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<blockquote data-quote="neilo" data-source="post: 4887000" data-attributes="member: 348"><p>I’m guessing she has a bit of practical experience already. That’s a great foundation to get a decent job for a pre-college year somewhere, en route to doing a course that teaches the management/paperwork side of the job. I’ve always thought that most of the practical elements are best learnt in the real world, rather than the rigid practical tutorials that some of the county college lecturers give.</p><p></p><p>I did a HND Ag at Harper, admittedly a year or two ago now<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite27" alt=":whistle:" title="Whistling :whistle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":whistle:" />, which meant a pre-college ‘practical’ year on farm (at home or elsewhere) and then a 3 yr course with the middle year being out in the industry/abroad. The practical bits that were taught were nothing but a joke tbh, to anyone that had any experience at all. The greatest value of the course IMO was making students think and explore opportunities, rather than just accepting what Dad had always done. The ability to look outside the box, to a degree at least, must surely be a valuable lesson for any future in Ag.</p><p></p><p>If I had my time again, and with the benefit of hindsight, I don’t think i’d Plan my education much differently. If I had, I probably wouldn’t be in farming today tbh, rightly or wrongly.<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scratchhead:" title="Scratchead :scratchhead:" data-shortname=":scratchhead:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neilo, post: 4887000, member: 348"] I’m guessing she has a bit of practical experience already. That’s a great foundation to get a decent job for a pre-college year somewhere, en route to doing a course that teaches the management/paperwork side of the job. I’ve always thought that most of the practical elements are best learnt in the real world, rather than the rigid practical tutorials that some of the county college lecturers give. I did a HND Ag at Harper, admittedly a year or two ago now:whistle:, which meant a pre-college ‘practical’ year on farm (at home or elsewhere) and then a 3 yr course with the middle year being out in the industry/abroad. The practical bits that were taught were nothing but a joke tbh, to anyone that had any experience at all. The greatest value of the course IMO was making students think and explore opportunities, rather than just accepting what Dad had always done. The ability to look outside the box, to a degree at least, must surely be a valuable lesson for any future in Ag. If I had my time again, and with the benefit of hindsight, I don’t think i’d Plan my education much differently. If I had, I probably wouldn’t be in farming today tbh, rightly or wrongly.:scratchhead: [/QUOTE]
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