Horticulture Crop Technician Apprenticeship

ALLENSMORE NURSERIES LTD

Hereford, HEREFORD

Closes on Tuesday 1 July 2025

Posted on 14 April 2025

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Summary

An exciting opportunity to take up an apprenticeship at one of the leading UK nurseries supplying first quality plants to UK retailers. You will work in operational, growing and technical areas within the business gaining a broad appreciation of the business and industry as a whole.

Wage

£25,396 a year

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£12.21 per hour Candidates will be offered a seasonal contract asap at £12.21 per hour with a formal start date for the apprenticeship being in the autumn

Training course
Crop technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm. Overtime will be offered and some weekend work may be required.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

You will learn a range of critical nursery skills including:

  • Irrigation
  • Feeding
  • Potting
  • Trimming
  • Spacing
  • Dispatch
  • Pest and disease identification
  • Biological pest control
  • Spraying
  • Record keeping

Where you’ll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Madley Site, Brampton Road Madley, Hereford, HR2 9LX
  • TRAM INN, ALLENSMORE, HEREFORD, HR2 9AN

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE

Your training course

Crop technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Your training plan

Level 2 Awards in:

  • Safe Use of Pesticides
  • On completion of the pesticides foundation unit above also choose one of the following units:
  • Boom sprayer, mounted, trailed or self-propelled equipment
  • Granular applicator equipment
  • Handheld applicator equipment
  • Level 3 award in Emergency First Aid at Work

Learning is based at Pershore College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English, 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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

The role requires you to work outside, inside polythene tunnels and inside glasshouses. These are physical roles requiring lifting and bending.

About this company

A large nursery growing ornamental plants for retailers. We are based just outside Hereford.

http://www.allensmore.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Key grower, team leader, supervisory and management positions are all possible for the right person.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE

SARAH ASHMORE

sashmore@warwickshire.ac.uk

07740419319

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315311.

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Closes on Tuesday 1 July 2025

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