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Agriculture Level 2* and Level 3*

Get career-ready by learning in a 360-hectare classroomandworkingwith livestock and arable on ourworking farm. Experience the agriculture industry first-hand and develop your skillswith external work experience.

Agriculture Level 2* This Level 2 course will give you a good

Your progression opportunities Our students have gone on to complete specialist agriculture degrees at Hartpury University and other institutions. This could lead to a career as a: as well as the latest farm machinery. Our agriculture students leave industry-ready, thanks to more than 300 work experience hours. We’ll keep you up to date with cutting edge farming technologies and smart farming practices in our £2 million Agri-Tech Centre. Agriculture Level 3* If you want to develop your skills in all areas of agriculture, this course is for you. Learn the theory in the classroom before you step onto the farm to see it in practice. Gain experience working with livestock and arable enterprises, and livestock husbandry, and develop your estate skills. With our farm on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to get hands-on in practical sessions. You’ll spend one day per week gaining work experience to familiarise yourself with the industry. On successful completion, you could progress onto our Level 3 Agriculture Extended Certificate. introduction to agriculture and prepare you for Level 3 study. You’ll learn how to operate farmmachinery, gain an understanding of crop

• FarmWorker • Herdsperson • Machinery Operator • Stockperson • Farm Management • Land Management • Sales and Marketing

*Level 2 and 3 assessment | Depending on the course, you'll have one or two external exams each year, in addition to internal units assessed by assignments, practical and synoptic assessments and presentations.

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