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The National Stud Training Courses

Breeding managementHorse racing, jocky, grooming, trainer
Address: 
The National Stud Newmarket, SFK, CB8 0XE
United Kingdom
52° 13' 19.0236" N, 0° 31' 12.3348" E
Student Contact Information
Phone number: 
01638 663464
Fax number: 
01638 665173
Email address: 
students@nationalstud.co.uk
Web address: 
http://www.nationalstud.co.uk
Majors/Degrees/Certificates
Accreditation: 
The National Stud, the British Horseracing Training Board
Degrees: 
National Stud Diploma, National Vocational Qualifications Level 2 and 3 in racehorse care with breeding option
Specialties: 
Breeding management
Horse racing, jocky, grooming, trainer
School Information
Type of School: 
Specialty School
Tuition Costs: 
£5,000. Course fees include lectures, facilities, NVQ registration and board & lodgings
Facilities: 
A working stud farm with residential accommodation situated in Newmarket, Suffolk, UK.
Class ratio: 
Approximately one to two hours classroom remainder (approximately six hours) work experience

The Modern Apprenticeship; Nine-Week Induction Course for inexperienced sixteen- to nineteen-year-old students. Followed by a period of work placement on a stud to achieve NVQ Level 2, and may move on to NVQ Level 3. National Stud Diploma Course is a five-month residential course from February to July each year, leading to the National Stud Diploma. Students work on a public stud with mares and foals, maiden, barren and foaling mares, attend lectures from industry experts. An excellent introduction to the UK Thoroughbred breeding industry with career opportunities to follow.

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