Download - Livestock Auctioneers Course
Transforming Rural Education
Certificate of Higher Education:
Livestock Market Operations and ManagementCharles Cowap & Mark Simcock
March 2011
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About Harper Adams University College
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Certificate Courses5
Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four
Animal Welfare & Health in the Market
Market Operational Management
Livestock & Markets: supply chain relationships
Law & Tax for the Auctioneer
Valuation for the Auctioneer
Work-Based Project
Agricultural Policy
Financial Analysis and Planning
Agricultural Marketing
Human Resourcing
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What you get:
• After Two Years– UC Foundation Certificate in Professional Studies:
Livestock Market Operations and Management• Associate Status + 5 years experience
• After Four Years– CertHE in Professional Studies: Livestock Market
Operations and Management• Fellow Status + 10 years experience
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Tuition
• 2 x study weeks a year– January: w/c 10 January 2011– July: w/c 11 July
• Private study and online activity• Locally organised learning activity, eg market,
farm and abbatoir visits organised by local learning clusters
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Assessment
• Work based reports• Examinations in July x 3
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LAA/IAAS Status
• UC Foundation Certificate + 5 years: Associate Status
• CertHE + 10 years: Fellowship Status• Recognition of UoC FdSc withdrawn from end
of 2011– Arrangements for Credit Transfer to HAUC– See form for details and release of information
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Study resources
• Intensive tuition weeks – see January programmes
• Printed study material• Further references• Virtual Learning Environment: Moodle• Encouragement of social networking etc
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Costs
• Course Fee: £4,000 for full CertHE• LAA and IAAS are currently offering to cover
50% for students from member companies joining course with their support
• Domestic accommodation costs:– £50 per day/night: Dinner, B&B
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TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
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• Recognition of existing UoC FdSc withdrawn December 2011– Students must complete FdSc by then, or– Transfer to new HAUC programmes
• Arrangements to cover transfer of UoC credit to new programme– See form for initial information needed
• Other opportunities for recognition of prior learning
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Transition: Current StudentsSyllabus
Year Group Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four
First Years (3) Second Years (22)
Third Years Fourth Years(15 in total, 3&4)
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How to apply
• Details to Rita Wilkinson:– [email protected]
• Registration forms• Transfer details form
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Questions and Discussion