Introduction
The Certificate in Co-operative Governance and Professional Development aims to provide essential knowledge and skills development to support and progress participants through the representative structures of their co-operative organisation.
Aims and Objectives
The programme aims to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to play a meaningful role in their co-operative organisation and advance their collective interests within the agri-food sector.
Who Should Attend?
Tailored specifically for Tirlan members and their families.
Programme Delivery
This Certificate facilitates individuals who wish to study part time and integrate their studies with their careers and/or farming or other commitments, as well as incorporate their working experience into an accredited learning process.
The course will take the farming year into consideration. Classes will be held both face to face and online between September and December in Semester 1 and in January and April in Semester two.
It will consist of 4 workshops prior to Christmas (two online and two face to face) and four workshops after Christmas (three face to face and one online). Topics will be delivered with practical lectures, downloadable self-paced course material, and learning activities.
Applied assignments will be completed by each participant. There are no formal end of year written examinations.
Cost and Funding
This programme is run for Tirlán Co-operative members and is partially funded through the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS). For further information, please contact:
Anna Daly, Member Relations Manager, Tirlán
or
Alison Walsh FITU Manager, University College Cork