Entry Requirements

Achieve 4 GCSE's at grade 4 or above, including English Language, maths and science.

Assessment

Assessment is varied during the two years and will include practical observation, examinations, and written assignments.

Progression

On successful completion of the two-year programme, you may wish to progress onto an Advanced/Higher Apprenticeship or further learning within a Higher Education Institution. You could study courses such as:

• Agriculture Foundation Degree

• BSc (Hons) Agriculture

• Agriculture with Animal Science BSc (Hons) Degree

• Agriculture with Business Studies BSc (Hons) Degree

• Agriculture with Countryside Management BSc (Hons) Degree.

Career Progression

This two-year qualification exposes you to the whole industry, and the opportunities within it. On completion, it is likely that you will enter the industry by working for a farm business, or as a farming contractor. As you will have gained a breadth and depth of skills and knowledge over a very wide range of units, you could progress within work to become a:

In the livestock pathway

• Herdsperson

• Shepherd/ess

• Contractor (livestock)

• Assistant Poultry Unit Manager

In the arable pathway

• Contractor (crops)

• Agricultural technician

• Fixed plant manager

• Sprayer operator

Fees

If you are a UK or home fee status student and aged 16-18 on the 31st August before the start of your course, tuition fees are free. If you are aged 19 and over fees may be payable.

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