Learners interested in the
Level 3 Advanced Technical Certificate, Diploma and Extended Diplomas in Agriculture will study theoretical aspects of the subject and apply them to practical tasks.
Compulsory topics include:
• Safe working in agriculture
• Machinery operations
• Agricultural crop production
• Livestock husbandry
• Plant and soil science
• Estate maintenance skills
Learners will also be able to choose additional optional topics, including:
• Forage crop production
• Root crop production
• Pollution and waste control
• Habitat management
• Dairy, sheep, beef, poultry and pig production
• Spreaders and sprayers
• Business planning and management
• Workshop practice
• Transmission systems
• Repairing cultivation and harvesting machinery
You can choose to specialise in:
• Livestock
• Arable
• Farm mechanisation
Learners interested in the
Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Land-based Engineering will study theoretical aspects of the subject and apply them to practical tasks.
Compulsory topics include:
• Safe working practices
• Repair diesel and petrol engines
• Repair land based electric systems
• Repair land based hydraulic systems
• Repair land based mechanical power transmission systems
• Repair land based hydrostatic and hydro-mechanical, CVT transmissions
• Calculations for land based service engineering
Learners interested in the
Level 2 Technical Certificate in Land-based Engineering will study theoretical aspects of the subject and apply them to practical tasks.
All the following topics are compulsory:
• Health and safety for land-based industries
• Land-based engineering workshop practices
• Transmission and driveline operation principles
• Engine operation principles
• Fabrication, cutting and joining
• Land-based vehicle electrics
• Hydraulic systems
• Land-based vehicle and machinery operation
• Working in the land-based engineering industry
• Work experience (150 hours)
Learners interested in the
Level 2 Technical Certificate in Agriculture will study theoretical aspects of the subject and apply them to practical tasks.
All the following topics are compulsory:
• Health and safety for land-based industries
• Agricultural power unit and machinery operation
• Crop husbandry
• Farm animal production
• Farm estate maintenance
• Physiology of plants and animals
• Working in the agricultural industry
• Work experience on a farm enterprise (150 hours)
For more information, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.