Start Date
- September 2025, Full Time
Summary
This hands on, practical course provides you with the strong foundation needed to progress to further study or employment. Combining practical and technical skills, you will cover the health and wellbeing of animals, crop and livestock production, habitat management, conservation, and estate management.
Why Our College?
Real working environment
Learn on our operational commercial farm covering over 200 hectares.
£9bn industry
with over 476,000 workers on farms in the UK.
Show your skills
Exhibit your work at regional agricultural shows.
Entry Requirements
Achieve 3 GCSE's at grade 2 or above, including English Language and maths.
Assessment
Assessment is through a range of practical and written assessments. On top of this, you will also have to complete two externally set multiple choice exams.
Progression
This qualification will develop pre-employability skills and contextualised knowledge to allow you to progress to further learning and training in a wide range of Land-based studies and, ultimately, to become successful in your chosen career. This could be Level 2 Diploma in Agriculture, Horticulture or Agricultural Engineering.
Career Progression
Farm worker, Grounds worker
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 please contact the Advice Shop
Where Next?
Why Our College?
Real working environment
Learn on our operational commercial farm covering over 200 hectares.
£9bn industry
with over 476,000 workers on farms in the UK.
Show your skills
Exhibit your work at regional agricultural shows.
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