Lethbridge College tapped for groundbreaking Agriculture Business Risk Management program
LETHBRIDGE – Lethbridge College is pleased to announce that Alberta Advanced Education has granted its approval to the college’s Agriculture Business Risk Management (AgBRM) certificate program.
The program launched in the fall of 2015, and those completing the curriculum were initially awarded a credential of academic achievement from Lethbridge College. The provincial certificate approval provides a variety of benefits, including making students eligible for student loans, and enabling the college to explore transfer agreements with other post-secondary institutions.
“The approval is testament to the value Advanced Education sees in this program for students and industry,” says Dr. Edith Olson, interim Dean of the Centre for Applied Arts and Sciences. “The approval provides potential for AgBRM content to transfer to the University of Lethbridge as well as other post-secondary institutions.”
The AgBRM program is an industry-driven, modularized, fully-online course developed specifically for those in the agriculture industry. The curriculum was developed in conjunction with industry partners to meet the needs of working agriculture professionals. The program is the first initiative of the Cor Van Raay Southern Alberta Agribusiness program which was established in 2014 and is currently under development.