Professional Development & Lifelong Learning
Lifelong learning for the rural practitioner - free & online
The Harper Adams based National Rural Knowledge Exchange project has developed two online resources to promote lifelong learning for in the rural sector:
NationalRural, an online directory for rural organisations, networks, societies and universities, to pool and share information about their knowledge transfer events and activities
OpenFields, an innovative online library for the landbased industries to bring farmers, students and researchers free access to authoritative research and technology transfer publications on food, farming, environment, energy and rural business.
Qualifications supporting safe and sustainable food production and environmental improvement
For more than 20 years Harper Adams has been delivering courses which help rural advisors and practitioners to gain essential in-service qualifications. The Rural Employer Engagement Development Network (REEDNet) is based at Harper Adams to bring together England's land based colleges to provide scientific, technical and management development for all aspects of the rural, regional and local economy. REEDNet specialises in agriculture and land management, the food industry, animal science, land-based engineering and the environmental sector. You can learn more by visiting the REEDNet website or contact the director, Charles Cowap.
Through initiatives like REEDNet, Harper Adams delivers a full range of courses to meet the requirements of the following industry bodies or awards including:
- A range of Crop Protection awards validated by BASIS (the agrochemical industry's voluntary regulatory body)
- The Fertiliser Advisors Certification and Training Scheme (FACTS)
- Qualifications of the Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA)