AQW 18711/17-22


Mr John Blair
Alliance Party
South Antrim


Tabled Date: 11/05/2021
Answered On Date: 24/05/2021
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the university accredited courses currently provided by CAFRE.


Answer:
My Department’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) delivers a range of Higher Education programmes at undergraduate and post graduate levels across the four disciplines of Agriculture, Food, Horticulture and Equine. All CAFRE undergraduate programmes are validated by Ulster University. CAFRE also delivers the first two years of the BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Technology, which is a Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) degree.
The Undergraduate “university accredited" courses currently provided by CAFRE are as follows:
Agriculture
BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Technology (QUB degree with CAFRE delivering year 1 and year 2)
BSc (Hons) in Sustainable Agriculture – Land Management and Agri-Business pathways (commencing September 2021)
Foundation Degree in Agriculture and Technology
Equine
BSc (Hons) in Equine Management
Foundation Degree in Equine Management
Food
BSc (Hons) Degree in Food Technology
BSc (Hons) Degree in Food Innovation and Nutrition
BSc (Hons) Degree in Food Business Management
Foundation Degree in Food Manufacture and Nutrition
Higher Level Apprenticeship Level 6 in Food and Drink Manufacture, (commencing in September 2021)
Higher Level Apprenticeship Level 5 in Food and Drink Manufacture
Horticulture
BSc (Hons) Degree in Horticulture (commencing in September 2021)
Foundation Degree in Food Manufacture and Nutrition
In addition CAFRE offers a Master’s Degree in Business for Agri-food and Rural Enterprise, which is validated by Queen’s University Belfast (QUB).
Further information on all CAFRE education courses can be found on the CAFRE website at cafre.ac.uk.