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Opportunity for an Apprentice Landscaper at Creative Landscape
An opportunity has arisen at an established Design and Landscaping company based in Twyford, Reading for an apprentice Landscaper to join our landscaping teams learning both aspects of soft and hard landscaping. Creative Landscape is a friendly company who have trained apprentices in the past, and who have progressed on to other roles.
What you'll do at work
- Hard and soft landscaping
- Selecting and using tools and equipment consistent with risk assessments
- Operate machinery
- Client/customer care/communication
- Selecting and wearing appropriate, footwear and clothing
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues
- And much more!
Where you'll work
Creative Landscape Company Ltd
The Big Plant Nursery
Wargrave Road
Twyford
RG10 9PN
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
What you'll learn
Course contents
(Core)
- Apply health and safety processes and procedures including risk assessments and or construction design management (CDM), manual handling, legislative requirements and organisational policies. Follow safe systems of work and safety information in line with employer requirements or site context (for example clearing their route before transporting materials).
- Apply environmental mitigation measures including storage and disposal of waste, for example sorting materials for recycling or composting, acting in compliance with legal requirements, organisational policies and pollution controls.
- Select, undertake a pre start check, set up, clean, store and safely operate tools, equipment and machinery (including pedestrian controlled and handheld) in line with current legislation and business policies.
- Communicate with technical (for example supervisors or managers) and non-technical audiences (for example clients or the public) using language appropriate to the audience.
- Identify plants commonly grown in the UK by scientific names including genus species and or cultivar.
- Maintain the correct phytosanitary and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with legal requirements.
- Identify and report symptoms and or signs of commonly found UK plant pests, pathogens and disorders.
- Maintain plant health for example providing for basic needs such as water, nutrition (either organic or inorganic), light.
- Cultivate, improve and preserve soils by mechanical methods and or by hand including amelioration and mulching (these might be imported or natural).
- Clear unwanted vegetation, selecting techniques to be used (for example weeding).
- Remove unwanted or damaged growth from plants using a pruning cut.
- Plant shrubs and a tree using a simple tree pit.
- Install turf for situation.
- Mow turf using pedestrian controlled powered driven mower.
- Maintain or protect hard surfaces, features or structures for example painting, re-gravelling, removing weeds from paving, drain clearance, cleaning.
- Use digital tools and techniques for research, collaboration, continuous professional development and resolution of problems.
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(Landscape construction)
- Measure and set out an uncomplicated site in preparation for landscape construction activities.
- Use free hand cutting and or bench cutting of hard landscape materials using abrasive wheels.
- Repair constructed landscape features (simple and noncomplex) for example re-grouting, re-sanding, damaged fencing.
- Construct paved feature for example path, patio or shed base. Including setting levels, sub bases, laying bases, finishing.
- Construct vertical landscape features including fences, ornamental vertical features, and walls.
- Install drainage in landscaping.
- Construct horizontal landscape features (excluding paving).
(Horticulture)
- Propagate plants by cuttings and seed sowing (this might be indoors or outdoors). Including selection of suitable growing media and or soil.
- Provide aftercare to recently installed turf and maintain established turf or species rich meadows including irrigation, maintenance, monitoring health and protection from use.
- Identify if plants are suitable to site, purpose and aesthetics.
- Maintain soft landscapes for example - staking or support, division, seasonal clearance, and re-planting.
- Monitor and control plant pests, pathogens, and disorders using basic control methods (including application of chemicals or organic equivalents).
- Plant herbaceous and seasonal planting (for example bedding, herbs or bulbs).
- Prune plants to achieve healthy growth and form (including natural habit and formal or trained form).
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Training schedule
Horticulture or Landscape Construction Operative Level 2
College attendance required once a fortnight at Berkshire College of Agriculture campus
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 / C)
- Maths (grade 4 / C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other requirements
There is a requirement to be physically fit and able. There is lifting of equipment, quite a lot of physical activity and movement involved. We also within reason work in all weathers.
Driving is an essential requirement. Although the role does not involve you driving during the day, you will be required to drive to our office or site.
Creative Landscape Co have been designing, building and maintaining award winning gardens for over 25 years and now also offer a fantastic range of plants and trees from our very own Nursery, The Big Plant Nursery in Twyford near Reading in Berkshire. We are very proud to have received various national awards for gardens we have been involved with including Gold Medals at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We work across Berkshire and adjacent counties for both domestic and commercial clients and our emphasis on providing inspiring ideas and a professional, but individual service remains at the heart of everything we do.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay.
Possibility of a full-time position, upon successful completion of your apprenticeship. Many of our apprentices have gone on to progress to leadership roles within our company.
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