Junta de Andalucía, Centro IFAPA Camino del Purchil
Location
Granada
Educational program name
School of shepherds in Andalucía
Language
Spanish
EQF level
3
I-VET / C-VET
C-VET
Modality
Informal
Short Summary
This extensive theoretical and practical course trains students to work as shepherds. The following modules are taught: 1) Shepherd, livestock and pastoralism, 2) Livestock facilities and management. Livestock farming linked to the land, 3) Management of reproduction, lactation, breeding and rearing, 4) Agrarian business, 5) Business relations and prevention of occupational hazards, 6) Practical work on shepherd farms, 7) Feeding. Production and conservation of fodder, 8) Feeding in pastoralism. Environmental role of the shepherd, 9) Livestock health and hygiene, 10) Associations and marketing, 11) Accounting and introduction to computer science
Keywords/Topics
breeding, shepherding, livestock, agrarian business
Cost
Free
Contact
Certification
Certificate or diploma of attendance and/or achievement
Start date
2022-09-19
Duration
17/02/2022 (570 hours)
Key skill set
Shepherding
Category
Animal husbandry
Entry conditions
No entry conditions
Learning outcomes
Students will learn the shepherd's profession, with a solid and very complete theoretical and practical training, which will enable them to set up their own livestock business or shepherd other people's livestock