Work-based learning techniques in Canada make more use of flip-learning before group work and link it to final results, FCCT bursary beneficiary Peter Reed found
Back to college IN CANADA Peter Reed used a Farmers Club Charitable Trust Agricultural Educator Award to investigate agricultural business management training in Canada James Madge farming operation was typical – high output equipment with plenty of technology.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Peter Reed, Apprenticeship Assessor and Programme Manager, L4 Agricultural Business Management Apprenticeship (ABM) programme Bicton and Duchy (Stoke Climsland) campuses (part of Cornwall College Group) www.cornwall.ac.uk peter.reed@bicton.ac.uk
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“It was refreshing to learn the depth of delivery of our ABM programme was on par with Canada.”
I WANTED to see how Canada delivers and assesses agricultural management courses via work-based learning, so was pleased to visit colleges in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan last summer courtesy of an FCCT Educator Award. By attending lessons and observing apprentice assessments I was able to understand how we could enhance our Agricultural Business Management programme. My study highlighted the importance of employer engagement and the value of students doing home-learning to prepare for teaching sessions. Global farming is entering a huge period of change, making it an exciting time for new entrants, and apprenticeship programmes are changing too, from frameworks to standards. The L4 standard has not yet been written and I am involved in ensuring what is delivered will train and equip the next generation of farm managers/ leaders and enhance their global market awareness, whilst meeting employer and market requirements, and providing a great learning experience. Apprenticeship students At Duchy and Bicton ABM apprenticeship students attend one day a week, from September to March, for two years. These mainly group
