National Conference on Agricultural Education

Conference Papers

The National Conference on Agricultural Education document is available in Acrobat PDF format (275KB). An HTML version will be online shortly.

1. Agricultural Education and Training Requirements in the Ireland of the Future
   Mr Alan Dukes, Director-General, Irish Institute of European Affairs
2. The Challenges Facing the Teagasc Education and Training Programme
   Mr Paddy Browne, Head of Education, Teagasc
3. Agricultural Education and Training in the Context of the National Qualifications Framework
   Mr Sean O'Foghlu, Chief Executive, National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
4. The Dutch Agricultural Education System - Challenges and Perspectives
   Dr Betty Valk, Head of Agricultural Education, The Netherlands
5. The Virtual Agricultural College, Wales
   Mr Peter Rees, Director of Enterprise Services, Colegsirgar, Llanelli, Wales
6. A Master Farmer's Perspective
   Mr Jim McCarthy, Marshalstown, Castledermot, Co Kildare
7. An Horticultural Employer/Past Student Perspective
   Mr Paraic Horkan, Managing Director, Horkans Lifestyle and Garden Centres, Castlebar, Co Mayo
8. An Agricultural Student's Perspective
   Ms Catherine Seale, Student Representative on the Teagasc Education Forum