Entry Requirements

You will need to achieve four GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including a minimum grade 4 in English language and maths.

How You Will Be Assessed

You will be assessed through practical observation, examinations, synoptic assessment and written assignments throughout your course.

Course Progression

On successful completion of the course, you could progress to study the next level at college, secure an Apprenticeship, explore degree-level courses in agriculture and agricultural management or move into employment.

After completing this course, you could go on to study a range of higher education options such as an Agriculture Foundation Degree, BSc (Hons) Agriculture, or specialised degrees like Agriculture with Animal Science, Business Studies, or Countryside Management. These courses can help you build deeper knowledge and open up exciting career paths in the agricultural industry.

Where Your Course Can Take You

This qualification will expose you to the whole industry, and the opportunities within it. On completion, you could enter the industry by working for a farm business, or as a farming contractor. As you will have gained a breadth and depth of skills and knowledge over a very wide range of units, you could progress within work to become a herdsperson, shepherd/ess, contractor (livestock) assistant poultry unit manager (livestock pathway) or contractor (crops), agricultural technician, fixed plant manager and sprayer operator (arable pathway).

Fees

If you are a UK or home fee status student and aged 16 to 18 on 31st August before the start of your course, your tuition fees will be free. If you are aged 19 and over, please contact the Advice Shop for more information by email at information@ccn.ac.uk or by calling 01603 773773.