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Opportunity to join our developing team of skilled golf course greenkeepers. You will assist the team in producing and developing our ever-improving site and will be involved in all aspects of golf course maintenance. We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking individual interested in pursuing physical outdoor work.
As an apprentice greenkeeper, you will be taught all aspects of golf course maintenance. You will use hand-held tools and powered tools and progress to ride-on machinery. We firmly believe that all of our staff should be capable of doing every task required on the course. You will not be stuck on one job; you will be given training and an opportunity on all aspects of the job. Your role will be extensively golf course based, but you may be asked to do some maintenance tasks around the clubhouse and our other facilities, all falling within the greenkeeping team's remit.
Daily golf course preparation including:
- Dew removal
- Moving tee markers
- Raking bunkers
- Changing holes
- Hand watering
Strategies of:
- Fertilisation
- Weed control
- Disease and pest identification and control
Cutting:
- Greens
- Tees
- Fairways
- Rough using ride-on machinery
Machinery maintenance including:
- Daily pre-start checks
- Basic maintenance
- An understanding of why these are so important
Learn:
- The rules and etiquette associated with the game
- Health and safety procedures needed by the greenkeepers and site users, and implement these daily
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
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Course contents:
- Identify and maintain natural habitats and areas of biodiversity.
- Apply irrigation to achieve appropriate soil conditions and golf course playability.
- Handle, store and dispose of golf course waste materials in accordance with environmental or waste management policies.
- Monitor and maintain standards of health, safety and security for oneself, colleagues, golfers and visitors on the golf course and surrounding areas, in line with legislation and company policy and procedures.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with greenkeeping staff, colleagues and others within the golf club environment.
- Keep up to date with advances in working practices and technologies to maintain and develop personal performance.
- Communicate golf course related information to stakeholders, including greenkeeping staff, colleagues and golfers.
- Mark and maintain golf areas in line with the Rules of Golf (including drop zones, hazard/ penalty areas, out of bounds and tee markers).
- Measure, record and communicate green speeds applying the United States Golf Association (USGA) Stimpmeter instructions.
- Position and change golf holes to the required finish and in accordance with the Rules of Golf.
- Set up mowers and mow areas of the golf course in accordance with golf course standards.
- Maintain and present bunkers for play.
- Switch and brush golf course turf.
- Set up equipment and aerate and scarify areas of the golf course.
- Repair damaged golf turf in play (for example, by turfing, plugging or patching).
- Use a range of integrated methods to control weeds, moss, fungal diseases, pests and turf disorder
- Apply top dressing in accordance with golf course requirements.
- Apply fertiliser to playing surfaces.
- Prepare, set up, operate and store tools, equipment and machinery in line with manufacturers' instructions and to the required specifications, to ensure their safe and effective use on golf turf surfaces and surrounding areas.
- Carry out routine maintenance to tools, equipment and machinery used for greenkeeping practices, in line with manufacturers' instructions and company policies and procedures.
- Prepare and operate a tractor with attachments in line with manufacturers instructions, legislation and company policies and procedures (including risk assessment, hitching, and safe stop).
- Maintain and renovate non-turf areas such as pathways, penalty areas.
- Monitor and record soil and plant health data.
- Prepare ground and establish turf and seed.
- Identification of grass type through seed inspection and physical inspection of the plant using either common or botanical names.
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A position within the greenkeeping team upon completion of the apprenticeship, with scope to gain further education and qualifications within the industry.
The contact for this apprenticeship is: SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE Catherine Townsend apprenticeshipapplication@suffolk.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041582.
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