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THE North Clare Farm Family Support Service will be running a number of individual Skills Training Courses specifically for farmers over the coming months.
These will be of specific benefit to those who are planning on get- ting an off-farm job, setting up their own business or who just want to
gain some extra skills for use on the eee
The courses on offer will include Welding, Landscaping, Bog oak carving, Basic computers, Comput- ers for farmers, Grow your own fruit and veg, Childcare, Care of the Eld- erly and CV preparation.
The first four courses listed will be of 40 hours duration, growing your own fruit and veg will be 50 hours
and the CV preparation skills eight hours. The Childcare and Caring for the Elderly courses will be provided by Mary Immaculate College in Lis- doonvarna and consist of approxi- mately eight hours per week over two years leading to a FETAC level 5 Certificate.
The courses, which are free to farm- ers receiving or eligible for Farm As- sist, are currently being finalised and
will commence on the last week of September.
They will continue over the win- ter months at locations around north ET Ke
However, places on all courses are limited and farmers are advised to immediately contact Gerry McDon- agh, Rural Development Officer at 065 7072467 or 086 8544036 to book their place.