Soft Landscaper Apprentice

Soft landscaping Planting inc trees Irrigation Small tree pruning All forms of maintenance. We occasionally sway into more forms of carpentry, creating raised beds and all forms of lawn edging.

Training:

Duration:
• 15 months practical training period, plus 3 months for End Point Assessment

Delivery model:
• Work-based training with your employer
• Approximately 6 on-site assessment visits per year
• 20 days college attendance to complete Horticulture Principles and Practice course
• 4 days portfolio building sessions
• 1 day college attendance to complete Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid course
• 2 days college attendance to complete Level 2 PA1 Pesticides course (theory)
• 2 days college attendance to complete Level 2 PA6 Pesticides course (practical)
• Level 1 Functional Skills in Maths and English (7 days at college for each, if required)
• Off the job training will count for at least 6 hours a week of an apprentice’s time at work

Qualifications included:
• Level 1 Functional Skills in English and Maths
• Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid
• Level 2 Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides
• Level 2 Award In The Safe Application of Pesticides Using Pedestrian Hand Held Equipment
• Level 2 Horticulture Operative Apprenticeship

End Point Assessment:
• Knowledge test
• Practical assessment
• Professional discussion

Training Outcome:

Full time employment and following on to an opening for team manager - to lead a team, quoting jobs and organising staff and work schedules.

A potential for future study subsidised by Two Oaks Landscapes in order to benefit the company’s ability to offer more or better-quality services.

Employer Description:
A small, dynamic business providing high end soft landscaping, maintenance and planting schemes for private domestic gardens. We have been established since 2017. We strive to be as eco-friendly as possible, choosing to be 95% battery powered. As well as having biodiversity at the heart of all of our day to day decision making. We pride ourselves on quality and our adaptability to ensure the client gets the best possible service.

Working Hours :
Additional weekend work if required where you will be paid at an overtime rate.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Customer care skills,Team working,Creative,Physical fitness