Careers in the Agri-food Sector

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2 Careers in the Agri-food Sector Wilma McMaster Senior Marketing Adviser CAFRE

3 Agri- food sector The food supply chain; - production on farm - processing and packaging in food company - retailing at point of sale for consumer The agri-food sector is of great economic significance in NI.

4 Agri-food consumer trends Worldwide: Growing population Rise in middle-class diet NI / UK / Ireland: ethical trading buy locally food miles / carbon footprint small luxuries

5 NI Agriculture industry NI Agricultural sector employs 4% working population compared to 1.2% in UK as whole Total income from farming rose by 25% in 2010 Gross value added increased by 33% in 2010 Employs 46,000 people locally

6 Careers in agriculture Farm Owners/Managers Sales/Marketing Representatives Consultants/Technical Advisers/Nutritionists Lecturers Researchers Farm Liaison Representatives

7 Careers in agriculture and countryside management Environmental officers Rural development officers/advisers Wardens/Rangers Researchers

8 Careers in agricultural engineering Jobs relating to the operation and maintenance of specialist agricultural equipment Service technicians Sales and after sales support Design and manufacturing engineers Lecturers

9 Salaries and prospects Starting salaries: 23k for Herd Managers 18k plus car for Sales Representative 27k for DARD Adviser or Lecturer Prospects: Stable and improving

10 Agriculture qualifications Qualifications include; Agriculture Agricultural Technology Agriculture with Animal Science Agriculture with Crop Science Agri-business Agricultural Engineering Agriculture with Land Management Agricultural Marketing

11 Entrance requirements BSc (Hons) Degrees UCAS points including Science GCSE English, Maths and Science FdSc Degrees 100+ UCAS points including Science GCSE English, Maths and Science

12 NI Food & Drinks Industry Plays central role in NI economy Worth 3,228 million per year More than 330 processing companies operate locally jobs in processing jobs in the food supply chain E.g. United Dairy Farmers sales rose by 20% in 2010 to 400m with pre-tax profit of 4.2m

13 Careers in the Food & Drinks Industry Purchasing Product development Production Quality assurance Nutrition Food packaging

14 Careers in the Food & Drinks Industry Sales and marketing Distribution and logistics Retailing Lecturers and Advisers Research

15 Salaries and prospects Starting salaries: 15-25k for NPD technician 30-40k for technical manager 17-23k QA supervisor 20 25k Management trainees 27k for DARD Adviser or Lecturer Prospects: Very good as industry continues to grow and retiring staff replaced.

16 Food qualifications Food qualifications include; Food Technology Food Science Food Produce Development / Design Food Management and Marketing Food Manufacture Food Engineering Food Business Food Nutrition and Health

17 Entrance requirements BSc (Hons) Degrees UCAS points including Science GCSE English, Maths and Science FdSc Degrees 100+ UCAS points including Science GCSE English, Maths and Science

18 Universities and Colleges Northern Ireland College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise Queens University Belfast University of Ulster Fees range from 1425 at CAFRE to 3465 at QUB and UU.

19 Universities and Colleges in Great Britain include; Abertay Aberystwyth Bath Spa Askham Bryan Bangor Bishop Burton Cardiff Metropolitan Glasgow Caledonian Harper Adams Heriot Watt Liverpool John Moore Leeds Myerscough Newcastle Nottingham Reading Reaseheath Royal Agricultural Sheffield Hallam Scottish Agricultural Writtle Fees range from 6000 for Foundation Degree to 9000 for Honours Degree*

20 Universities and Colleges in Republic of Ireland include University College Dublin University College Cork Dublin institute of Technology Cork Institute of Technology Dundalk Institute of Technology Galway-Mayo Institute Technolgy Registration fees and tuition fees.

21 Bursary support at CAFRE

22 Graduate Prospects In 2012, 94% of CAFRE graduates had entered employment, taken a gap year or entered higher level study within 6 months of graduation.

23 CAFRE Open Days October 2013 Loughry Campus Wednesday 2 nd 3-8pm Enniskillen Campus Saturday 5 th 12 noon Greenmount Campus Wednesday 9 th 2-8pm

24 Contact details Wilma Wilma McMaster