Learning Outcome
- Understand the basic requirements for poultry farming and its business potential
- Know all the nutritional requirements needed to raise a healthy bird
- Learn how to identify bird disease and where to get appropriate vaccinations
- Be capable of setting up an appropriate habitation system
- Become skilled at farming with chickens, ducks, and turkeys on one site
- Attain marketing, economic, and record-keeping skills
- Acquire pest control skills and ensure your flock remains healthy and happy
Description
Learn the skills and knowledge you’ll need to become a success in the UK Farming Industry with our Diploma in Poultry Farming course. With our help, you’ll soon become confident and proficient in the management of massed groups of birds and learn how to use their earning potential in a crowded and lucrative marketplace. Written with the aid of industry professionals, each of our interactive modules provides an excellent way to gather essential information at home and retain some useful business tips.
This intensive course covers the full range of capabilities that any Poultry Farmer will need to master. We’ll teach you the critical facts that enable the breeding and marketing of chickens, including their precise nutritional and habitation requirements. You’ll learn about the existing diseases that could affect your flocks, broods, and clutches, and the vaccinations that you’ll need to organise. The course covers a broad scope of Poultry Farming techniques, so you’ll also learn about dealing with ducks and turkeys. It even provides you with tips on farming economics and pest control.
Certificate of Achievement
Endorsed Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme
After successfully completing the course, learners will be able to order an endorsed certificate as proof of their new achievement. Endorsed certificates can be ordered and get delivered to your home by post for only £109. There is an additional £10 postage charge for international students.
CPD Certification from Thames College
After successfully completing the MCQ assessment of this course, you will qualify for the CPD Certificate from Thames College, as proof of your continued professional development. Certification is available in PDF format, at the cost of £9, or a hard copy can be sent to you via post, at the cost of £15.
Endorsement
This course has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.
Method of Assessment
To assess your learning, you have to complete the assignment questions provided at the end of the course. You have to score at least 60% to pass the exam and to qualify for Quality Licence Scheme endorsed and CPD accredited certificates.
After submitting the assignment, our expert tutor will assess your assignment and will give you feedback on your performance.
After passing the assignment exam, you will be able to apply for a certificate.
Who is This course for?
This course is ideal for any individual that wants to enter into the farming industry and specialise in poultry. It may also benefit existing farmers who wish to retrain or investigate the latest practises in the industry.
Requirements
There are no specific prerequisites to enrol in this Diploma in Poultry Farming. Anyone and everyone can take this course.
The Diploma in Poultry Farming is fully accessible from any internet-enabled smart device. So, you can study from the comfort of your home!
All you need is a passion for learning, literacy, and to be over the age of 16.
Career Path
This course is primarily aimed at those in the farming industry who wish to start a poultry farming business. So, it mostly covers the following careers and roles:
- Poultry Farm Owner
- Poultry Farm Worker
- Poultry Farm Stockperson
- Poultry Sales Specialist
- Farm Industry Worker
Course Curriculum
| Diploma in Poultry Farming | |||
| Module-1: Introduction to Poultry Farming. | |||
| Introduction to Poultry Farming. | 00:21:00 | ||
| Module-2: Poultry Nutrition | |||
| Poultry Nutrition | 00:14:00 | ||
| Module-3: Diseases | |||
| Diseases | 00:17:00 | ||
| Module-4: Vaccination | |||
| Vaccination | 00:16:00 | ||
| Module-5: Layers | |||
| Layers | 00:18:00 | ||
| Module-6: Broilers | |||
| Broilers | 00:13:00 | ||
| Module-7: Ducks | |||
| Ducks | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module-8: Turkey | |||
| Turkey | 00:14:00 | ||
| Module-9: Incubation | |||
| Incubation | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module-10: Brooding | |||
| Brooding | 00:31:00 | ||
| Module-11: Housing and the Environment | |||
| Housing and the Environment | 00:18:00 | ||
| Module-12: Record Keeping, Economics and Marketing | |||
| Record Keeping, Economics and Marketing | 00:23:00 | ||
| Module-13: Insect and Pest Control | |||
| Insect and Pest Control | 00:16:00 | ||
| Module-14: Safety and Awareness | |||
| Safety and Awareness | 00:28:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment – Diploma in Poultry Farming | 2 weeks, 5 days | ||
| Order Your Certificate | |||
| Order Your Certificate QLS | 00:00:00 | ||
Certificate of Achievement
CPD Accredited Certification
Certification is available –
- In PDF for £2.99
- Hard copy for £8.99
