If you’re interested in studying agriculture, but you only want to commit to a year, then our General Agriculture Certificate program, offered through a brand new partnership with Lakeland College is for you!

Our certificate program offers a specific concentration on crop production. The courses offered will allow you to master fundamental skills that are essential for modern agricultural operations, including computer training, keeping accurate business records, and using up-to-date and innovative technology. Skills specific to crop production will involve you in practical field skills used to identify plants and weeds and assess a variety of pest problems.

Upon completion of your certificate program, you will also be given the option to transfer into year two of Lakeland’s Crop Technology Diploma program, offered on its Vermilion campus. The diploma program will allow you to gain knowledge and skills through agronomy, production, precision farming, and financial management classes while being immersed in a hands-on experience through industry practicum or Lakeland’s student-managed farm.

Whether you choose the acquisition of your certificate as your exit point, or choose to continue on to the diploma program, you will find yourself prepared to contribute to a farming operation or to work in the retail agriculture sector.

Cumberland College is a post-secondary college based in Nipawin, Saskatchewan. The college, established in 1975, provides training for the community of Northeast Saskatchewan. Cumberland College’s main campus is in Nipawin, with other campuses located in Melfort, Tisdale, and Hudson Bay. Cumberland College is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina.

Through this partnership, the college offers a number of university courses. Cumberland College also offers a variety of skills training programs and high school courses to help prepare students for the labour market or for future opportunities.

The college’s mission is to provide lifelong learning opportunities to its students and community through networks of partners. The school values innovation and ethical stewardship and strives to create a learning environment that is accessible, focused on learning, and engages the Saskatchewan community as a whole.