Level 2 Horticulture/Landscape Operative Apprenticeship
UNIQUE PROJECTS (DEVON) LIMITED
Collompton, EX15 3QA
Closes in 6 days (Saturday 14 September at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 February 2024
Summary
Unique Projects in Devon are offering an exciting opportunity to join their small team, as a horticulture/landscape operative apprentice. You will experience the two arms to the business, the horticulture side, and the landscape installation side.
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Training course
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Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
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Hours
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Monday- Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
35 hours a week
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Possible start date
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Tuesday 1 October
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and
work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Labouring for, and assisting the head landscaper.
- Observing and learning professional skills.
- Applying practical skills learnt on the job.
- Ensuring the working areas are kept clean and tidy.
- Attention to detail.
- Good timekeeping.
- Neat, Tidy & Methodical.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to follow instructions.
- Working alongside the Master Gardeners in private gardens and learning from more experienced team members
- Working alongside on occasion the landscape teams and learning the skills and gaining the experience in all facets of landscape installation.
Where you’ll work
Unique Projects (Devon) Ltd Yard
Knowle Farm
Clayhidon
Collompton
EX15 3QA
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or
other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
CORNWALL COLLEGE
Your training course
Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
(Core) Apply health and safety processes and procedures including risk assessments and or construction design management (CDM), manual handling, legislative requirements and organisational policies. Follow safe systems of work and safety information in line with employer requirements or site context (for example clearing their route before transporting materials).
(Core) Apply environmental mitigation measures including storage and disposal of waste, for example sorting materials for recycling or composting, acting in compliance with legal requirements, organisational policies and pollution controls.
(Core) Select, undertake a pre start check, set up, clean, store and safely operate tools, equipment and machinery (including pedestrian controlled and handheld) in line with current legislation and business policies.
(Core) Communicate with technical (for example supervisors or managers) and non-technical audiences (for example clients or the public) using language appropriate to the audience.
(Core) Identify plants commonly grown in the UK by scientific names including genus species and or cultivar.
(Core) Maintain the correct phytosanitary and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with legal requirements.
(Core) Identify and report symptoms and or signs of commonly found UK plant pests, pathogens and disorders.
(Core) Maintain plant health for example providing for basic needs such as water, nutrition (either organic or inorganic), light.
(Core) Cultivate, improve and preserve soils by mechanical methods and or by hand including amelioration and mulching (these might be imported or natural).
(Core) Clear unwanted vegetation, selecting techniques to be used (for example weeding).
(Core) Remove unwanted or damaged growth from plants using a pruning cut.
(Core) Plant shrubs and a tree using a simple tree pit.
(Core) Install turf for situation.
(Core) Mow turf using pedestrian controlled powered driven mower.
(Core) Maintain or protect hard surfaces, features or structures for example painting, re-gravelling, removing weeds from paving, drain clearance, cleaning.
(Core) Use digital tools and techniques for research, collaboration, continuous professional development and resolution of problems.
(Landscape construction) Measure and set out an uncomplicated site in preparation for landscape construction activities.
(Landscape construction) Use free hand cutting and or bench cutting of hard landscape materials using abrasive wheels.
(Landscape construction) Repair constructed landscape features (simple and noncomplex) for example re-grouting, re-sanding, damaged fencing.
(Landscape construction) Construct paved feature for example path, patio or shed base. Including setting levels, sub bases, laying bases, finishing.
(Landscape construction) Construct vertical landscape features including fences, ornamental vertical features, and walls.
(Landscape construction) Install drainage in landscaping.
(Landscape construction) Construct horizontal landscape features (excluding paving).
(Horticulture) Propagate plants by cuttings and seed sowing (this might be indoors or outdoors). Including selection of suitable growing media and or soil.
(Horticulture) Provide aftercare to recently installed turf and maintain established turf or species rich meadows including irrigation, maintenance, monitoring health and protection from use.
(Horticulture) Identify if plants are suitable to site, purpose and aesthetics.
(Horticulture) Maintain soft landscapes for example - staking or support, division, seasonal clearance, and re-planting.
(Horticulture) Monitor and control plant pests, pathogens, and disorders using basic control methods (including application of chemicals or organic equivalents).
(Horticulture) Plant herbaceous and seasonal planting (for example bedding, herbs or bulbs).
(Horticulture) Prune plants to achieve healthy growth and form (including natural habit and formal or trained form).
(Core) Apply health and safety processes and procedures including risk assessments and or construction design management (CDM), manual handling, legislative requirements and organisational policies. Follow safe systems of work and safety information in line with employer requirements or site context (for example clearing their route before transporting materials).
(Core) Apply environmental mitigation measures including storage and disposal of waste, for example sorting materials for recycling or composting, acting in compliance with legal requirements, organisational policies and pollution controls.
(Core) Select, undertake a pre start check, set up, clean, store and safely operate tools, equipment and machinery (including pedestrian controlled and handheld) in line with current legislation and business policies.
(Core) Communicate with technical (for example supervisors or managers) and non-technical audiences (for example clients or the public) using language appropriate to the audience.
(Core) Identify plants commonly grown in the UK by scientific names including genus species and or cultivar.
(Core) Maintain the correct phytosanitary and bio-security procedures for the site, in accordance with legal requirements.
(Core) Identify and report symptoms and or signs of commonly found UK plant pests, pathogens and disorders.
(Core) Maintain plant health for example providing for basic needs such as water, nutrition (either organic or inorganic), light.
(Core) Cultivate, improve and preserve soils by mechanical methods and or by hand including amelioration and mulching (these might be imported or natural).
(Core) Clear unwanted vegetation, selecting techniques to be used (for example weeding).
(Core) Remove unwanted or damaged growth from plants using a pruning cut.
(Core) Plant shrubs and a tree using a simple tree pit.
(Core) Install turf for situation.
(Core) Mow turf using pedestrian controlled powered driven mower.
(Core) Maintain or protect hard surfaces, features or structures for example painting, re-gravelling, removing weeds from paving, drain clearance, cleaning.
(Core) Use digital tools and techniques for research, collaboration, continuous professional development and resolution of problems.
Your training plan
Apprenticeship Standard:
- Level 2 Horticulture/Landscape Operative
Mandatory Qualifications (e.g. First Aid):
- Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
- Level 2 Award in Safe Use of Pesticides
- Level 2 Award in the Safe Application of Pesticide Using Hand Held Equipment
Structure of college delivery (e.g. day or block release):
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 3/D)
- Maths (grade 3/D)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can
adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this company
We have two arms to the business, one a horticultural side (Master Gardeners) that looks after a number of large gardens in and around Devon and further afield and the other is landscape installation that specialises in large scale high end bespoke garden construction.
Unique Projects sums that up fairly well. We often take on projects that are more complex and a greater scale than most can cope with and regularly prove that the impossible is in fact possible.
A company (local) with long reach but a unique family ethic amongst its teams. To date no one has left and recently the company acquired another firm to expand its capabilities further.
On the horticulture side generally within Devon and predominantly east and south although on occasion they will take part in projects further afield.
http://www.uniqueprojectsdevon.co.uk (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- Apprentices may progress to complete the Level 3 Horticulture and Landscape Supervisor apprenticeship with the College.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNWALL COLLEGE
Holly
01209 616452
The reference code for this apprenticeship is
VAC1000233435.
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