Current AMTRA Examination centres also offering training courses are listed below, with the timetable of courses and examinations currently on offer. Further exam dates and optional training courses will be added to this list as they become available. Check the AMTRA website for the most up to date information.
If you’re looking for information about the “CPD exam” for those without enough CPD points, please see the CPD exam page.
Note that AMTRA cannot offer any assurances as to the quality or appropriateness of the training offered by any of the providers listed on this page: candidate SQPs should make their own checks. AMTRA welcomes feedback on the training providers, and reserves the right to remove a training provider from this page. Organisations wishing to be listed here should contact the AMTRA Secretary General.
Please also read our guidance on the qualification process for more information on exams.
Exam bookings must be received by AMTRA an absolute minimum of 3 weeks prior to the exam date. Some exams fill up well in advance. We will finalise the timetable 6 weeks in advance of an exam, and available options at your chosen venue may be reduced at that time – please book more than 6 weeks in advance if you can.
Candidates with additional support needs who are seeking adjustments must notify Harper Adams at least 6 weeks in advance of the exam date.
Please note that all exams are subject to minimum numbers: we regret that very occasionally it may be necessary to cancel an exam if insufficient people book for a particular date.
The exam booking form can be found inside the front cover of your training manual, or on the forms page.
Please note: exam centres are suitable for access by wheelchair or by others with mobility difficulties, but if this is likely to be relevant to you, please contact Harper Adams University before your exam.
Exam timetables and available modules at each centreThe exams at each of the exam centres are timetabled in two ways, which may influence which modules you can sit: Exam timetable 1 Exam timetable 2 Because the written exams all take place in the morning, there is a practical time limit which restricts the possible modules that can be sat on the single-day timetable 2 – those wanting to become an R-SQP or an EA-SQP cannot sit all of their modules at such venues. Re-sits and other mixtures of modules (including the farm animal module) are generally available but subject to a time restriction: please contact AMTRA to discuss if in any doubt. We will finalise the timetable 6 weeks in advance of an exam, and available options at your chosen venue may be reduced at that time – please book more than 6 weeks in advance if you can. PLEASE NOTE that if no training course and/or exam is currently scheduled at a centre, then we hope to be able to announce a date at some point, but cannot guarantee that there will be a future date at that location. Training courses are organised by the colleges and partly driven by demand, so if you want to do a training course at a particular place, please contact them and let them know. Individuals or businesses interested in training at other locations may also wish to contact Sally Harmer or Gill Williams – details at the bottom of this page. |
Bicton College in Devon used to host AMTRA-associated training courses and AMTRA SQP exams. Despite AMTRA’s best efforts, Bicton College have failed to respond to AMTRA communications on countless occasions, therefore no exams will be held there for the foreseeable future. Any SQP training/revision courses conducted by Bicton College are without the cooperation of AMTRA, and will need to be followed with examinations elsewhere. We regret this reduction in choice for those in SW England looking to become AMTRA SQPs: we may develop other options in future but for now we suggest that candidate SQPs look to the options currently listed on this page.
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| No courses available | (exam timetable 1): 14 & 15 April 2020 | Tuesday 24 March 2020 |
| No courses available | (exam timetable 1): 27 & 28 August 2020 | Thursday 6 August 2020 |
| No courses available | (exam timetable 1): 14 & 15 December 2020 | Monday 23 November 2020 |
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| Base: 31 March 2020 Equine: 1 April 2020 – morning only Companion: 1 April 2020 – afternoon only Farm: 2 & 3 April 2020 Revision classes prior to exams: Base, Equine & Companion: 4 May 2020 Farm: 5 May 2020 |
(exam timetable 1):21 & 22 May 2020 | Thursday 30 April 2020 |
| No course dates confirmed | (exam timetable 1):19 & 20 Nov. 2020 | Thursday 29 October 2020 |
For details of training course costs for Askham Bryan College and Newton Rigg College
Contact: Katharine Jane, Newton Rigg College, Penrith, CA11 0AH
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01768 893400
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| 11 & 12 February 2020 | (exam timetable 2): 26 February 2020 | Wednesday 5 February 2020 |
| 21 & 22 April 2020 | (exam timetable 2): 6 May 2020 | Wednesday 15 April 2020 |
| 23 & 24 June 2020 | (exam timetable 2): 7 July 2020 | Tuesday 16 June 2020 |
| 8 & 9 September 2020 | (exam timetable 2): 24 September 2020 | Thursday 3 September 2020 |
| 10 & 11 November 2020 | (exam timetable 2): 25 November 2020 | Wednesday 4 November 2020 |
Please read the note above on the limits of which modules can be sat in exam timetable 2.
All examinations take place at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
Courses cost £219+VAT for BETA members, or £275+VAT for non-members.
For further details of courses
Contact: Tina Hustler, BETA, Stockeld Park, Wetherby, LS22 4AW
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01937 587062
BURNLEY COLLEGE, LANCASHIRE
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| Base & Companion modules: 20 to 23 April 2020 | (exam timetable 2) 24 April 2020 | Friday 3 April 2020 |
Please read the note above on the limits of which modules can be sat in exam timetable 2.
For further details of costs and to book training courses contact:
Lyndsey Anderson, Business Solutions Officer, Themis at Burnley College, Princes Way, Burnley, BB12 0AN
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01282 733005 or Direct Dial: 01282 733227
COLEG SIR GAR, CARMARTHENSHIRE
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| No courses provided | No dates confirmed |
Please read the note above on the limits of which modules can be sat in exam timetable 2
Contact: Sarah Roberts, Gelli Aur Campus, Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire, SA32 8NJ
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01554 748578
GREENMOUNT CAMPUS, CO. ANTRIM
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| Base: 14 & 15 October 2019 also 21 October 2019 Farm: 28 & 29 October 2019 Equine: 4 November 2019 Companion: 5 November 2019 Avian: 11 & 12 November 2019 |
(exam timetable 1): 12 & 13 February 2020 | Wednesday 22 January 2020 |
| No courses available | (exam timetable 1): 1 & 2 July 2020 | Wednesday 10 June 2020 |
For further details of costs and to book training courses contact Steven Wallace, Short Course Manager
Greenmount College, 45 Tirgracy Road, Muckamore, Antrim, BT41 4PS
Email: mail to: [email protected]
Telephone: 028 9442 6935 (ext 64935)
| Training course dates | Exam dates | Booking deadline dates |
| Base: 6 to 8 January 2020 Farm: 8 to 10 January 2020 Companion: 25 February 2020 Equine: 26 February 2020 |
(exam timetable 1): 27 & 28 February 2020
EXAMS FULL – NO MORE BOOKINGS ACCEPTED |
Thursday 6 February 2020 |
| Base: 30 March to 1 April 2020 Farm: 1 to 3 April 2020 Companion: 14 July 2020 Equine: 15 July 2020 |
(exam timetable 1): 16 & 17 July 2020 | Thursday 25 June 2020 |
| Base: 13 to 15 July 2020 Farm: 15 to 17 July 2020 Companion: 8 September 2020 Equine: 9 September 2020 |
(exam timetable 1): 10 & 11 September 2020 | Thursday 20 August 2020 |
| Base: 14 to 16 September 2020 Farm: 16 to 18 September 2020 Companion: 3 November 2020 Equine: 4 November 2020 |
(exam timetable 1): 5 & 6 November 2020 | Thursday 15th October 2020 |
For further details of costs and to book training courses
Contact: Jeanette Forrester, Short Course Office, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01952 815300
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| No courses provided | (exam timetable 2): 19 February 2020 EXAM FULL – NO MORE BOOKINGS BEING ACCEPTED |
Wednesday 29 January 2020 |
| No courses provided | (exam timetable 2): 27 May 2020 | Wednesday 6 May 2020 |
| No courses provided | (exam timetable 2): 19 August 2020 | Wednesday 29 July 2020 |
Please read the note above on the limits of which modules can be sat in exam timetable 2.
Contact: Julie Ouston, MYF Training, 78 – 82 Victoria Road, Aldershot, Hants, GU11 1SS
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.myftraining.com
Telephone: 01252 319636
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, CIRENCESTER
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| No courses provided | No dates confirmed | |
For further details of courses and costs
Contact: Carole Rooke, Rural Innovation Centre (RAU), Manor Farm, Harnhill, Cirencester, GL7 5PU
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01285 851830
SRUC – Oatridge Campus, Ecclesmachan, West Lothian
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| No courses provided | (exam timetable 1 ): 30 & 31 March 2020 | Monday 9 March 2020 |
SRUC – Aberdeen Campus, Craibstone Estate, Aberdeen, AB21 9YA
| No courses provided | (exam timetable 1): 30 & 31 March 2020 | Monday 21 September 2020 |
For further details of courses and costs
Contact: Sandra Sey, Training Administrator, SRUC, Elmwood Campus, Carslogie Road, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4JB
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01334 658868
| Training course dates: | Exam dates: | Booking deadline dates: |
| No courses provided | (exam timetable 1): 18 & 19 March 2020 | Wednesday 26 February 2020 |
| No courses provided | (exam timetable 1): 8 & 9 July 2020 | Wednesday 17 June 2020 |
| No courses provided | (exam timetable 1): 28 & 29 October 2020 | Wednesday 7 October 2020 |
Contact: Michelle Williams, Writtle University College, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 3RR
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01245 424200 Ext 25665
Direct Dial: 01245 424287
Fax 01245 420456
Individuals or businesses interested in training courses supporting SQP qualification may also wish to contact Sally Harmer, who is able to provide bespoke training courses throughout the country.
Planning a training course to take place in the Ayrshire area for 2020;
Part 1: Tuesday 18th February – Base module
Wednesday 19th & Thursday 20th February – Farm module
Friday 21st February – Companion and Equine modules (provisional)
Part 2 Revision: Tuesday 17th March – Base & Farm revision
Wednesday 18th March – Farm revision in morning
Wednesday 18th March – Companion & Equine (provisional) afternoon
Training course being held in Diss, East Anglia
26th, 27th & 28th February 2020 for Companion animals (C-SQP) possibly Equine too if requested
Sally Harmer Animal Health Consultancy
Tel. 07850 355971 or email [email protected]
www.animal-health-excellence.co.uk
Offering individuals and businesses pre-exam training supporting the C-SQP qualification. Gill is available to provide courses throughout the UK at a location of your choice to fit in with existing AMTRA examination dates.
Also available C-SQP training via online webinars from the comfort of your own home at a time to suit you (both live and pre-recorded webinars available).
Gill Williams, Centre of Canine Excellence
Call or email for more information : 07397 899381 or [email protected]