- Duration
2 years
- Attendance
- 4 days per week at college and 1 day per week industry placement
- Location
- Plumpton College
Course Overview
Develop the core knowledge and skills which are needed for agriculture, land management and production careers.
The Common Core content provides foundational knowledge and skills for learners in the agriculture and land management industries, ensuring they understand various job roles. The Core Pathway focuses specifically on the Agriculture sector, equipping students with essential knowledge and skills for Occupational Specialism. Overall, students will develop the competencies necessary to enter the industry and demonstrate their abilities over time with appropriate support and training.
The T Level comprises of 80% classroom and workshop-based learning, and 20% industry placement. This placement, of 315 hours over the duration of the course or approximately 45 days, provides learners with meaningful experience working within an industry relevant to their T Level programme.
Modules
Common Core
- Sustainability, including environmental legislation, sustainable development, climate change and waste management principles
- The principles of biosecurity
- Employment rights and responsibilities and progression opportunities within the sector
- Ethical principles
- The supply chain and principles of stock management
- Business organisations, enterprise skills and project management
- Characteristics protected by equality legislation
- Communication
- Principles of customer care
- Finance
- Health and safety
- Information and data
Common Pathway - Livestock Production
- Health and safety
- Sustainability
- Biosecurity
- Supply chain
- Stock management ‘non feed’
- Bodily systems
- Nutrition
- Medicine
- Technology and equipment
- Data and information
Employer set project
- Plan approach to meeting the brief
- Apply core knowledge and skills as appropriate
- Select relevant techniques and resources to meet the brief
- Use maths, English and digital skills
- Realise project outcome and review how well the outcome meets the brief
Occupational Specialism
- Optimise animal breeding and production
- Rear and optimise livestock production
- Maintain areas surrounding livestock
- Tasks could include: Husbandry tasks, Rearing, Livestock production, Feeding and accommodation, Crop production, Machinery and equipment, Estate maintenance, Environment and accommodation, Health, welfare and performance, Areas of the livestock production environment, as well as Performance data
Assessment
You will be assessed by exams, assignments, industry experience on a range of theoretical knowledge, occupational specialism, and employer set project.
The T Level includes 9 weeks minimum working with an employer on a commercial farm.
Entry Requirements
- 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including Maths and English
Bursaries
Financial support could be available to you depending on your household income, eligibility criteria, and level of study. A bursary, which is money given directly by the Government, could help fund bus travel, accommodation, course equipment, college meals, or educational trips.
Course Fees
Students aged 16-18 on 31st August in the year of starting the course do not pay tuition fees.
Students aged 19-23 studying their Level 1, 2 or first Level 3 may be entitled to tuition fee waiver depending on criteria eligibility.
Students aged 24+ who are studying a second Level 3 course or aged 24+ who are studying their first Level 3 course will have to pay tuition fees, depending on the course.
Students on low income who can prove they earn less than £25,000 (from September 2024); are unemployed; or receive state benefits could be entitled to a tuition fee waiver.
All students pay a standard facility fee of £150 to use communal, non-educational facilities.
Material fees apply to Floristry, Blacksmithing and Metalwork, Agricultural Engineering, and Motor Vehicle students, which contribute to quality resources and equipment for their studies.
Equipment & PPE
Students on a 14-16, Level 1, 2, 3, or Foundation Learning course may be required to purchase equipment such as a uniform, PPE, or kit before starting their course. Material fees are applicable depending depending on the course studied.
Work Experience
Work experience enhances your studies and is an important part of your course. It ensures you leave college ready for the world of work. It is compulsory to undertake an element of work experience when studying a Level 1, 2, or 3 course.
