EASTON AND OTLEY COLLEGE INNOVATION - COLLABORATION – TRANSFORMATION

JANE TOWNSEND : PRINCIPAL

Skills for Tomorrow’s Farms

OUR SECTORS

The Last 70 Years

CURRENT LANDSCAPE

A Farming College for the Future:

What does that look like?

NORFOLK & SUFFOLK - ARE THEY THE SAME?

Norfolk: • Larger agricultural and food sector • Advanced manufacturing & engineering sector more developed • Life Sciences and the Bio-economy R&D base focused in Norfolk for agrifood (NRP)

Suffolk: • Life Sciences & Bio-economy R&D base in Suffolk for marine (CEFAS) & equine (Newmarket) • Suffolk has a larger logistics and ports sector • Suffolk World class ICT cluster based around Innovation Martlesham & BT global R&D HQ

NORFOLK & SUFFOLK - A DISTINCTIVE FOCUS?

Norfolk agrifood focus including: • Agrifood Technology (link to NRP and Institute of Technology (IoT) for the whole region) • Agricultural production (larger production base) • Land Management (link to Broads, AONBs etc.) • Land based Engineering (link to Hethel), IoT, industry partners

Suffolk broader rural economy focus including: • Construction (regional pressure which intensifies further South) • Rural Business and Entrepreneurship (more diversified farms the further South you go) • Rural Tourism (coast, Brecks, Constable Country in North Essex) • Marine and water environment (Suffolk CC very active in this area) • Food processing and the Supply Chain (link to Ports and Logistics)

COLLEGE VISION

Championing a dynamic rural economy by investing in the education needed to embrace innovation, technology and creativity in the East of England

2018-’21: focus on building a sound base for future expansion through transition to an Institute of Further

& Higher Education

2021-’25 & beyond: development & delivery of a mix of local, regional & national provision

supporting a dynamic, innovative rural knowledge economy

TWO MAIN SECTORS OF THE COLLEGES PROVISION

 The food chain including:

Crop production: • Arable crop production • Horticultural crop production • Non-food crop production

Veterinary & farm animals: • Veterinary services • Livestock production

Food Chain: • Food supply chain management; Food & Health

 Sustainable land management: • Environmental management • Landscape water management

Engineering: • Agricultural engineering

 The rural economy including:

Rural Entrepreneurship: • Digital economy • Farm diversification • Rural enterprise

Rural leisure economy: • Visitor economy • Leisure management • Sport and creative arts • Rural tourism

Construction & resources: • Landscape & grounds

maintenance • Construction • Energy engineering

Companion animals: • Equine • Small animal care

FARM READY STUDENTS

FARM READY STUDENTS : Qualifications• MANUAL HANDLING

• TRACTOR DRIVING

• PA1, PA2

• TELEHANDLER

• TRAILER TEST

• TRANSPORT OF ANIMALS

• VETERINARY MEDICINE

• YELLOW WELLIES / HEALTH AND SAFETY

• FIRST AID

• APPLIED SCIENCE

FARM READY STUDENTS : Experience• LIVESTOCK KNOWLEDGE

• UNDERSTANDING OF THE JOB

• COMPETENT, KEEN AND DITCH THE PHONE

• LITERATE AND QUICK ON THE UPTAKE

• BANTER READY

• LOYALTY TO THE INDUSTRY

• TECH OPERATORS READY TO HANDLE DATA

FARM READY STUDENTS : Behaviours

• DISCIPLINE

• TIME KEEPING

• ENTHUSIASM

• INTERESTED TO LEARN

• LISTENING SKILLS

• MOTIVATION

• COMMON SENSE

• GOOD ATTITUDE

WHAT DOES THE COLLEGE NEED FROM YOU?

WE WILL: • Create’ farm ready’ criteria

• Develop a delivery model that allows us to

demonstrate the ‘farm ready’ criteria

CAN YOU?• Engage with us in setting the standard and

expectation

• Be a part of our delivery model

Collaboration

EIoT

http://www.eastonotley.ac.uk/