Irrigation Workshop
A focused workshop on pump selection, pipe layouts, and scheduling water for crop and amenity ground.
Birchcore
Agricultural engineering taught beside the machines, not only at a desk.
Certificate courses and short workshops for people who keep tractors, water systems, soils, and yards working through British seasons.
Flagship course
Agricultural Machinery Certificate
Twelve weeks of powertrain study, hitching practice, seasonal servicing, and assessed field operation for farm staff and career changers.
Learners alternate classroom blocks with supervised yard sessions on working kit. The certificate ends with a practical assessment and a clear service rota you can take back to your holding.
Related offers
Short courses that sit beside the certificate
Irrigation, soil reading, farm structures, and on-estate coaching for teams who need a narrower skill rather than a full certificate.
Soil Assessment
Field methods for reading compaction, drainage, and trafficability before machinery or drainage work begins.
Farm Structures
Practical guidance on livestock housing, crop stores, and yard layouts with attention to ventilation, drainage, and access.
Estate Training
Bespoke on-site coaching for estate and farm teams covering the machinery and systems already in use on their land.
From recent learners
What changed on the ground
“The machinery certificate put our new yard hand on hitching and greasing routines within the first month. The mid-course skills check caught a gap in his hydraulic coupling habits before we let him work alone.”
Helen Cartwright
“I came for the irrigation workshop after wasting a season on runoff from clay paddocks. The slower set timing they demonstrated on the demonstration beds finally matched what our soil could take.”
James Okonkwo
“Estate training on our own baler and telehandler was useful, though we had to rearrange lambing week to free the team for two full days. Worth the juggle once the fault-finding sheet went up in the workshop.”
Marcus Reid