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General Farmworker Apprenticeship
We are seeking a reliable and hardworking General Farmworker to join our team. The role involves a variety of tasks including livestock care, crop work, machinery operation, and general farm maintenance.
What You'll Do at Work
- Milking
- Calves
- Feeding
- Scrapping up
- Tractor Work
- Field Work
- Fencing
Where You'll Work
- NOTHILL FARM
- CREIGHTON
- STRAMSHALL
- UTTOXETER
- ST14 5AT
Training Details
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training Provider
REASEHEATH COLLEGE
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 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.
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Training Schedule
Reaseheath Training will be the apprenticeship provider for this Level 2 Apprenticeship
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- Gain a Level 2 in general farm worker.
- Progress onto Level 3 in livestock technician.
- 12 to 18 months depending on previous experience (1 day per week).
- Award in Emergency First Aid at Work, which is a minimum of 1-day course (Ofqual regulated).
- City & Guilds Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance or Lantra Safe use of Pesticides.
Desirable Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- GCSE (including Maths & English) (grade 4 / C and above).
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
About This Employer
Dairy farm milking 375 cows, milking cows, calf rearing and autumn block calving.
After This Apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay opens in new tab.
Depending on progression, there may be opportunity to become an assistant herdsperson.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REASEHEATH COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030189.
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