A collaborative one-year programme designed to build skills, confidence, and future opportunities.

Why join this programme?

This innovative Foundation Programme offers a unique opportunity to:

  • Build strong foundational knowledge in agriculture and horticulture through a carefully designed joint curriculum
  • Develop real-world skills with hands-on training supported by industry partners
  • Make a meaningful impact by empowering your graduates to apply their learning to improve agricultural practices within their communities and contribute to national productivity

Flexible, engaging learning

Delivered through a blended learning model, the programme combines:

  • Online learning for flexibility and accessibility
  • In-person sessions for practical, applied training and deeper engagement

This approach ensures students benefit from both digital and hands-on learning experiences.

The curriculum brings together:

  • Academic English and study skills to support effective learning
  • Subject-specific modules in:
    • Agriculture
    • Sustainability
    • Business

These modules are designed to enhance both local employability and international progression routes.

Future pathways

The programme prepares students for further study or employment by supporting them to:

  • Reflect on and evaluate their knowledge, skills, and personal development
  • Align their learning with the RAU Graduate Framework, enabling them to progress confidently into academic or professional pathways

graduate framework: professional approach, sustainable mindset, innovative thinker, technically skilled