Autumn Term
Monday 2nd September 2019 - Friday 13th December 2019
Dear student
Please read the essential information relating to your chosen course below. This includes the equipment you will need for your studies, when you will be able to enrol as well as information about your induction to the college.
If this is not the course you want to study, please contact the college to discuss an alternative course by calling 01964 553000.
Access to Higher Education Diploma in Land-Based Studies - Equine
Enrolment Days and Information
HOW AND WHEN TO ENROL
To ensure the safety of our staff and students and to manage the number of people on campus in a Covid-safe manner during this busy period, it is our intention to enrol as many students as possible online. You can find out if you’re eligible for online enrolment on our How to Enrol page.
If you are eligible to complete your enrolment online, you will receive a unique username and password via letter and email. This will allow you to sign in to access your online enrolment dashboard.
If you do not receive this information by Monday 10th August, please contact the college on 01964 553000.
Online enrolment for this course opens on the 20th August 2020.
Please note: Access to your personal online enrolment dashboard will only be available from the date stated above.
If you need support with online enrolment, please email enquiries@bishopburton.ac.uk or give us a call on 01964 553000 during the support times shown on our How to Enrol page.
If you are not eligible for online enrolment or need extra support, please call 01964 553000 to book an appointment to enrol on campus.
INDUCTION
The enrolment process will be complete once you have attended Bishop Burton for your induction sessions, which will be the week commencing 7th September 2020.
The days that you are expected to be on campus for your induction sessions will be the same as your normal timetable. This will be sent to you via post after you have enrolled.
At induction, students will receive their ID badge, a copy of their Learner Agreement and details about how to access your college email account, including your username and password.
Recommended Reading
The college has its own Learning Resource Centre that houses an extensive collection of books and journals. However, from time to time, it’s useful to have access to your own copies. These are the top books that we recommend you have for your course:
- The BHS Complete Manual of Stable Management (ISBN 101872119034)
- The BHS Veterinary Manual (ISBN 9781905693627)
Key Dates
Autumn Half Term
Monday 28th October 2019 - Friday 1st November 2019
Spring Term
Monday 6th January 2020 - Friday 3rd April 2020
Spring Half Term
Monday 17th February 2020 - Friday 21st February 2020
Summer Term
Monday 20th April 2020 - Friday 3rd July 2020
Summer Half Term
Monday 25th May 2020 - Friday 29th May 2020
Work Experience, Trips and Visits
You will undertake work experience as part of your course. This will give you the opportunity to put into practice the skills and knowledge you have learnt on your course and will be done while you are in college. You will be given the opportunity to work at the college's Equine Centre and on the college farm.
In addition, there will be many visits offsite and guest speaker arranged by your tutors to enhance your learning on the different units. You will have plenty of notice when these are. We recommend that you start saving towards the cost of any overnight trips.
For selected programmes students will have the opportunity to participate in an Industry Placement. This will comprise of 315 hours of placement in an area linked to the selected programme of study. If this is the case, your course manager will contact you in due course to discuss further.
Clothing and Equipment
Before you begin your course, you’ll need to make sure you’re prepared with the right equipment. Many of our courses need specialist health and safety clothing, but we’ve made it simple - some of your essentials and college branded clothing can be bought from our online shop.
For your course, you will need:
- Folder with dividers to organise your work and assignments
- Stationery including notepad for use in class, pens and pencils
- USB pen drive (for saving your work)
- College-branded white laboratory coat
- College-branded polo shirts and sweatshirts
- Waterproof coat
- Riding hat and hairnets. Hats must be at current British Standards with logo (BPASO15, ASTMFLL or SNELL 2001). Hats solely with BSEN 1384 will not be accepted
- Dark coloured jodhpurs
- Yard boots or wellington boots (NB: Boots are not permitted within the classroom, so a change of footwear is required)