Green Cert Online Course 2013

itsjaybud

Hiall,



I understandthere has been a few threads based on this subject matter in the past which I havelooked through but had no luck in finding the answers I am after.

Thestatement below has been taken from the Farmers Journal, I am pretty sure I qualifyfor the online course but after several searches on the Teasgasc website and

Otherrelated websites I cannot find any providers of this course, application formsetc etc.

“Those who have aLevel 6,7 or 8 HETAC qualification in an area unrelated to agriculture can dothe FETAC Level 6 online course. “

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/site/farming-Get-to-grips-with-the-green-cert--15239.html




Anyhelp in directing me in the right route would be greatly appreciated.



Thanksin advance for any reply’s.

reilig

itsjaybud wrote: »

Hiall,



I understandthere has been a few threads based on this subject matter in the past which I havelooked through but had no luck in finding the answers I am after.

Thestatement below has been taken from the Farmers Journal, I am pretty sure I qualifyfor the online course but after several searches on the Teasgasc website and

Otherrelated websites I cannot find any providers of this course, application formsetc etc.

“Those who have aLevel 6,7 or 8 HETAC qualification in an area unrelated to agriculture can dothe FETAC Level 6 online course. “

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/site/farming-Get-to-grips-with-the-green-cert--15239.html




Anyhelp in directing me in the right route would be greatly appreciated.



Thanksin advance for any reply’s.

Nothing since May 2012, but the contact details are on the bottom:

http://www.teagasc.ie/ecollege/courses.asp

itsjaybud

great thank you.

IrishLad2012

Does anyone know how the online course works,I am studying towards a non Agricultural Level 8 degree at the moment,how much of it is actually online and do you have to attend a ag collage/centre for certain number of weeks,would I qualify?Any help would be appreciated.

nashmach

IrishLad2012 wrote: »

Does anyone know how the online course works,I am studying towards a non Agricultural Level 8 degree at the moment,how much of it is actually online and do you have to attend a ag collage/centre for certain number of weeks,would I qualify?Any help would be appreciated.

Finished about 9 months now.

You need to do around 20 days in an ag college for practicals and exams and discussion groups but these are spread out - typically either one or two a month.

In terms of material, while some is online, the vast majority is plain bookwork.

I have a Level 8 too so not a problem.

It is a lot of work though to juggle

IrishLad2012

nashmach wrote: »

Finished about 9 months now.

You need to do around 20 days in an ag college for practicals and exams and discussion groups but these are spread out - typically either one or two a month.

In terms of material, while some is online, the vast majority is plain bookwork.

I have a Level 8 too so not a problem.

It is a lot of work though to juggle

How long does it take online?how many months.

Dont be daft

IrishLad2012 wrote: »

How long does it take online?how many months.

You can do it while your doing your normal degree. I think when you finish 2nd in college you have a level 6 qualification so you can apply to do the online course. Worked for me anyway.

But, if I'm right I think your to late to do the course in its old format, which was 12 months with a practical maybe once a month. When I did it, it was piss easy to tell the truth.
I'd get in touch with Teagasc fairly lively and see if they're still running it because I'd say the newer course will take longer and require a lot more input.

Juniorhurler

Unless you are going to have a large parcel of land transferred into your name before you are 35 it makes no sense to do the green cert at the moment. You don't need it to other a herd no. Claim sfp or any other payments or allowances. It allows you half rate stamp duty on land before 35 but stamp is only 2% at the moment so saving is only 1% of value of the land transferred afaik. It also allows a reduced rate of cgt on inheritance before you are 35. It was of no value to me to do it as I am kicking the arse off 35 and the auld lad is so active I decided to go buy my own ground two years ago. It depends on your situation but don't get brow beaten into it by anyone and talk to an ag advisor or teagasc education officer about your needs before committing to anything.

nashmach

Juniorhurler wrote: »

Unless you are going to have a large parcel of land transferred into your name before you are 35 it makes no sense to do the green cert at the moment. You don't need it to other a herd no. Claim sfp or any other payments or allowances. It allows you half rate stamp duty on land before 35 but stamp is only 2% at the moment so saving is only 1% of value of the land transferred afaik. It also allows a reduced rate of cgt on inheritance before you are 35. It was of no value to me to do it as I am kicking the arse off 35 and the auld lad is so active I decided to go buy my own ground two years ago. It depends on your situation but don't get brow beaten into it by anyone and talk to an ag advisor or teagasc education officer about your needs before committing to anything.

Got to agree with all of the above but who knows what future tax changes will be coming down the tracks.

In essence to me at the moment it is useless but is done now.

About 18 months to do it in my case but due to work circumstances I could have been finished a little earlier.

munkus

Juniorhurler wrote: »

Unless you are going to have a large parcel of land transferred into your name before you are 35 it makes no sense to do the green cert at the moment. You don't need it to other a herd no. Claim sfp or any other payments or allowances. It allows you half rate stamp duty on land before 35 but stamp is only 2% at the moment so saving is only 1% of value of the land transferred afaik. It also allows a reduced rate of cgt on inheritance before you are 35. It was of no value to me to do it as I am kicking the arse off 35 and the auld lad is so active I decided to go buy my own ground two years ago. It depends on your situation but don't get brow beaten into it by anyone and talk to an ag advisor or teagasc education officer about your needs before committing to anything.

You'll actually pay 0% stamp duty if transfering before 35. I know it costs 2k, but worth having in my view. Better to get these things out of the way while your young if you can. I don't doubt that in future there will be requirement for this qualification for future schemes and grants.

Juniorhurler

munkus wrote: »

You'll actually pay 0% stamp duty if transfering before 35. I know it costs 2k, but worth having in my view. Better to get these things out of the way while your young if you can. I don't doubt that in future there will be requirement for this qualification for future schemes and grants.

Agreed. But they will only require it for new entrants after a certain date or any remaining computer illiterate farmers in the country would have to do it. On equality grounds they will have to give all grants and schemes to all existing farmers regardless of age. Kind of ageism in reverse.

I could see them making health and safety courses similar to the safe pass scheme in construction mandatory first.