Modern Apprenticeship: Parks, Gardens and Green Space SCQF Level 6

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 6
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 12 units in total – 6 mandatory and 6 optional.

The 6 mandatory units are: 

• Promote, Monitor and Maintain Health, Safety and Security
• Co-Ordinate the Establishment of Crops or Plant
• Estimate Resource Requirements and Programme Work for Land-Based Projects
• Identify and Name Plants Using their Botanical Names
• Co-Ordinate the Control of Weeds, Pests, Diseases and Disorders
• Manage Your Own Resources

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

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