Agriculture Crops & Livestock

Agriculture Crops & Livestock

Course list

  • Crop Technician Standard Level 3

Course Levels

3
 

Crop Technician Standard Level 3 website

Crop Technician Standard Level 3

With over 150,000 businesses, the Agriculture , Horticulture industries form the vital starting point for both the food and landscaping industries which account for over 14% of the British GDP. As a result they offer exciting and varied careers in the UK and abroad. The industry provides unique opportunities for people to work in a technically advanced and innovative environment. Businesses within the industry range from small enterprises through to international organisations.
Work in soil-based systems involves operating large, technically advanced machinery in the open fields. Working outdoors, means there is variety and challenges to overcome. Similarly,employees working in container-based systems may work outside but for many most of the work will be in controlled environments, which need monitoring and adapting to suit the growth stage/species growing.
As a Crop Technician you will be responsible for optimising crop/plant yields through establishment, management, harvest and post-harvest operations, while maintaining and improving the surrounding environment. You will also need to keep up to date with technological advances and new innovations. Being a Crop Technician requires self-motivation and the ability to work both independently and as a team player to complete tasks safely and efficiently Many companies now use automation for a number of routine tasks, which will require technical skills to operate. This Standard provides the opportunity for individuals to acquire the knowledge, skills , behaviours required and follows a ‘core , options’ approach.
There are two course pathways for this Apprenticeship; Soil Based System, or Container Based System. The pathway will be chosen depending on the nature of the organisation you are working in.
This apprenticeship is delivered from our Easton Campus.

City College Norwich

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock Animal Care and Management Land Based Engineering

College

City College Norwich

Telephone

01603 773311

Website

https://www.ccn.ac.uk/contact-city-college-norwich/

Email

information@ccn.ac.uk

Address

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Norwich NR2 2LJ,
UK

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