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The WCF Alumni Association
A single network for everyone who has been through a Worshipful Company of Farmers course — to keep the development, the training and the contacts going after the course ends.
- Founded
- 2018
- Annual membership
- £95
- Of which a donation
- £25
- Your first year
- Free
Membership
What you get
The network
- An exclusive, private database of members and mentors, searchable by course, year, industry sector and geography
- Mentoring — members can offer to mentor, or ask to be mentored
- A WCF Alumni badge, for members only, to be worn at Alumni and Company events
The year
- The annual Learning Extension Day — a one-day practical workshop, free to members, with speed mentoring
- Reduced-price tickets for Company events, including the Annual Lecture and Dinner
- Invitations to further Company-sponsored training and development
Who can join
Every course, every year
The WCFA was set up in 2018 with a simple objective — to help the continued progress of the many delegates from all the courses the Worshipful Company of Farmers runs and supports.
Delegates from every year of the Challenge of Rural Leadership, the Agricultural and Rural Business Management programmes, the Cranfield Business Growth Programme and both Cranfield MBAs are eligible to join.
Annual membership is £95, which covers the cost of administering the association and includes a £25 charitable donation towards a fund supporting delegates less able to afford course fees. Subscriptions fall due on 31 January. Alumni graduating from a Company course have free membership for the year in which they attended.
Getting involved
Join, or help run it
The association’s own website is reached through the alumni portal, in the top right of every page on this site next to the Members Area.
If you would like to talk to someone about the association — or volunteer to help administer it by joining the committee — contact the Secretary, Duncan Couper.
The Alumni Association
Members sign in at wcfalumni.org. Access to the members’ database is by password, for paid-up members.
Visit wcfalumni.orgBefore the alumni
The courses themselves
Become part of the Company.
Joining as a Liveryman means a life-long fellowship of like-minded people from across farming and food. The Clerk will guide you from first enquiry to Clothing.