Be sure to get your health and safety training done before the busy calving season begins. Macra Agricultural Skillnet has first responder and manual handling courses available in early 2020.

First responder course, Macroom, Co Cork

  • Description: a one-day course in first aid and health.
  • Date: Saturday 18 January 2020 – Murray’s Bar, Macroom, Co Cork, 9am to 4.30pm.
  • Manual handling course, Kilkenny

  • Description: a half-day course.
  • Date: 11 January 2020.
  • Location: offices of Premier First Aid and Training, Unit 4 Upstairs, Cillin Hill, The Hub, Old Dublin Road, Kilkenny, R95 A4VP, 10.30am to 1.30pm.
  • To register, please visit: https://www.macra.ie/macra-skillnet or for more information please contact the Macra Agricultural Skillnet staff on skillnet@macra.ie or on 01-4268900

    Safe Agri Skills

    The first two of our four-module online Safe Agri Skills programme are now available on the eLearning hub on the Irish Farmers Journal website.

    The modules are safe livestock handling and management and tractor driving and machinery maintenance.