Types of Apprenticeships
Have you ever considered one of the exciting careers in the Apprenticeship in Agriculture, Horticulture or Animal Care?
There are often many misconceptions about jobs in the sector but it’s no longer just about muddy wellies, unsocial hours and manual graft. There is a whole range of exciting career opportunities available from caring for animals and wildlife to managing the home turf of your favourite football club or looking after our planet in environmental conservation.
The sector in England employs over 858,000 people, and with so many workers needed in the next ten years there are plenty of opportunities in the sector. It offers a wide range of jobs depending on levels of skills and qualifications, from hands-on to supervisory roles. There is also great need for skilled managerial, high tech and specialist people who seek exciting, dynamic and highly responsible roles that are well rewarded financially.
This Apprenticeship offers a huge range of opportunities for working on livestock or arable farms.
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Generally, work in this industry deals with the health, welfare, handling and supervision of small animals – whether that’s working in a zoo or wildlife park, or for the RSPCA.
Dry stone walls form an integral part of both the UK’s countryside and heritage, but many of them are in need of maintenance and repair.
This Apprenticeship covers roles that deal with the protection of rural and urban landscapes, plants and animals, and countryside. Environmental conservation covers a range of activities.
This Apprenticeship is suitable for those looking to work in the equine industry. It’s one of the most diverse industries within the land-based sector with opportunities for working in various places.
This Advanced Apprenticeship is the only route in Great Britain to become qualified as a registered farrier. Farriery, or the shoeing of horses and similar animals, is an ancient craft that is still in high demand.
Fences can be simple or incredibly hi-tech, serving a variety of purposes – from motorway barriers and zoo enclosures to prison perimeters and garden fences.
Florists use creativity and knowledge of plants and flowers to design and assemble floral displays. These can be sold to the general public, businesses and event organisers.
Gamekeepers work in the countryside looking after areas managed for shooting called beats or estates. They make sure that there is enough game on their shoots for shooting to take place.
This Apprenticeship covers both Amenity and Production Horticulture which in turn covers a vast range of horticulture occupations, and would be a good choice for anyone interested in working outdoors and with plants.
This Apprenticeship deals with the maintenance and repair of a range of mechanised equipment used in agriculture and other land-based industries.
This industry includes the care and management of trees, woodlands and forests, as well as the production of wood and timber products. Trees are one of the world’s major natural resources, and essential to the environment.
This Apprenticeship covers a range of skills and duties that support a veterinary surgeon. Veterinary nursing is the care of animals receiving treatment within a veterinary practice.
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