Need some advice please

[Kevin pinto]

Hi All.

I need some advice about what training course (s) I should take ? Please

I am 50 years young . lol. And live in London and I have been an estate agent for 30 years. My dream has always been to work in the farming industry and especially a herdsman . I think maybe to late but still want to try, I know nothing about the industry. so maybe a foundation course, but once completed, I would need a qualification so I can move out if London and start earn money.

Please can anyone make a suggestion on which course I should study

1. to become a herdsman
2 . a foundation in farming

also is there lots of work available if I succeed in passing the courses

Thanks
Kevin

 

[teslacoils]

You've probably got a fair wodge of cash saved up or an expensive flat. Why not just take a gap year and go work on a farm for board and lodgings? No course can teach enthusiasm and common sense.

 

[Kevin pinto]

Hi
Thanks but Not an option for me
If you can recommend a course it would be great

 

[Still Farming]

Hi
Thanks but Not an option for me
If you can recommend a course it would be great

Contact your local agri colleges possibly.

 

[Dry Rot]

Try these people .....services-information

 

[curlietailz]

Ditto Spin Cycle
Google Agricultural Colleges
You can start with no school qualifications at L0 and progress to L1,L2 or L3 in Agriculture
Then there areFoundation Degrees and Top Up Honours Degrees in Agriculture
Maybe day release or block... but you’d need a job on a farm to compliment that

perhaps look at taking Telehandler or Tractor Driving course , ATV or 360digger courses to get your Certificates to prove competency in these machines?

 

[Still Farming]

Plenty of farms struggling for labour apparently .

 

[delilah]

If you're 50 you've no time to be fannying about with courses, or, more to the point, you're not going to walk into a job milking cows with a qualification but no experience. Start applying for jobs on dairy farms as a gfw/ dogs body and work your way up from that.

 

[Highland Mule]

I'm struggling to understand how you know that it's your dream unless you have some experience and knowledge of it, yet your post implies that you don't. Before you do anything, get out there and find a farmer who will let you shadow him/ her for a few days - take a fortnight holiday and spend it immersed in the job. If they are impressed by you, they might just offer you some work. Whilst qualifications can help, you are far better with experience for a start.

 

[dave mountain]

most farmers (including myself) will not value the courses so dont waste your time and money. get working on a farm and learn what its all about, and get paid (albeit not much) to learn rather than paying out for a course of questionable quality and relevance

 

[Boysground]

@Kevin pinto as others have already said at your age (sorry) getting experience is as important as anything. I run a 3 times a day milking system, this means that I need lots of people to milk, most of my night milkers have not milked before starting with me. This means that they are trained to do the job how we want it to be done. Perhaps you could find some night or weekend milking and start learning.

Listening and being on time are the most important qualities.

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[Kevin pinto]

Plenty of farms struggling for labour apparently .

 

[Kevin pinto]

@Kevin pinto as others have already said at your age (sorry) getting experience is as important as anything. I run a 3 times a day milking system, this means that I need lots of people to milk, most of my night milkers have not milked before starting with me. This means that they are trained to do the job how we want it to be done. Perhaps you could find some night or weekend milking and start learning.

Listening and being on time are the most important qualities.

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[Kevin pinto]

@Kevin pinto as others have already said at your age (sorry) getting experience is as important as anything. I run a 3 times a day milking system, this means that I need lots of people to milk, most of my night milkers have not milked before starting with me. This means that they are trained to do the job how we want it to be done. Perhaps you could find some night or weekend milking and start learning.

Listening and being on time are the most important qualities.

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[Kevin pinto]

most farmers (including myself) will not value the courses so dont waste your time and money. get working on a farm and learn what its all about, and get paid (albeit not much) to learn rather than paying out for a course of questionable quality and relevance

Thanks - and good advice. as a potential non experience Milker, what pay do you think I would be looking at?

 

[Lincs Lass]

You need agriculture in the blood at school ,,not trying to forfill a dream at 50 ,,by the time you have done a few courses ,spent a wedge of money in the process doing them ,,then trying to find somewhere to work without any practical experience ,,your dream will be dwindling away .

 

[manhill]

Make sure you haven't lost mobility after all that time in an office. Need to have quick reactions to get out of the way of wild livestock.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Need to have quick reactions to get out of the way of wild livestock.

The placid ones can put you on the floor

 

[dave mountain]

Thanks - and good advice. as a potential non experience Milker, what pay do you think I would be looking at?

im not dairy so not exactly sure on milking pay, but with no experience most agricultural work will be minimum wage, anything more would be a bonus. however if you genuinely are enthusiastic about it, are reliable and learn quickly then you will soon find plenty agricultural jobs with more live-able wages. herdsman would be difficult (though not impossible) with no agricultural background but tbh a good general farm hand can earn decent money, and would possibly be more enjoyable than trying to be a herdsman, which is stressful even for those who have been around livestock their entire life, so might be something to think about? especially as this clearly isnt a financial decision for you

 

[Flatlander]

Would love to be a fly on the wall when you tell your wife/gf/partuner that your giving up a cushy job to come home smelling of sh1t and too tired to go anywhere. It’s a great life being on a farm but not everyone will see it that way.
im just a bit older than you but can still remember the days when a career councillor at school looked at my grades and said,so you want to work on a farm hey. I think that’s a good choice because your not an over achieve. Lol.