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Cultiva: new learning solutions for land-based and allied rural business
Five leading specialist land-based colleges have united to form Cultiva, a new learning and development solution for land-based and allied rural businesses.Cultiva offers a range of services to business including learning, training and development; innovation and knowledge transfer; research and consultancy; and related quality and business improvement services.
Posted September 2008 -
Train the Trainer – a new opportunity for National Trust Tenant Farmers
In a unique programme, the Consortium has secured National Trust funding to deliver a new training programme for National Tenant Farmers. This is part of the National Trust Skills and Training Project which is sponsored by Barclays Bank.
Posted July 2008 -
A new research project to investigate the top-up curriculum required for animal management learners progressing to Veterinary Science Higher Education
The consortium has secured funds from the Royal Veterinary College funded VETNET Lifelong Learning Network (LLN) to investigate the top-up curriculum required for animal management learners progressing to Veterinary Science Higher Education. This will involve research into learners perceptions together with close examination of the National Diploma in Animal Management in relation to A Levels in Biology and Chemistry with a view to identifying gaps
Posted May 2008 -
Staff join forces for another successful staff conference
On 18 and 19 January 2008, some sixty staff from the five consortium colleges attended the second staff conference at Staverton Park, Daventry.
The theme of the conference as around “moving forward our business developments around the environmental, sustainability, land use, and food chain agenda; and maintaining our staff capacity and capability to deal with the rapidly changing market”.
Posted February 2008 -
Northern Ireland looks to England for best practice
Northern Irelands College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has acknowledged the Consortiums expertise to help it develop a new lesson observation and peer review system as part of a move to introduce new arrangements.
Posted January 2008 -
Higher Education Research Conference
During November 2007, a group of staff from across the Consortium involved with Higher Education came together to investigate practices around research and scholarly activity. In a particularly useful session, each college presented an overview of its research interests and some of the ongoing and past research activity.
Posted December 2007 -
Massey Ferguson supports partners working together to support Health and Safety for Agriculture and Horticulture
A very successful project has been completed whereby Paul Robinson, Pat McLeod, Trevor Hicks, David Singleton, Tim Walker, Tim Englefield and Jonathon Swindells worked alongside Health and Safety Executive Inspector – Alastair Mitchell to produce six booklets to be used to develop learner’s skills and knowledge in advance of a new NPTC test in Agriculture and Horticulture Health and Safety.
Posted October 2007 -
Cutting greenhouse gasses – we are doing our bit
In a move to cut greenhouse gasses and save time, the Consortium Management Group which comprises of the five Principals and the Executive Director - Alastair Taylor have decided to hold their quarterly management meetings by means of a telephone conference.
Posted August 2007 -
All change at the top
The Consortium is a limited company funded through subscriptions from its five members and income from business development activities. The board comprises the five college Principals plus a representative from each College Board.
Posted July 2007 -
Reviewing the take-up of qualifications for the environmental land-based sector
Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector has engaged the consortium to conduct some research into the take up of qualifications within the environmental and land-based sector.
Posted June 2007 -
New Interactive Learning Materials for the Pig Industry
The British Pig Executive (BPEX) which represents pig producers and processor levy payers in England and Wales was delighted to appoint ELITE Consortium to deliver an innovative range of training materials for the pig sector.
Posted January 2007
