Our Training

We organise training for farmers and growers, and small food producers across Ireland. Trainees include those aspiring to convert to organic production, and experienced organic producers who want to improve their skills or diversify into new areas. Through our programme of courses we aim to increase indigenous production and encourage producers to take advantage of new market opportunities.

Specialised Courses

AN objective of the NOTS programme is to work with groups to devise customised training in specialised areas. Examples might include organic dairy farming, organic poultry, and organic processing, alternative meat production, routes to market, value-adding. The training needs will be determined by groups of producers and processors. Contact us with your specialised needs and ideas.

Customised Training

We can provide customised training delivered in-house on your own premises or in your chosen county. Examples of customised training include IT, Corporate Governance, HACCP, upgrading to Organic Standards, Organic REPS. Let us know and we will be happy to advise, design or co-ordinate training to suit your needs.

Course Fees

All courses are subsidised and therefore offered to you at very reasonable prices. Courses are held in local training centres and on farms, and are delivered by experienced trainers and experts in the field. As courses can only be run with a minimum number of participants we encourage you to book early! or register an interest, we would be delighted to recieve expressison of intrests for new courses that would help organic business development.

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Upcoming Courses

Basket Weaving

  2 day course on weaving baskets ... more info

Organic Pig Production

This course is aimed at producers interested in rearing pigs and those currently producing pork conventionally on a small scale ... more info

Organic Pig Management

This 1 day course will focus on developing feed ration for organic pig production, including weaner and finishing rations. Also ... more info

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News and Events

24/01/2012
CSA Training Conference Fri 17th-Sun 19th February in Cloughjordan,Co Tipperary

The All-Ireland Community Supported Agriculture Conference will take place on Fri 17th Sat 18th and Sun 19th February 2012 in Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary and is being funded by the National Organic Training Skillnet

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05/01/2012
Horse Logging Event

Horse Logging demonstration in North Tipperary

Thursday, 12th January 2012: 1pm – 4pm


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Contact Us

National Organic Training Skillnet
The Enterprise Centre,
Hill Road,
Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Tel: 071 96 40688
Fax: 071 96 40869
Email: info@nots.ie