Barony
College specialises in vocational training and education for the land-based and
animal care industries. Set in 228
hectares of scenic grounds, Barony College is an ideal place to undertake your
studies. The College estate provides students
with “hands-on” training in a real working environment.
The
College has full time, part time, work-based and short courses in Animal Care,
Agriculture, Engineering, Equine Studies, Fisheries Studies, Forestry and
Arboriculture, Horticulture and Veterinary Nursing, along with Special
Programmes for students with learning disabilities.
Recent
developments at the College have created even more practical training
facilities. The facilities on campus provide an ideal training environment for
all subjects. The most recent was the development of our Dairy Technology
Centre which was opened by HRH The Princess Royal in September 2006.
This
£1.3 million capital investment, partly funded by the European Regional
Development Fund from the South of Scotland European Partnership, is helping to
create a new training facility which incorporates the latest animal welfare
designs and management systems, as well as maximising the use of available
technology with the unique feature of a robotic milking system.
This
latest development adds to the extensive facilities including the Scottish
Forestry Industry Technology Centre which houses a state-of-the-art forwarder
and harvester simulator; a walled garden with greenhouses, polythene tunnels
and nursery stock beds; an animal care centre, providing housing and working
areas for small animals, an operating theatre and x-ray facilities; an outdoor
riding arena, exercise area and stable block for the equine section; a
commercial trout farm, with hatchery, producing around 25 tonnes of fish per
annum; and a well equipped engineering workshop all providing an ideal training
environment.
Courses
range from Access level through to HNC and HND, and with close links with other
providers of higher education throughout the UK, provide further opportunities for
progression.
For
further information on any of the courses or to request a copy of Barony
College Prospectus please log on to www.barony.ac.uk or
telephone 01387 860251.
