Learning and Development

One of the key charitable objectives of Young Farmers’ clubs is to advance the education of members in their knowledge of agriculture, crafts, life skills and rural affairs and to trainer members to play their full part in life and their community. A varied programme is the secret to achieving these objectives.

Ready Made Club Nights

NFYFC have developed a range of workshops that can be delivered to your club by other members in your county who are trained to deliver entertaining, informative and engaging club evenings. The workshops cover Agri topics such as farm safety and succession planning, key issues affecting young people such as mental health, rural crime, plastic pollution, food waste and bullying and topics to help member stay safe such as Drive it Home and E Safety. Check out the range of workshops.

Become a YFC Trainer

Improve your career prospects and build your County Federation’s expertise by joining NFYFC's 130 qualified trainers. Based across England and Wales, YFC Trainers all want to make a difference in YFC and are focused on providing high-quality training sessions for members. To become a YFC trainer you need to either:

• Attend our internationally recognised Train the Trainer course which is accredited by the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning (ITOL)
• Hold a professional recognised qualification in teaching and training

Don’t miss out on a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded people and improve your skills. It will develop your knowledge, increase your confidence and you’ll have great fun too. Find out more about train the trainer course.

Safeguarding Training

All club officers undertake online safeguarding training. The aim of the course is to ensure club officers feel confident to prevent situations occurring and know how to deal with a situation if it does arise and where to seek help. An officer’s role is to put procedures in place to prevent harm and ensure safety and to protect members and themselves. Officers can access the training platform at https://learning.nfyfc.org.uk

NFYFC also offers Designated Safeguarding Training Level 3 which is accredited by Nuco and Ofqual regulated. The course is tailored to YFC. Contact safeguarding@nfyfc.org.uk to get the latest dates of courses.

Club Officer Training

NFYFC provides counties with club officer training materials to equip officers and volunteers with the skills and knowledge needed for their role. In addition, there are a number of ready-made workshops for club officers a county can run throughout the year to support club officers these are:

• Event Budgeting
• Staying Alive
• Member Recruitment and Retention
• The Good Programme Guide
• Cash Management for Trustees – provided by NatWest
• Exploring Enterprise – provided by NatWest

Supporters

NFYFC Training is supported by NFU Mutual Charitable Trust.