Skip to main content
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs An Roinn Talmhaíochta, Comhshaoil agus Gnóthaí Tuaithe Depairtment o' Fairmin, Environment an' Kintra Matthers

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Topics
  • Publications
  • Consultations
  • Contact

Translation help

Translate this page

Select a language

  • Arabic — عربي
  • Chinese (Simplified) — 中文简体
  • Chinese (Traditional) — 中文繁體
  • Dutch — Nederlands
  • Filipino — Filipino
  • French — Français
  • German — Deutsch
  • Hungarian — Magyar
  • Irish — Gaeilge
  • Italian — Italiano
  • Latvian — Latviešu
  • Lithuanian — Lietuvių kalba
  • Polish — Polski
  • Portuguese — Português
  • Romanian — Română
  • Russian — Русский
  • Slovak — Slovenčina
  • Spanish — Español
  • Ukrainian — Українська
  • CAFRE Level II Agricultural Business Operations Course Open for Applications

    Date published: 5 July 2018

    The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II Certificate) Course is open for 2018/19 applications.

    CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II) lecturer Ian Hassard pictured with Josh Armstrong from Maguiresbridge, Daniel Thornton from Derrylin, Matthew Sproule from Newtownstewart and Gillian Reid, Rural Support.

    The classes will begin in early October and run weekly for 20 weeks. All of the classes will be based in one of the three CAFRE Campuses - Greenmount, Loughry and Enniskillen. Classes will be sector based and include Dairying, Beef, Sheep and Crops.

    A range of evenings, Monday to Wednesday will be available, however, choices will become more limited as classes fill up. Therefore, it is important that you book early to ensure you get the venue which best suits your needs.

    Josh Armstrong, a beef farmer from Maguiresbridge who successfully completed the Beef Production course at the Enniskillen Campus in 2018, said: “I really enjoyed the course and learned a lot from it. It suited me that it was held in the evenings and close to home and I would thoroughly recommend the course to anyone interested in agriculture and thinking of applying for the Young Farmers’ Payment/Regional Reserve Scheme.”

    You can book a place on a course by visiting the CAFRE website.

    The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II Certificate) qualification meets the agricultural training eligibility requirements for the Young Farmers’ Payment/Regional Reserve Scheme. If you require any assistance when booking a place on this training, you can call CAFRE Industry Training Administration on 028 9442 6880 or by emailing Industry.TrainingAdmin@daera-ni.gov.uk.

    Notes to editors:

    1. The department may take photographs and videos at announcements and events to publicise its work. Photographs, interviews, videos or other recordings may be issued to media organisations for publicity purposes or used in promotional material, including in publications, newspapers, magazines, other print media, on television, radio and electronic media (including social media and the internet). Photographs and videos will also be stored on the department’s internal records management system. The department will keep the photographs and recordings for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which they have been obtained. The department’s Privacy Policy is available on our website.
    2. Follow DAERA on Twitter and Facebook.
    3. All media enquiries to DAERA Press Office, pressoffice.group@daera-ni.gov.uk or tel: 028 9052 4619.

    Latest news

    • Final call for views on mandatory electronic identification of newborn cattle

      18 February 2026

    • Taskforce on illegal fishing launches in Co Down

      18 February 2026

    • Muir announces next steps towards introducing new rules on selling and supplying puppies and kittens in Northern Ireland

      18 February 2026

    • CAFRE Open Week - Could studying local be your smartest move yet?

      17 February 2026

    More news …
    Share this page Share on Facebook (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share on X (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share by email (external link opens in a new window / tab)

    Department footer links

    • Crown copyright
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy
    • Cookies
    • Accessibility
    • The Northern Ireland Executive
    • The Executive Office
    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
    • Department for Communities
    • Department for Education
    • Department for the Economy
    • Department of Finance
    • Department for Infrastructure
    • Department for Health
    • Department of Justice
    • nidirect.gov.uk — the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens