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Potato & Beetroot Farm Apprenticeship
We are a potato & beetroot farm spread across the UK. We grow approximately 1000 hectares of potatoes in East Anglia on rented land. Within this apprenticeship, you will be based with the potato team in Norfolk. Our aim is to train you to the highest levels in potato growing, from planting all the way through to storage.
Wage
£16,224 to £25,775.88, depending on your age. National Minimum Wage rates (opens in new tab). Plus overtime throughout the year. Increases following successful KPI targets.
Training Course
General farm worker (level 2)
Hours
39 hours per week + overtime throughout the year
Start Date
Sunday 1 November 2026
Duration
2 years
Positions Available
1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What You'll Do at Work
- Workshop activities
- Understanding how a machine works.
- Destoning
- Irrigation
- Carting at harvest
- Storage activities
Where You'll Work
Beaufort House
136 High Street
Newmarket
CB8 8JP
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
CITY COLLEGE NORWICH
Training Course
General farm worker (level 2)
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What You'll Learn
Course Contents
- Identify hazards and risks in the workplace, prepare risk assessments and demonstrate a high level of health and safety awareness at all times.
- Maintain the correct hygiene and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with relevant legal requirements.
- Check that animal welfare needs related to their environment and housing are maintained, including manure management, ensuring the suitability of indoor and outdoor environment and bedding up of animals.
- Assist with safe restraint, moving and handling of livestock.
- Legally operate a farm vehicle and each attachment according to health and safety requirements. For example, tractors and ATVs along with other vehicles integral to the business.
- Demonstrate good environmental practice in the workplace, in accordance with environmental assessment plans and associated legal requirements.
- Assist with post-harvest activities to meet crop and forage specifications, in a safe and environmentally acceptable way.
- Carry out maintenance of farm infrastructure (including housing for livestock, boundaries and electric or non-electric fences), machinery and equipment, as instructed.
- Complete manual and electronic records in accordance with legislation and the business processes.
- Monitor and maintain health & welfare of livestock and assist with treatments when appropriate.
- Monitor the quantity and quality of grass and forage crops and report findings to appropriate person.
- Provide feed and water to livestock as instructed and report any issues to appropriate person.
- Assist with caring for livestock during the reproductive cycle, from service to weaning. For example, identify signs of heat.
- Produce products for sale from the business (for example, milking, shearing, lambing, harvesting).
- Assist with the preparation of the ground, including identification of soil condition through soil sampling and preparing crop for planting.
- Load, unload and complete paperwork for transportation of resources manually and using loading equipment, according to instruction.
- Monitor the growth and development of crops in line with customer specification, as instructed.
- Identify hazards and risks in the workplace, prepare risk assessments and demonstrate a high level of health and safety awareness at all times.
- Maintain the correct hygiene and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with relevant legal requirements.
- Check that animal welfare needs related to their environment and housing are maintained, including manure management, ensuring the suitability of indoor and outdoor environment and bedding up of animals.
- Assist with safe restraint, moving and handling of livestock.
- Legally operate a farm vehicle and each attachment according to health and safety requirements. For example, tractors and ATVs along with other vehicles integral to the business.
- Demonstrate good environmental practice in the workplace, in accordance with environmental assessment plans and associated legal requirements.
- Assist with post-harvest activities to meet crop and forage specifications, in a safe and environmentally acceptable way.
- Carry out maintenance of farm infrastructure (including housing for livestock, boundaries and electric or non-electric fences), machinery and equipment, as instructed.
- Complete manual and electronic records in accordance with legislation and the business processes.
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24 months, depending on the candidate (this includes the End Point Assessment period).
Location: Easton campus (NR9 5DX)
Responsibilities
- College delivery for the standard and qualification (CCN & apprentice)
- Apprentice Development Plan (CCN & apprentice)
- Workplace Reviews at least every 12 weeks (employer, CCN & apprentice)
- Workplace visits to build evidence/portfolio (employer, CCN & apprentice)
- Off-the-Job Training (employer, CCN & apprentice) - 348 hours minimum over the course of the apprenticeship
- On-the-Job Training Plan (employer & apprentice)
Delivery Pattern
The release pattern for this course is a block week. Additional sessions (including examinations) may be run in holiday periods if needed and by prior agreement with the apprentice and employer.
Apprenticeship Content
Skills: Apprentices will have the opportunity to gain certificates of competence.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 2)
- Maths (grade 2)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
We cultivate premium potatoes and beetroot across diverse UK soils, combining regenerative farming with decades of expertise to deliver consistent, sustainable produce.
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Company Benefits
- Pension
- Subsidised travel costs
- On-the-job training/courses
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Permanent role available for the right candidate.
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY COLLEGE NORWICH
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000054893.
Closes in 21 days (Friday 16 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
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