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Fetac Level 5 & 6 Part Time Course

  • 30-09-2015 10:57am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 202 ✭✭


    Has anyone completed the Fetac Level 5&6 Part Time course recently? Is there a lot of course work involved with it?

    Also do you have the farm in your name in order to complete the course? My situation is that my husband inherited a small farm with no entitlements he is over 40 so the green cert is out for him but as I am under 40 I could do it and was hoping to get under the young farmer scheme and maybe get some entitlements that way but I think there was some mention of not being able to do anything with the farm for 5 years so we couldn't put that into joint names yet.

    The other mention was of partnership but is there tax issues then with that? We did consult with a farm advisor about it but they dismissed the idea of the partnership but having since read up on the partnership isn't it only one income that is assessed?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭Nettleman


    pm sent


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭barnaman


    Currently on it and its ok work wise but it does take a time commitment. Also inherited a farm recently. To avail of 90% ag discount your husband must have after inheriting the farm have 80% of property that he owns by value be agricultural and either be an active farmer that is spend over 50% of his time working as a farmer or b have a green cert and farm commercially that is for a profit. Also he needs to farm for 6 years not 5. The other option is to lease the farm but the person lease it to must be an active farmer same definition as abov. Whats size of farm might give an indication whether worth doing course ie give an idea amount of entilments might get as a new entrant to farming. (thats the option for your husband not thr young farmer option)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭tellmeabit


    similar boat here, but under 40, 36 yrs old and will inherit 15Ha farm in next few yrs, is it worth doin the greencert. looked at doing it last yr but was told it would be every Monday for 6 months, had only just changed jobs and couldn't get the Mondays off, what other options could one take?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 202 ✭✭Sparkles2012


    tellmeabit wrote: »
    similar boat here, but under 40, 36 yrs old and will inherit 15Ha farm in next few yrs, is it worth doin the greencert. looked at doing it last yr but was told it would be every Monday for 6 months, had only just changed jobs and couldn't get the Mondays off, what other options could one take?

    If you have a Level 6 Qualification from any other course you can do the course online its closed now but they reckon after Christmas it should reopen for entrants again.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    tellmeabit wrote: »
    similar boat here, but under 40, 36 yrs old and will inherit 15Ha farm in next few yrs, is it worth doin the greencert. looked at doing it last yr but was told it would be every Monday for 6 months, had only just changed jobs and couldn't get the Mondays off, what other options could one take?
    If you're doing the course for stamp duty & grants, would a 15ha farm cost €2500 ish in stamp duty & if inherited in a few years you could be over 40 & would you be entitled to anything more than the person who didn't.
    Sorry, not trying to stop you doing the course, just pointing could be best weighing all options


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    It's no load to carry, 26 days over 18 months or so and a few hours on line every so often should get you 20% more of a grant on buildings, a lower tax on transfer and peace of mind that you won't be excluded from different schemes going forward. It's going to get to a stage the department will want to be seen to be giving out money but will use any excuse not to give it out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭barnaman


    The course is not simply online the old distance learning Green Cert from a few years ago was and it was a doss. Current one has assignments, course work,frequent exams and is not that handy. You turn up at an Ag College one day a month plus 5 days over the summer . Some lads failed modules and find it tricky to keep up with the work. Believe going up to 24 months next year, and prob cost €3000. I paid 2500 for this year add in a €100 a day for your own work per day you attend that means course could cost €5000 to €5,500. Also with regard to grants I applied and got a TAMS 1 grant but did the work outside of grant as the quotes were 3 times the price of the job. Also the Department have fixed prices for jobs so not a case of its an automatic 60% off.


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