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21 Full-time Short courses in Agriculture

Greenhouse Technician
This Greenhouse Technician Diploma from St. Clair College is designed for students interested in a career in the greenhouse sector. This is a two-year programme where the student learns through a combination of in-class lectures, laboratory work and greenhouse visits.
Terroir and Vineyard Management
The Terroir and Vineyard Management course offered by Bordeaux Sciences Agro is designed for international professionals dealing with the concept of terroir and the way of managing the vineyard in order to optimize terroir expression.
Solids and Waste Handling in Aquaponics
The Solids and Waste Handling in Aquaponics course offered by Lethbridge Polytechnic begins by briefly presenting the concept of waste and examines how waste has historically been handled.
Aquaponics Design Microcredential
This Aquaponics Design Microcredential course offered by Lethbridge Polytechnic is an overview of aquaponics systems, their components, and their relative strengths and weaknesses under certain conditions.
Greenhouse Production in Aquaponics
In this Greenhouse Production in Aquaponics course offered by Lethbridge Polytechnic, you'll complete readings and exercises that will allow you to better understand the specifics of growing plants in protected environments such as greenhouses.
Inspire - Circular Agrifood
This Inspire - Circular Agrifood from EIT Food aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of circularity principles and cutting-edge technologies in agrifood systems. It explores challenges and opportunities for circularity, fostering creativity and ideation.
Aquaponics Water Quality Management
This Aquaponics Water Quality Management course offered by Lethbridge Polytechnic focuses on water quality. As an aquaponics operator, you "must have a good understanding of water quality chemistry, be able to accurately use meters and chemical test kits, and take the proper actions to quickly correct problems" (Damron, 2013, p. 502).
Framing Livestock and Agriculture Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability (FLAIRS)
The program will provide theoretical and practical training on the definition, framing, and dissection of the environmental and economic sustainability (with hints on the social aspects) in agri-livestock systems and its value chain, with particular emphasis on the integration of plant and animal production with natural environments, and their interaction with the needs of the human societies.
BASIS Soil and Water Management
The BASIS Soil and Water Management course at the Royal Agricultural University is aimed at those wishing to improve their knowledge in soil and water management – both of which are essential resources for sustainable crop production systems.
Insight to Agriculture (Farming for Non-Farmers)
The Insight to Agriculture (Farming for Non-Farmers) course at the Royal Agricultural University is aimed at business professionals working with individuals and businesses in agriculture and the wider land-based sector but with little or no previous background experience or knowledge of it.
Reinventing Rural: Transformative Solutions in Innovative Rural Areas, the Tuscany Case
This Summer School explores how small farms impact on transformative solutions in innovative rural areas while contributing to local prosperity and food and services provisioning for the society.
Line Management for Farmers and Growers
The Line Management for Farmers and Growers course at the Royal Agricultural University delivers a short, intensive upskill for leaders progressing into more demanding management roles within farming and horticultural businesses.
Introduction to Agriculture, Horticulture and Estates Skills
This Introduction to Agriculture, Horticulture and Estates Skills course at Dundee and Angus College is a great introduction for those interested to explore career opportunities working outdoors in the landbased sector
Geography of Food - Agrobiodiversity
In this International Summer School in Geography of Food - Agrobiodiversity from ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, you will learn about various perspectives on agrobiodiversity and its contribution to the sustainability and resilience of food systems.
Diagnosis of Diseases of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
The Diagnosis of Diseases of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants course at the University of Copenhagen will introduce commonly occurring plant diseases in agriculture, horticulture and orchards etc. Hand-on experience with classical and web based methods used in identifying causal organisms and diagnosing the diseases will be given.
Food Safety in Aquaponics
The Food Safety in Aquaponics course offered by Lethbridge Polytechnic provides a basic understanding of how the systems components and different stages of your aquaponics operation must be scrutinized to protect your plant and fish products so that they don't become compromised.
Sustainable Agricultural Solutions - Summer Programme
The Sustainable Agricultural Solutions - Summer Programme, held on Ben-Gurion University of the Negev campus, offers international students an intensive 4-week program that combines basic and applied research in agriculture and environmental sciences.
Agriculture
Grow your agricultural knowledge and farm management capabilities, so you can play a role helping New Zealand’s vital primary industry sector expand and succeed. Lincoln University Canterbury offers the Agriculture programme.
On Agriculture, Forest and Environmental Geodata Statistical Analysis, Modelling and Machine Learning [SAFEST]
This On Agriculture, Forest and Environmental Geodata Statistical Analysis, Modelling and Machine Learning [SAFEST] provides theoretical and practical teaching on statistical methods and tools for geodata handling and analysis, with special emphasis to soil traits, crop yield or plant biomass in agricultural, forest and other land uses under variable management and environmental conditions.
Farmer-friendly Finance
This Farmer-friendly Finance course at the Royal Agricultural University is a progressive, modular training pathway tailored to the rhythm of the agricultural calendar, is aimed at farmers eager to strengthen their financial literacy and confidence.