20 Feb 1986 Extension programme held at Lincoln

Courses and workshops on topics from tourism to welding and computers to local government are on the extension program at Lincoln College this year.

There are 13 activities on the program, and already the college has run courseson effective self-management, mathematics and clinical neuorology for veterinarians this year.

May will be the busiest month for extension at the college, with seven activities planned.

The month will start with a course on preparing to take part in local government.

Then the Local Government Training Board will hold a workshop on tourism and local government.

Later in May there will be workshops for Kellogg Farm Management Unit agents, and one held by the Tourism Industry Federation.

There will also be a course in welding, and a course on computers for farmers.

Grain and seed agents will have the opportunity to take part in an in-service training course.

In July there will be two computer courses, one for farmers and one for those on the Kellogg Rural Leadership Program.

The stock and station agents training course will be held late in August, at the same time as the third welding course for the year.

And in September the New Zealand Ecological Society Conference will be held at the college.

Lincoln College will have a display at the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Society Show in mid-November.

Also in November will be a further computer course, and the last welding course for the year.

Lincoln College will also be at the Ruakura and National Field Days at Hamilton in July.

This year's Farmers Conference will be held at Blenheim, and the Lincoln College Foundation Farmer of the Year will be announced there.

Further information from Mr Don Crabb, Senior Extension Officer, Lincoln College 8150