The School of Agriculture was inaugurated by Rev, Fr. Tissa Balasuriya OMI in 1966s. The School of Agriculture excellence in 60 years of Agriculture sector. The mission of the Agriculture Diploma courses are “To educate the students to a high standard of knowledge, impart essential practical skills, experiences together with positive attitudes to contribute towards regional and global needs of food and nutrition”.
In 1981, Ministry of Agriculture and lands and Ministry of Public Administration released ministerial approval and recognition to our Diploma. After the Government approval, we had opportunity to provide our service more number of youth in the country.
In 2016 Aquinas College of Higher Studies and Diploma in Agriculture course accredited by the Tertiary & Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) to conduct NVQ tertiary education. The School of Agriculture accredited 04 diploma and 03 certificate courses to NVQ FRAME WORK.
NVQ 5 or 6 Diplomats have great opportunity to apply state and private sector supervisory and management level jobs in local and global job markets. Agriculture state Universities granted exemptions for our NVQ diplomats to their Bsc Agriculture Degree programms. Two years exemption for NVQ 6 and one year exemption for NVQ 5.