BPEX

Call: 02476 692051

East of England Development Agency

Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

 

Funding Available Yes
Value of Project £TBC
Grant available £TBC
Length of contract 24 Months
Start Date April 2009 
Eligibility criteria Producer/business should be based in Region
Training should improve business performance
Business must be involved in the pig sector
Maximum level of grant TBC (will be in the region of 60 - 70%)
Match funding Private funding (ie from producer/business receiving training or sponsorship)
Projects already receiving funding None

How do I apply?

A large consortium of organisations has accessed funding in the East, with BPEX being responsible for the co-ordination of skills development within the pig industry. Contracts are currently being drawn up and as soon as the final details are known they will be published here.

If you are looking to participate in training, or will be organising training soon, contact Tess Howe to see if there is alternative help available in the interim.

Likewise, if you wish to be informed as soon as the funding is available send your details to Tess Howe.

Previous examples or approved courses are listed below. Contact Tess Howe to discuss your needs.

Farrowing House Management
Safe Use of Veterinary Medicines  Level 2
Nutrition and Establishment of the 7-30kg pig
AI Management
Weaner and Finished Pig Management
Study Tour to Holland
Swedish Study Tour
BQP PIPR Training Event (Easton)
Farrowing Management
Stockman Development
Managing Weaner and Finisher Disease
ILM Award in First Line Management
AI Operators Workshop
Stockman Development
Study Tour - Walking the Production Chain
Farm Walk & Systems Demonstration - Stampers
Gilt Management Workshop - Easton
Safe Use of Veterinary Medicines Level 2 - Easton
Certificate of Competence in planning  and Supervising the Safe Use of Veterinary Medicines
Emergency First Aid
Nutrition and Establishment of the 7-30kg pig- Woodbridge
Optimising The Finishing Pig - Easton
Understanding & Analysising Records - Easton
Optimising The Finishing Pig - Stampers Farm
Understanding & Analysising Records - Stowmarket
Emergency First Aid
Farm to Factory. A look at Market requirements and Health Issues
Gilt Management Workshop - Stowmarket
Pig Euthanasia
Veterinary Health on Farm
Nutritional Needs of the Pig   - Breeder
Nutritional Needs of the Pig  - Grower
East Anglian Pig - Staff Development (B12)
Study Tour - Outdoor Pig Production in Denmark
AI Operator Technical Updates

 

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