SOLENT GARDEN SERVICES LTD
Location
Grantham, Lincolnshire | United Kingdom
Job description
The role will involve a variety of hard / soft landscaping and garden maintenance.
The apprentice will work on a combination of:
The garden maintenance varies from large private gardens and commercial grounds.
It is an opportunity to join an established company working on some very exciting and some high profile projects.
Horticulture and Landscape Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard.
Emergency First Aid.
PA1 PA6.
Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths must achieve Level 1 and take the test for Level 2 before taking the end-point assessment.
Apprentices will need to achieve the EPA's to achieve their apprenticeship:
On-line knowledge assessment - a 60-minute online test containing 40 multiple choice questions.
Practical assessment EPA - a range of 4 practical activities taking no more than six hours undertaken in controlled conditions with responses to verbal questioning from the Independent End Point Assessor. The apprentice will undertake three core tasks and one task from the optional route - Horticulture or Landscaping.
Professional Discussion EPA - An hour-long professional discussion under controlled conditions between the EPA and the apprentice to allow the apprentice to demonstrate their knowledge
You will be required to attend Sparsholt College on a day release basis to learn about horticulture, to include:
Health and Safety
Use and maintain non-powered and handheld powered equipment
Use and maintain pedestrian controlled equipment
Environment protection
Plant identification and nomenclature - Latin and common
Vegetation control
Soil science and cultivation
Plant establish and maintenance
Plant grown
Plant health
Establish and maintain amenity areas
Survey and mark out sites for landscaping features
Construct hard landscape features
Maintain hard landscape features
The opportunity to learn both garden maintenance and landscaping skills which will give the candidate the flexibility to work in both areas of the industry.
Once qualified the individual will become a full member of the team with the chance to progress to a team leader in the future.
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Salary
£14.56k per annum
