
Holme Lacy College provides an attractive range of agricultural and rural crafts-related courses
We have specialist land-based campus and commercially managed 257-hectare estate, which includes an arable, beef and sheep farm, woodlands, orchards and lakes.
We offer full-time and part-time courses in such subjects as agriculture, blacksmithing and metal work, farriery, welding, horse care and management, forestry & arboriculture and animal care.
Our part-time courses include some statutory and certificate courses required in certain professions, such as safe use of chainsaws and different types of pesticide.
Want to earn as you learn and get a head start in the industry you want to work in? Apprenticeship courses are available in most of these subjects too.
We have Level 2 certificate courses available to study via distance learning (online) and we also offer free, government-funded courses for adults including Level 3 qualifications and courses to improve your maths and numeracy.
The College offers many low-cost short courses for adults (19 years+) too – perfect for trying out something new or learning more about a hobby you enjoy, while meeting new people.
Browse our courses here or search for something specific using the search option on the home page. You can filter by subject.
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- Agriculture Level 2 Certificate
- Agriculture L3 Advanced Technical Diploma
- Animal care City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate
- Animal care City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma
- An Introduction to Fabrication
- Award in Education and Training (Farriery TTFA)
- Award in Safe Application of pesticides using self-propelled, mounted, trailed horizontal boom sprayers
- Award in Safe Use of Pesticides Foundation Module (PA1)
- Award in Safe Use of Pesticides Foundation Module (PA1)
- Award in Safe Use of Pesticides – Ground Crop Sprayers (PA2)
- Award in Safe Use of Pesticides – Ground Crop Sprayers (PA2)
- Award in Safe Use of Pesticides – Handheld Applicators (PA6) Refresher Course
- Award in Safe Use of Pesticides – Handheld Applicator (PA6AW) on or near Water
- Award in Safe Use of Pesticides – Hand Held Applicators (PA6)
- Award in Safe Use of Pesticides – Hand Held Applicators (PA6)
- Award in Safe Use of Vertebrate Pest Control (Rats & Mice)
- Award in the Safe use of Brushcutters & Strimmers
- Award in the Safe use of Brushcutters & Strimmers
- Award in the safe use of manually fed woodchipper
- Award in Tractor Driving and Related Operations
B
- Blacksmithing BTEC Level 2 Diploma
- Blacksmithing BTEC Level 3 Diploma
- Blacksmithing – Intermediate
- Blacksmithing – Introduction (daytime)
- Blacksmithing – Introduction (evening)
- Blacksmithing – Introduction (evening)
- Blacksmithing – Introduction (evening)
- Blacksmithing – one day workshop
- Blacksmithing – Tool making
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- Chainsaws – Certificate of Competence in using a Chainsaw from a Rope & Harness (CS39)
- Climb Trees & Perform Aerial Rescue (CS38 Level 2 Award)
- CS30 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting
- CS30 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting
- CS30 Chainsaw & Related Operations (QCF)
- CS30-31 Award in Maintenance, Cross-cutting & Felling Trees up to 380mm
- CS30-31 Award in Maintenance, Cross-cutting & Felling Trees up to 380mm
- CS31 Award in Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm
- CS32 Award in Felling and Processing Trees over 380mm
- CS32 Award in Felling and Processing Trees over 380mm
- CS39 Award in Aerial Cutting of Trees Using Free Fall Techniques