Start Date
- September 2025, Apprenticeship, Day
What You Will Study
The Agriculture, Food and Drink sector within Norfolk and Suffolk has a workforce of 79,900 and 8300 enterprises. Thanks to the growing world population, which is expected to hit 10 billion by 2050, there is more demand than ever on farmers to produce food, while there are new business opportunities growing in energy production, carbon capture and environmental management.
The intent of this course is to benefit apprentices by supporting them to gain recognised skills that meet the needs of the Agricultural Sector. It is also to benefit employers and the wider sector by providing highly skilled and versatile employees who can work as part of a team.
This apprenticeship is delivered from our Easton Campus and the course typical length is 24 months.
Entry Requirements
- GCSE Grade 2/E in Maths and English (Language or Literature) or Level 1 Functional Skills in Maths and English
- In order to enrol onto an apprenticeship, you must be employed in a relevant job role and undertake a range of tasks which would enable you to complete the qualification.
How You Will Be Assessed
The apprentice will be ready for End Point Assessment which includes:
Knowledge Test: assessed by an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO), this test will consist of multiple-choice questions on a computer-based platform.
Practical assessment: assessed over 1 day by an Independent End Point Assessor (IEPA), which is planned in advance.
Professional Discussion: assessed by an IEPA, to confirm the learners understanding and to obtain further evidence of knowledge. It will extend and amplify the ability demonstrated in the Practical assessment.
Course Progression
The impact of this course should support a learner’s progression which may include:
- Continuation, development or promotion at work or within this sector.
- The skills to further develop a specialism, such as Livestock or Crop specialisms.
- A learner may choose further study as a Level 3 Livestock Technician or L3 Crop Technician once in an appropriate job role to further their career.
Where Your Course Can Take You
The successful completion of this course should provide the employer and wider sector with a skilled staff member able to work within a farm team.
Fees
Apprenticeship course fees are subject to the age of the apprentice, and the size of the company.
For employers who do not pay the apprenticeship levy and who take on an apprentice who is aged between 16-21 at the start of their apprenticeship, there will be no direct cost and the full training costs will be covered by Government funding. If the apprentice is aged 22+ the government partially subsidises the training costs and the employer will need to pay 5% of the total fee. In the case of this course, the employer contribution would be£250.
A levy paying company will pay the full cost of the apprenticeship from their levy account which in this case would be £5,000.
Please note that course fees are to be paid by the employer and apprentices must not be asked to make a financial contribution toward their training.
To discuss apprenticeship course fees in more detail or for more information on recruiting an apprentice, please contact 01603 773365 or Apprenticeships@ccn.ac.uk.
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