About Discover Cafre
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has three campus locations: Enniskillen, Greenmount (Antrim) and Loughry (Cookstown)
Discover Cafre Description
What is CAFRE all about?
One of the great things about CAFRE is that each of our three campuses delivers a specific range of courses and has the specialist facilities to match. WeŌĆÖve invested in our buildings, equipment and resources so you can get the most out of your time with us. Get ahead of the competition with the practical skills you learn on our courses.
Why choose CAFRE?
Great Job Prospects
Students of all ages study at CAFRE because theyŌĆÖre interested in getting a good job at the end of their course. Our results speak for themselves ŌĆō in 2012 over 91% of our students were in employment, on a gap year or had progressed onto further education.
Practice Makes Perfect
If youŌĆÖre a hands-on type of person who doesnŌĆÖt want to be stuck behind a desk ALL day, then CAFRE courses, and the careers they lead to, are perfect for you. Relevant practical experience in modern specialist facilities is a part of all courses.
Industry Links
CAFRE has excellent links with businesses and organisations, many of which employ our graduates. They show their support by providing work placements, guest lecturers and real-life course projects. They also donate 29 bursaries to help fund the cost of getting a degree.
Specialist Facilities
YouŌĆÖll go far to find better facilities at which to study for Foundation and Honours Degrees in agriculture, horticulture, food or
equine studies. With continuous investment, we keep our facilities up-to-date to benefit not just our full-time students but also people from industry who continue their professional development through our short courses.
Financial Support
With lower fees and accommodation costs, youŌĆÖll find that studying for a degree with CAFRE is not as expensive as you thought. And donŌĆÖt forget about those industry bursaries to lighten the load!
Small and Special
You are treated as an individual at CAFRE as staff know all of the 1, 500 students at our three campuses. Staff are friendly and approachable and ensure that you are supported both personally and academically to achieve your potential.
Opportunities to progress onto higher courses
DidnŌĆÖt get the grades to get onto the Honours Degree of your choice? Why not enrol on a Foundation Degree and then, having completed that successfully, progress to the Honours Degree.
Still not finished?
Then you can apply for the post-graduate Diploma or Masters in Communication at Loughry Campus.
Reviews
Graduated in June - wondering what next? Grow your knowledge and skills with us. Study for a Masters in Business for Agri-Food and Rural Enterprise at Loughry Campus, Cookstown. Full and part-time courses on offer. Click for more information https://www.cafre.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/course-findŌĆ ”/postgraduate-courses/
Our focus turns to staying safe this 'Farm Safety Week'
Plan to attend one of the CAFRE Sustainable Soil Management events to learn about the impact of soil compaction. For more information visit www.cafre.ac.uk/sustainable-soil-manageme nt
Just a quick reminder the college will be closed for a couple of days ... business as usual Monday 16th July. Thanks
It's great to catch up with former students when out visiting current students on placement. Food Design and Nutrition graduate Wendy Liggett is employed as Technical Manager in Foyle Ingredients. As part of her role she is mentoring current Loughry Campus National Diploma student Chloe Alexander while she completes her summer placement.
Well done girls!
Stand out from the crowd! Study for a Masters in Business for Agri-Food and Rural Enterprise at Loughry Campus, Cookstown. Click for more information https://www.cafre.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/course-findŌĆ ”/postgraduate-courses/
Fun Fact for World Chocolate Day
Plan to attend one of the CAFRE Sustainable Soil Management events to learn about the value of healthy soils. For more information visit www.cafre.ac.uk/sustainable-soil-manageme nt
A selection of photos taken at the Greenmount Agriculture Awards Day can be viewed at: https://www.cafre.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/greenmount-ag riculture-awards-daŌĆ”/
Day 2 of the Awards Ceremonies at CAFRE saw the Horticulture and Floristry students relaxing in the grounds of Greenmount Campus. For further photos click on the link https://www.cafre.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/greenmount-ho rticulture-awards-dŌĆ”/
Factors Affecting Cow Longevity Study tour, sponsored by the Farmers Club Charitable Trust, looking at the factors affecting the lifetime performance of dairy cows with a view to asking is it possible to achieve an average lifetime herd performance of 50,000 l per cow?
A selection of images from the Loughry Campus Awards Day can be viewed at: https://www.cafre.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/student-lifŌĆ ”/food-awards-day-2018/
We've added a selection of our Enniskillen Awards Day photos onto our website, follow the link to view more: https://www.cafre.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/student-lŌĆ”/ equine-awards-day-2018/
The 2018 Foundation Degree in Agriculture and Rural Studies/Technology graduates at Greenmount Campus Awards Ceremony.
Some of the highlights from today's Greenmount Awards ceremony. #GreenmountAwards
Greenmount Campus is the setting for our final CAFRE Awards Day ceremony. Congratulations to all of the Agriculture and Poultry students graduating today. For more updates visit us on Instagram and Twitter @DiscoverCAFRE. #GreenmountAwards
We've added a selection of photos from our Horticulture and Floristry Awards Day at Greenmount Campus onto our website: https://www.cafre.ac.uk/ŌĆ”/stuŌĆ”/hortic ulture-awards-day-2018/
Very interesting and they gave all the information i needed
Finished my level 2 floristry with a distinction in 2014. Great college and teachers:) loved every minute of it
Fantastic facilities, staff and horses.
Beautiful surroundings great for any young person to study here ’┐Į
Attended the college from 2007-2010, completing NVQ2 and NVQ3 in amenity horticulture, Johnston shaw leading our course which I found to be a positive point as he was a student previously. Grounds and college are to a high standard in appearance also.
Very interesting and they gave all the information i needed
Finished my level 2 floristry with a distinction in 2014. Great college and teachers:) loved every minute of it
Fantastic facilities, staff and horses.
Beautiful surroundings great for any young person to study here ’┐Į
Attended the college from 2007-2010, completing NVQ2 and NVQ3 in amenity horticulture, Johnston shaw leading our course which I found to be a positive point as he was a student previously. Grounds and college are to a high standard in appearance also.
Very interesting and they gave all the information i needed
Finished my level 2 floristry with a distinction in 2014. Great college and teachers:) loved every minute of it
Fantastic facilities, staff and horses.
Beautiful surroundings great for any young person to study here ’┐Į
Attended the college from 2007-2010, completing NVQ2 and NVQ3 in amenity horticulture, Johnston shaw leading our course which I found to be a positive point as he was a student previously. Grounds and college are to a high standard in appearance also.
Very interesting and they gave all the information i needed
Finished my level 2 floristry with a distinction in 2014. Great college and teachers:) loved every minute of it
Fantastic facilities, staff and horses.
Beautiful surroundings great for any young person to study here ’┐Į
Attended the college from 2007-2010, completing NVQ2 and NVQ3 in amenity horticulture, Johnston shaw leading our course which I found to be a positive point as he was a student previously. Grounds and college are to a high standard in appearance also.