Our level one provision in land based has two pathways, an animal provision or a land based provision. Allowing learners to chose their chosen specialism.
Animal Pathway: This Level 1 qualification in Animal Science is ideal for students who are passionate about animals and want to learn more about how to care for them. You will develop your skills in areas such as animal biology, preparing food and housing, grooming and health checking, as well as how to properly restrain animals.
Land Based Pathway: This Level 1 qualification in Horticulture is ideal for students who are passionate about plants and want to learn more about how to care for them in a garden setting.
You will develop your skills in areas such as propagation by seed and cuttings, caring for plants, general planting, aftercare, maintenance of grassed areas and borders, use of machinery such as mowers, strimmer's, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers and a range of hand tools.
In both sectors, you will also cover some personal and social development, including working safely, preparing for progression, working as a team and how to prepare for an interview.
Key units:
Animal Provision Units:
- Being Organised
- Developing a personal progression plan
- Caring for and feeding of animals
- Moving and accommodating animals
- Maintaining the health of animals
Land Based Provision Units:
- Being Organised
- Developing a personal progression plan
- Growing plants
- Caring for and keeping plants healthy
- Developing estate maintenance skills