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How to manage the farm workforce well
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How to manage the farm workforce well

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Flexible Short Course Online

Overview

This course is designed to help you manage your staff better, whether you’re a seasoned manager or new to a managerial role on the farm. It can help you motivate staff, improve communication, set up a formal feedback process and deal with difficult situations such as redundancy. This course has seven parts, each with a quiz. Complete all the quizzes successfully to gain CPD points.

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How to manage the farm workforce well

The Farmers Weekly Learning Centre is where you can improve your career prospects and agricultural knowledge through online courses. Gain extra knowledge to progress your career, or top up your qualifications.

At a glance

  • How to become a better boss
  • Tips for managing staff in a diversified farm businesses
  • Motivating staff
  • Communication
  • Giving feedback
  • Appraisals
  • Redundancy
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