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Landex
Landex – 'Land Based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence' – is a subscriber organisation with 39 member colleges and universities in the United Kingdom. To qualify for membership, a provider must deliver significant volumes of land-based education and training. Structure The organisation was formed in 2006 from its predecessor, Napaeo, which was founded in 1950. Landex colleges and universities in England collectively provide over 80% of long specialist land-based further and higher education qualifications, together with a wide range of 14-16 apprenticeship and cost-recovery programmes. Courses delivered by most Landex providers are underpinned by substantial farming and other business enterprises. It is governed by a board of 14 elected principals and vice-chancellors, who agree the organisation's strategic objectives and priorities on behalf of the membership. A number of sub-committees, each chaired by a board member and populated by specialists from within the sector, infor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston Maurward College
Kingston Maurward College is a college for land-based studies situated two miles east of Dorchester, Dorset, England. The college is a member of the Landex grou an association of institutions that provide courses in agriculture and horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no .... Kingston Maurward House on the college grounds is used for administration purposes and private functions. See also * Kingston Maurward House External links Kingston Maurward CollegeLandex group Further education colleges in Dorset Agricultural universities and colleges in the United Kingdom {{Dorset-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Of Agriculture, Food And Rural Enterprise
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is a public tertiary level land-based college offering training in agriculture, food technology, horticulture, equine and agri-business operating at three sites in Northern Ireland. The college is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) of the Northern Ireland Executive. It is an associate member of the Landex consortium of "Land Based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence". Campuses * Greenmount Campus at Muckamore near Antrim in County Antrim (originally Greenmount College of Agriculture and Horticulture, founded in 1912). * Enniskillen Campus at Levaghy near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh. * Loughry Campus between Cookstown and Dungannon in County Tyrone (founded in 1908 as The Ulster Dairy School). See also * List of agricultural universities and colleges This article lists agricultural universities and colleges around the world, by continent and country. Africa Algeria * High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Based College
In the United Kingdom, land based colleges are colleges specialising in agriculture, horticulture, and other topics useful for rural economies. Most land based colleges are members of Landex, which promotes and coordinates the colleges. List of rural colleges in the UK England *Askham Bryan College in Askham Bryan, North Yorkshire *Berkshire College of Agriculture in Burchetts Green, Berkshire *Bicton College in Budleigh Salterton, Devon *Bishop Burton College in Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire *Brooksby Melton College in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire *Capel Manor College in Bulls Cross, London Borough of Enfield *College of West Anglia in Cambridgeshire * Easton College in Norfolk *Hadlow College in Hadlow, Kent *Hartpury College in Hartpury, Gloucestershire *Houghall College in Houghall, County Durham *Kingston Maurward College in Dorchester, Dorset *Merrist Wood College in Worplesdon, Surrey *Moulton College in Moulton, Northamptonshire *Myerscough College in Bilsborrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Durham College (Houghall)
East Durham College, formerly known as East Durham & Houghall Community College, is a community college with campuses in Peterlee and Houghall, south-east of Durham. The college student roll at the time of a February 2014 Ofsted report was 1,579 full-time and 4,154 part-time students. Locations East Durham College operates across three campuses, as well as providing workforce development within individual workplaces across the region. The Houghall campus is situated on the A177 (Stockton Road) to the south-east of Durham, near Shincliffe. The 400-acre campus includes football and rugby pitches, gardens, woodland, stables, an all-weather equine arena, small-animal care unit and working farm. The site has hosted the Durham Flower Festival. The Peterlee campus is situated on Willerby Grove off the B1320 (Burnhope Way) in Peterlee, near the A19. Its facilities include a bistro restaurant ''Scene1'', two functional beauty and hair salons, recording studio, IT suites, sports cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plumpton College
Plumpton College is a Further and Higher education college in Plumpton, East Sussex, England, with courses in a variety of land based and related subjects. The college provides a range of full-time and part-time land-based courses, FE courses to Foundation Degree and BSc courses. The college degree courses are provided in association with the Royal Agricultural University. The main site of the College is in Plumpton, with satellite centres, termed 'Outcentres', elsewhere in East Sussex at Netherfield, Flimwell and Stanmer Park, and further afield in Bwlch Mwlchan, Snowdonia. The current principal of the college is Jeremy Kerswell. The range of courses cover land-based provision including Agriculture, Horticulture, Floristry, Greenkeeping, Hard Landscaping, Equine Studies, Agricultural and Horticultural Machinery, Metalsmithing, Animal Care and Veterinary Nursing, Countryside Management, Forestry and Arboriculture, Sports (Outdoor Education), Viticulture and Oenology, and Rural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham Trent University (Brackenhurst)
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university in Nottingham, England. Its roots go back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham School of Design, Nottingham Government School of Design, which still exists within the university today. It is the list of universities in the United Kingdom by enrolment, 6th largest university in the UK (out of ) with students split over five different campuses. The annual income of the institution for 2021–22 was £393.5 million of which £9.1 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £385.5 million. History The university was formed by the amalgamation of many separate institutions of higher education. It originated from the Nottingham Trent University, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Government School of Design founded in 1843. In 1945, the Nottingham and District Technical College was established. In 1958, Nottingham Regional College of Technology opened a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
