young
farmer in the business could provide evidence that
he/she had long term control over the other(s) in
the business in terms of decisions related to the
management, benefits and financial risks
pertaining to the business – i.e. they must be in a
controlling position and take the decisions.
This would have to be confirmed by way of
supporting verifiable evidence provided by the
Young Farmer showing/confirming “managing
director status” over the business.
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In relation to the educational qualification
requirement in a multi-member business
consisting of more than one young farmer, only the
young farmer(s) controlling the business need to
have the educational qualification.
If two young farmers were involved in a 50:50
partnership, but neither on their own controlled the
business, then both would require the qualification.
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The top-up payment will be for a maximum
period of 5 years but that period will be reduced
by the number of years elapsed between the
setting up as head of holding and the first year of
application.
The top-up payment will be based on 25% of the
total direct payments regional average per
hectare. The payment will be made on the
number of eligible hectares used to activate
entitlements, up to a maximum of 90 hectares.
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Contacts
Further information on CAP reform is available on
the DARD website on www.dardni.gov.uk.
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If you have a specific query you can call the DARD
Grants and Funding Helpline number:
0300 200 7848
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In the event that we have to cancel/move a
class. (E.g. Severe weather)
We will
◦ Text and email those we have details for
◦ Put the info on the level II website
◦ In the event of severe weather please don’t call
admin until you have checked the website, your
texts/email.
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Administration
[email protected]
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028 9442 6770
Tutor ___________________________
Name ____________________________
Email _________________________ @dardni.gov.uk