Horticulture Apprentice with Ben Nock Ltd

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What will the apprentice be doing?

Your day-to-day duties may include:
  • discussing clients’ needs
  • working from plans made by garden designers or landscape architects
  • ordering supplies
  • preparing the ground or interior space
  • turfing and seeding lawns
  • planting and pruning trees and shrubs
  • putting in new plants
  • installing features like paving, paths, water features and rock gardens
  • advising the client on how to look after the space
  • providing on-going maintenance

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

  • You will be working towards a Level 2 Horticulture and Landscape Operative Apprenticeship Standard. This will include Level 3 award in emergency first aid at work and Level 2 Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance OR Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides.
  • You will receive on and off the job training and support from an assessor and an Apprenticeship Advisor.
  • You will be required to attend Bicton College on a block release basis as part of the apprenticeship training.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

They would like to train to keep the right person and this will be reviewed at the end of the apprenticeship.

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Closing Date
20220808
Level
2
Employer
Ben Nock Ltd
Location
Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot TQ13 9PW, UK
Salary
£11,440 Annual Wage
Entry Requirements
GCSE English and maths at grade 3/D or above or equivalents.

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