THERE is a multinational atmosphere on campus these days as our local trainees rub shoulders with students from three different European countries and learn a little about how things work in other parts of the racing world.

AFASEC is the French organisation charged with overseeing the formation and welfare of people in their substantial racing and trotting industries and they manage a network of 12 schools, spread across the country, which provide education and training for around 650 students and apprentices.