Apprenticeships
This occupation is found in a wide range of outdoor spaces. This may include public parks and gardens, green spaces, schools, tourist attractions, business and retail parks, historic gardens, private gardens, and estates. The horticultural spaces may be privately or publicly owned.
Work may be carried out on a variety of locations that might include domestic gardens, construction sites, retail and business parks.
Employers will vary in size and type and can include charities, commercial businesses or governmental organisations. Many organisations will be specialised in their activities, such as grounds maintenance or landscape construction.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to plan, oversee and carry out horticultural or landscaping operations to create and maintain horticultural spaces. The work involves both the soft landscaping aspects (plants and soil) and the hard landscaping (surfaces, features, and structures).
• A certificate of completion from the Institute for Apprenticeships.
• Apprentices could move into more senior roles within their employer.
Apprentices are assessed in the workplace through face to face meetings, observations, professional discussions and portfolio completion.
• Suitable employment on or prior to starting the apprenticeship training programme.
• An appropriate level of maths and English (assessed prior to apprenticeship start)
• Apprentices without English or maths at Level 2 must achieve this prior to taking the End Point Assessment.
• We can support you to achieve the desired level of maths and English, through functional skills taught sessions which are mandatory to attend as part of your programme (you cannot achieve your apprenticeship without the required level of maths and English).
