Course modules
Combined Competence and Knowledge Qualification
Skills, Knowledge & Behaviours
An apprentice will be required to undertake & have an understanding of a number of different core skills, knowledge & behaviours to complete this apprenticeship. Please see factsheet for more information.
Functional Skills
Functional Skills
Level 1 Mathematics & Level 1 English
Entry requirements & additional information
Entry requirements
Entry Criteria
A potential Level 2 apprentice:
Must be aged 16 or over & have officially left school.
Must be employed (NOT self-employed) in the relevant occupational sector, working a minimum of 30 hours per week.
An individual can only undertake an apprenticeship at the same or lower level than a qualification they already hold, if this allows the individual to acquire substantive new skills and the content of the training is materially different from any prior training or a previous apprenticeship.
Must have the right to work in England & spend at least 50% of their working hours in England over the duration of the apprenticeship.
Must be a citizen of a country with in the European Economic Area (EEA) or have the right of abode in the UK AND have been ordinarily resident in the EEA for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of learning.
All Apprenticeships require Initial assessment, vocational skills scan, an interview and employment in the industry.
*Typically, an applicant will have attained a minimum of 4 GCSE grades D/E or 2/3 including both Maths and English. Functional Skills Level 1 will be accepted as an alternative to GCSEs.
Exceptional entries will be considered for all Apprenticeships at the discretion of the college based on experience, successful interview and outcomes of Initial and Diagnostic assessments for English and Maths to establish current levels of ability
Learning and assessment
Theory work & learning materials delivered online with photographic, video & audio evidence being collected through the Onefile E-Portfolio platform.
The employer will have access to their apprentices Onefile E-Portfolio so they can monitor progress & work that has been set by the tutor.
The qualification is made up of a number of mandatory units designed to have maximum relevance to the job & integrate with day to day responsibilities.
An employer must allow an apprentice 20% of their working week to undertake work required to complete their apprenticeship (this is a legal requirement) & will include any college attendance required.
There will be an end point assessment, conducted by an independent assessor.
All components must be passed for the apprentice to meet the apprenticeship standard & these will include:
A written and online test which will assess knowledge and behaviours and will be assessed by an independent assessment organisation. This will be graded as Fail/Pass/Merit/Distinction weighted by 40%.
A practical assessment assessing skills, behaviours and knowledge. This will be assessed by an independent assessment organisation. This will be graded Fail/Pass/Merit/Distinction weighted by 60%.
There will be 3 levels of achievement: Pass, Merit & Distinction
In the unlikely event of an apprentice needing to resit an End Point Assessment (or elements of the End Point Assessment), then the employer will be responsible for funding these additional costs.
Progression
Apprentices successfully completing the Level 2 Apprenticeship have opportunities to progress within the industry by continuing onto the Level 3 Apprenticeship or other Further Education courses.
Careers
Typical jobs apprentices will be able to progress onto on completion of this Apprenticeship will depend on the qualifications and experience gained, but could include: Grounds staff within football, rugby, cricket, tennis & other sporting venues.
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Hard work is par for the course for Myerscough’s first ever ‘Apprentice of the Month’
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New alumni network marks quarter of a century of sportsturf apprenticeships at Myerscough
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- Monday 21 October
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Myerscough apprentice recognised in BIGGA Student Greenkeeper of the Year
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- Wednesday 11 September
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Triple nomination for Myerscough learners at national greenkeeper of year awards
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- Monday 24 June
Latest news, Sportsturf
-
Myerscough named among top turf influencers in the UK
- Published
- Tuesday 17 December
-
Hard work is par for the course for Myerscough’s first ever ‘Apprentice of the Month’
- Published
- Tuesday 10 December
-
New alumni network marks quarter of a century of sportsturf apprenticeships at Myerscough
- Published
- Monday 21 October
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Myerscough apprentice recognised in BIGGA Student Greenkeeper of the Year
- Published
- Wednesday 11 September
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Triple nomination for Myerscough learners at national greenkeeper of year awards
- Published
- Monday 24 June
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Myerscough sportsturf student makes the cut at Masters
- Published
- Thursday 9 May
