Modern Apprenticeship: Parks, Gardens and Green Space SCQF Level 5

What is special about this course?

Launch or advance your career in Hoticulture: Parks, Gardens and Green Space with a Modern Apprenticeship and gain your  SVQ in Parks, Gardens and Green Space at SCQF Level 6.  Learn on the job and work towards a qualification that progresses your career while still earning a living. You to gain a recognised qualification for work that you are already carrying out on a day-to-day basis. This course doesn't require you or your employer to organise any day release because our assessors visit you so you can open up promotion possibilities without any inconvenience.

Work towards a qualification which will be recognised by employers such as Mount Stewart, Scone Palace, Achamore Gardens, and the wider business sector.

Entry requirements

No prior qualifications are required to undertake this qualification; however, candidates must be in a suitable job role, where they are carrying out relevant tasks and responsibilities, which allow them to gather the required evidence, and have been so for a minimum of 12 weeks prior to commencing the qualification. 

This qualification has been designed in partnership with the Sector Skills Council and Lantra to ensure relevance to the sector. 

The Modern Apprenticeship is made up of 4 elements:

1. SVQ Parks, Gardens and Green Space SCQF Level 5
2. Core Skills (embedded in qualification)
3. Meta Skills
4. Mandatory Enhancement (Emergency First Aid at Work must be achieved and one other enhancement)

Candidates must complete 11 units in total – 7 mandatory and 4 optional.

The 7 mandatory units are: 

• Monitor and Maintain Health, Safety and Security
• Establish and Maintain Working Relationships with Other
• Agree How to Manage and Improve Own Performance in a Business Environment
• Establish Crops and Plants
• Maintain the Growth of Crops or Plants
• Maintain Grass Surfaces
• Prepare and Use Equipment and Machinery

You will engage in practical learning experiences within the workplace, where you'll create evidence-based submissions for your e-portfolio. Additionally, a college assessor will visit to conduct observations to further evaluate your skills and progress.

Fees

Social Services, Families and Young People. Wednesdays 9.00-4.00pm consists of 3 SQA units and costs £258.

Care of Children Thursdays 9.00-1.00pm consists of 2 SQA units and costs £172

If you are on a low income or in receipt of certain benefits may receive a fee waiver. Please refer to page 2 of our Fees and Funding Guide to see if you are eligible. You can download a FEE WAIVER FORM here.  If you would like help or advice on fee waiver, please contact your nearest learning centre.

If you do not qualify for a fee waiver, you may be able to apply for an Individual Training Account (ITA) to cover up to £200 the cost of this course.

This course is not available to students who require a Tier 4 Home Office visa to study in Scotland (international or EU).