Skills and Training

This module will explore key diversification strategies for use in horticulture that specifically support biodiversity.

This course has been designed to provide a comprehensive introduction into what green manures and cover crops can do to improve soils. Covering the roles these crops can play in preventing soil erosion, improving soil organic matter, managing nutrients, enhancing...

Are you a horticultural business? Farming Connect can support you to complete UA4 (CPD) of the Sustainable Farming Scheme.

For horticulture farm businesses joining the SFS in 2026, the following e-learning modules completed from summer 2025 will count towards the...

This is a ½ day training course. With a certificate of training awarded following completion.

It is important that manual handling is done correctly to avoid injury. Undertaking this course will give you the practical knowledge you need to understand...

Course outline:

Working Safely is a completely different approach to safety and health training. It’s a high-impact programme designed to be fun and get people fully involved. The first-class, jargon-free content is based on what people need to know in...

Carbon emissions reductions are a rising priority for many businesses, driven partly by the UK's Net Zero emissions target for 2050.
This module introduces key concepts in carbon reporting and provides guidance on how to approach and conduct carbon calculations.
 

This is 1 day course with a certificate of attendance issued upon completion.

This course will teach you the skills to look at the feasibility of various enterprises and the effect of a diversification on the existing enterprises. It looks...

Most energy consumption for fixed equipment in the Cereals Sector is used in grain drying, and grain storage, with heat being the largest energy use. This module focuses on these main energy-using processes; any technology improvement or increase in process...

Sustainable biomass production is an important piece in the transition from a fossil fuel-dependent economy to renewables. This module outlines what Net Zero is, explains some key terms and principles, and gives some context to the UK’s Net Zero ambitions.

A 1 day training course with an assessment on a different day. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the assessment. 

Aluminium phosphide is a dangerous compound. Used incorrectly, it can be hazardous to the health and safety...