Posted on April 28, 2020 by Anouska Curzon
Terrance Falla studied the NC in Horticulture with Landscape Construction at the SRUC Oatridge Campus. Here he tells us what he enjoyed most about the course and his plans since...
Categories:
Advice,
Apprenticeships,
College,
Gardening Scotland,
Horticulture,
Landscaping,
Oatridge,
Student Life,
Student Successes and
Work-based Learning Tags:
Gardening,
Gardening Scotland,
Gardens,
Horticulture,
Landscape,
landscaping,
Oatridge,
scotland and
SRUC
Posted on April 8, 2020 by Anouska Curzon
Agriculture lecturer Gemma Waugh from SRUC Barony offers some tips for effective home studying. Resources – make sure you have all the resources you need for online distance learning. Contact...
Categories:
Advice,
Agricultural & Landbased,
Agricultural Technology,
Agriculture,
Animal & Biological,
Animal Care,
Animal Science,
Apprenticeships,
Barony,
Biological Sciences,
Business,
College,
Countryside Management,
Degree,
Distance Learning,
Environment and Countryside,
Environmental Management,
Equine and Horse Care,
Forestry and Arboriculture,
Garden Design,
Golf & Greenkeeping,
Golf Management,
Greenkeeping and Sports Turf,
HN Level,
Horticulture,
Horticulture & Plantsmanship,
Hospitality,
Land-Based and Rural Skills,
Land-based Engineering,
Landscaping,
Organic Farming,
Postgraduate,
Poultry,
Professional Certification,
Professional Golf,
Renewables,
SRUC Subjects,
Student Life,
Student opportunities,
Study level,
Sustainability,
Veterinary Nursing and
Work-based Learning Tags:
#Agriculture,
Advice,
Barony,
coronavirus,
home study,
Learning,
moodle and
SRUC
Posted on February 21, 2020 by Hannah D'Mellow
Despite not coming from a farming background, Lawrence Martin always dreamed of working in agriculture. He studied for an HNC in Agriculture at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) before going on...
Categories:
A Different Track,
Agricultural & Landbased,
Agriculture,
Apprenticeships,
College,
HN Level,
Oatridge,
Student Successes and
Work-based Learning Tags:
#Agriculture,
#differenttrack,
#SCOTAPPWEEK20,
apprentice and
Modern Apprenticeship
Posted on February 21, 2020 by Hannah D'Mellow
Photographer-turned-gardener Lee McPherson jumped at the opportunity to increase his horticultural knowledge when his employer, East Lothian Council, offered him the chance to do a course in Parks, Gardens and...
Posted on February 21, 2020 by Hannah D'Mellow
Greig Lambie decided to do a Modern Apprenticeship in Land-Based Engineering (Agricultural Machinery) because he was interested in developing his skills in the industry. “I’ve always been interested in the...
Categories:
Agricultural & Landbased,
Apprenticeships,
Land-based Engineering,
Oatridge,
Student Successes and
Work-based Learning Tags:
#SCOTAPPWEEK20,
agricultural engineer,
agricultural engineering,
apprentice,
engineer,
Engineering,
Land-based engineering and
Modern Apprenticeship
Posted on February 18, 2020 by Hannah D'Mellow
Fraser undertook a Modern Apprenticeship at Bryson Tractors in Lanark. Fraser is from a farming background and was involved in agricultural machinery from a very young age as his family...
Categories:
Agricultural & Landbased,
Agriculture,
Apprenticeships,
Barony,
Land-based Engineering,
Student Successes and
Work-based Learning Tags:
#SCOTAPPWEEK20,
agricultural,
apprentice,
apprenticeship,
Engineering,
Land-based engineering,
Modern Apprenticeship and
Tractors
Posted on November 28, 2019 by Anouska Curzon
SRUC Student Ambassador Becky Cross attended the Grow Careers Event at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on 21st November. Here she writes her account of the day. The annual Grow...
Categories:
Apprenticeships,
College,
Degree,
Edinburgh,
Garden Design,
Gardening Scotland,
HN Level,
Horticulture,
Horticulture & Plantsmanship,
Landscaping,
Oatridge,
Postgraduate,
SRUC Subjects,
Student Life,
Student opportunities,
Student Successes,
Student Visits,
Study level and
Work-based Learning Tags:
botanics,
Careers,
Edinburgh,
Garden Design,
Horticulture,
Plantsmanship,
RBGE and
SRUC
Posted on November 26, 2019 by Anouska Curzon
A one-year Horticulture course at Scotland’s Rural College helped clarify Jennifer Wright’s career path – and her love of studying. Jennifer, 24, from Fife, initially chose to study Horticulture at...
Categories:
Apprenticeships,
College,
Garden Design,
Horticulture,
Horticulture & Plantsmanship,
Landscaping,
Oatridge,
SRUC Subjects,
Student Life,
Student Successes and
Work-based Learning Tags:
Fife,
Garden Design,
Horticulture,
Modern Apprenticeship,
Oatridge,
SRUC and
traineeship
Posted on March 8, 2019 by Kenneth Brooksbank
Last night’s awards ceremony saw SRUC pick up six winners prizes and a raft of runners up at the Hydro in Dunblane. The glitzy evening was kicked off by well...
Posted on March 5, 2019 by Anouska Curzon
When Daniel Murdoch left school he decided to volunteer at two local golf courses to gain work experience before going to Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) to do a full-time Greenkeeping...
Categories:
Advice,
Apprenticeships,
Elmwood,
Student Life,
Student opportunities,
Student Successes and
Work-based Learning Tags:
apprenticeship,
Elmwood,
Fife,
Golf,
greenkeeper,
Greenkeeping,
Modern Apprenticeship,
Scottish Apprenticeships and
turf management
