Reaseheath College

Conor, 23, graduated from his Foundation Degree in Adventure Sports Management in 2014 having previously completed his Level 3 Certificate in Sport with us. Preparing for industry during his degree Conor spent a month on a work placement at Arthog, a North Wales outdoor centre, where he had the opportunity to assist instructors with all outdoor activities. This was a great opportunity to put the theory learnt in the classroom into practice, giving him the skills and experience to excel in his role at Plas Dol y Moch.

Ambitious young farmer Owen Davies started his career in Australia after completing his Foundation Degree at Reaseheath. This international job opportunity came about for Owen whilst he was still a student after impressing our then farm manager Mark Yearsley. Mark, who has since moved to a senior dairy operations management post in Australia, approached Owen when looking for an ambitious dairy herd manager – and he jumped at the chance. Owen, 23, is now working at an impressive 10,000 acre dairy farm two hours drive north of Melbourne which currently has 2,000 high yielding cows but plans to expand to 4,000 cows in the not too distant future. He is spending his first year learning all the aspects of the business, including the care and commercial output of the dairy herd, the breeding and production of youngstock.

BSc (Hons) Wildlife Conservation and Ecology graduate Katie Adams is set on a highly specialised career helping to conserve endangered species. Widely travelled and with previous experience of working in animal rehabilitation in South Africa and in the UK, Katie feels that achieving her Reaseheath degree has very much helped to crystallise her career options. Keen to focus her career on the conservation of big cats and habitats, Katie, 29, returned to South Africa in January on 6 month training scheme to gain her Field Guide Association of South Africa (FGASA) level 1 field guide licence. She completed the programme in June and has gone on to achieve a full-time field guide position working for the volunteer organisation African Impact.