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Some interesting ideas for Level 3 Agricultural Apprentices
Agricultural Apprentices
General Farm Worker – Level 2 🌱🚜🐄
A General Farm Worker supports daily farm operations by maintaining health and safety, biosecurity, and good animal and crop care. They help with routine tasks, record keeping, machinery maintenance and cleanliness, and managing storage and waste. They typically drive farm vehicles and work under supervision.
Agriculture Apprentices – Level 3
Level 3 Crop Technician 🌱🚜📈
A Crop Technician leads crop production by monitoring soil, pests, and plant health, applying inputs accurately, and improving yields. They manage machinery, records, and compliance while making practical decisions to optimise performance.
Level 3 Livestock Technician 🐄🩺🔒
A Livestock Technician manages animal welfare and productivity through nutrition, breeding, health monitoring, and biosecurity. They work with vets, keep detailed records, and support safe, efficient stock handling and performance improvements.
Resources & Guidance
Here are some resources and guidance to help with apprenticeships :
- Knowledge
- Projects which maybe undertaken
L3 Agricultural Apprentices
Learning / Portfolio Projects
These projects are designed to reflect real on-farm situations where decisions have real consequences. They move you beyond simply operating machinery and into thinking like a supervisor, with responsibility for safety, legal compliance, and how others work. Each project links workplace experience with off-the-job learning, helping you build the confidence, judgement, and professional skills expected of a Level 3 Agriculture Apprentice.
Farm Safe
Farm-Safe Project – Introduction
The Farm-Safe project focuses on real on-farm machinery use, where mistakes can affect people, animals, and the business. It is designed to develop safe working practices, clear thinking, and legal awareness by putting you in the role of a supervisor. The project helps you move from simply using machinery to managing it safely and responsibly on a working farm.
Farm Safe– go to project details