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Horticulture Landscaping Operative Apprentice
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About A Wadsworth Landscapes
A Wadsworth Landscapes is a professional landscaping and horticultural services provider delivering high-quality grounds maintenance and landscape installations across domestic and commercial sites. We pride ourselves on attention to detail, excellent customer service, and creating attractive, sustainable outdoor spaces.
Wage
- £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
- National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Training Course
- Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
Hours
- Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm (half hour lunch). Possible chance of overtime.
- 40 hours a week
Start Date
- Thursday 10 September 2026
Duration
- 1 year 6 months
Positions Available
- 1
What You'll Do at Work
- Assisting with soft landscaping duties including turfing, planting, seeding, and mulching
- Carrying out grounds maintenance tasks including mowing, strimming, hedge cutting, and pruning
- Preparing sites and setting out for landscaping projects
- Safe use and basic maintenance of tools and machinery
- Following health and safety procedures at all times
- Working effectively as part of a team and supporting senior operatives
- Attending college as required and completing all coursework towards the Level 2 qualification
Where You'll Work
- THE WOODLANDS
- GYPSY LANE
- NUNTHORPE
- MIDDLESBROUGH
- TS7 0DP
Training Provider
- EAST DURHAM COLLEGE
Training Course
- Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
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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
Training will take place 4 x days per week at the workplace, with 1 x day release to East Durham College, Houghall Campus, once every two weeks.
More Training Information
You will work toward the Horticulture or Landscape Operative Level 2 Standard.
The course will be delivered on a day release basis to East Durham College's Houghall Campus in Durham. This will be 1 day per every two weeks from 9.00am to 3.00pm.
You will also receive training and assessment in the workplace via a dedicated Trainer / Coach from the college once every 4 weeks.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 3 or above)
- Maths (grade 3 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Full UK Drivers Licence
Other Requirements
Applicants must hold a full UK Drivers Licence.
About This Employer
A Wadsworth Landscaping is a professional landscaping and horticultural services provider delivering high-quality grounds maintenance and landscape installations across domestic and commercial sites. We pride ourselves on attention to detail, excellent customer service, and creating attractive, sustainable outdoor spaces.
After This Apprenticeship
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Potential full-time employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a Question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EAST DURHAM COLLEGE
Adam Heslop
adam.heslop@eastdurham.co.uk
07507500429
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041584.
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