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Teagasc Appoints Head of Education 09 January 2013 Teagasc has appointed Tony Pettit as Head of its Education programme. The appointment was made by the Teagasc Authority at its meeting today, Wednesday, 9 January. He takes over from Paddy Browne who was appointed Head of Teagasc’s Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme in May 2012. Tony Pettit will lead the delivery of the Education programme nationally through the four Teagasc owned colleges, its three associated private colleges and the twelve Teagasc Regional Education Centres. Teagasc is the leading education provider for the land based sector. In addition to its further education provision Teagasc has a major involvement in higher education delivery through seven Institutes of Technology partners and its two University partners. In 2012 over 1,900 learners enrolled in Teagasc further education and Teagasc linked higher education programmes and over 3,600 learners are currently participating in Teagasc education programmes. In addition Teagasc also provides a comprehensive suite of short courses for around 6,000 adult farmers and industry personnel. A native of County Roscommon, Tony Pettit has held a number of senior education posts in Teagasc including Head of Curriculum Development and Head of Kildalton College. He began his career as an Adviser with Teagasc before going on to be a Beef Specialist and to work as a Specialist in Food Assurance. He is a graduate of University College Dublin with a BAgrSc and went on to receive a MAgrSc (Hons). In 2001 he was awarded a Masters in Business Studies (Management of Change) from Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT). He is a former Council member of FETAC and a former President of the Irish Grassland Association. Teagasc Director Professor Gerry Boyle congratulated Tony Pettit on his appointment saying: “The education programme is one of the priority areas for Teagasc, equipping the next generation of farmers with the knowledge and skills to grow and develop the agriculture, horticulture, forestry and food sectors.”
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Ceapann Teagasc Ceannasaí an Chláir um Barra, Comhshaol agus Úsáid Tálún 02 Bealtaine 2012 Tá Paddy Browne ceaptha ag Teagasc mar Cheannasaí an Chláir um Barra, Comhshaol agus Úsáid Talún. Rinne Údarás Teagaisc an ceapachán seo ag a chruinniú inniu, Dé Céadaoin 2 Bealtaine. Tagann sé i gcomharbacht ar an Dr Noel Culleton a d’éirigh as i ndiaidh gairme fada agus ráthúil. Beidh sé freagrach as taighde curaíochta i bPáirc na Darach, taighde comhshaoil i gCaiseleán Bhaile Sheáin chomh maith leis na haonaid fhoraoiseachta agus ghairneoireachta i dTeagasc. Is as Tullach i gContae Cheatharlaigh ó dhúchas é agus bhí sé ina Cheannasaí Oideachais do Theagasc. Thosaigh Paddy amach ar a ghairm bheatha mar Chomhairleoir agus Oifigeach Oideachais le Teagasc. I 1994 ceapadh é mar Ardchomhairleoir Barra agus bhí sé bunaithe i bPáirc na Darach. In 2001, ceapadh é mar Cheannasaí ar Oideachas i dTeagasc. Bhain sé BagrSC amach sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, agus lean sé ar aghaidh chun MagrSc (Onór.) a bhaint amach. I 1987 bhain sé Dioplóma san Oideachas Aosach agus Pobail amach in OÉ (Maigh Nuad). In 2000 bhain sé Máistreacht sa Riarachán Gnó amach in Institiúd Teicneolaíochta Phort Láirge. D’oibrigh sé mar chathaoirleach an Bhoird Rialaithe in Institiúd Teicneolaíochta Cheatharlaigh. Ina theannta sin, is iar-bhall de Chomhairle FETAC é. Ghabh Stiúrthóir Teagaisc, an tOllamh Gerry Boyle, comhghairdeas le Paddy Browne faoina cheapachán, dúirt sé: “is clár tábhachtach é an Clár um Barra, Comhshaol agus Úsáid Tálún i dTeagasc. Tá an clár seo, atá dírithe ar uisce, ithreacha, astuithe gás ceaptha teasa agus bithéagsúlacht ríthábhachtach d’fhás an earnáil talmhaíochta na hÉireann. Tá baint aige leis na príomhfhiontraíochtaí feirme go léir in Éirinn. Tá ár n-obair chomhairliúcháin agus taighde i mbarra curaíochta, sa ghairnearacht agus san fhoraoiseacht mar bhonn agus taca ag na hearnálacha sin, ag cuidiú leis na daoine a bhfuil baint acu leis a mbarra agus a n-éifeachtacht a fheabhsú.