Agricultural industry training is being offered to young farmers at a vastly reduced rate through a funding partnership between the Yorkshire Food Farming and Rural Network at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and Askham Bryan College.
The college is offering partly-funded places on a range of agricultural industry courses to its current students and members of Young Farmers’ Clubs living or working in North Yorkshire.
The concessionary rate of up to 80% off these course opportunities including Tractor Driving, Pesticide application and Forklift Handling has been secured for farming students by the Yorkshire Food Farming and Rural Network.
It is part of a new programme of activity that uses legacy funding secured from the Partnership Investment Fund Limited by YFFRN to offer a training support programme for the benefit of rural and farming SMEs.
Madge Moore, Chair of the Yorkshire Food Farming and Rural Network at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society said: “This is an excellent opportunity for young people to obtain training and certification that is financially supported in key subject areas that are essential to have as you progress through your farming career.
“All of these courses help to raise awareness of the need to operate safely and within the required legislation, providing an essential foundation for any career in agriculture.”
Askham Bryan students studying on one of the range of agriculture courses in livestock and crop production, as well as members of the Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs are able to benefit from these heavily reduced industry tickets to improve their employability and skills for when they enter the workforce.
