About Equipeople agricultural work experience
Equipeople has been placing young Europeans in equine and agricultural work experience placements throughout Ireland for over 8 years through a network of over 400 host families who share their way of life with students that work on the farm as part of the family, while learning and experiencing the Irish way of life and its culture.
On arrival in Ireland, our students receive a welcome pack with comprehensive information about Ireland and our agricultural industry. In this pack we give a comprehensive overview of Ireland's current agricultural climate and we also go into depth about each individual sector. Many of our students are required to do a report on farming in Ireland and our host farmilies help with the compilation of this. Students are informed about our Agricultural Education Authority, Teagasc, and are encouraged to contact them for any further information that they need.
Our students go home with a comprehensive understanding of Irish farming and our agricultural way of life. We also expect that our host farmers will have learnt from the students both agriculturally and culturally.
"I have visited Equipeople's office in Ireland and was impressed by the professionalism and care that the staff put into every application that cross's their desk.
From the moment that they receive the application until they are organising transport back to the airport, every consideration is given to ensuring that the trainee has an enjoyable and beneficial time in Ireland. I am promoting the Equipeople programme in Spain because I am confident that Equipeople will look after my people and will efficiently deal with the occasional problem. The program Equipeople offer's is a great opportunity for any student willing to learn not only about agriculture but also the language and culture of the friendly and charming Ireland. It is important for anyone living abroad to feel there is someone to help if needed, even if it just a chat about the experiences they are going through. The quality of the program and service is superb. " Meritxell Morera, Managing Director, SABATICA, Spain.
