Countryside Workers conserve and maintain the English countryside, including National Parks, AONBs, National Nature Reserves, and private estates. They perform environmental and conservation tasks, ensuring practical work aligns with farming and recreational activities. Typical roles include Estate Worker, Ranger, and Site Warden. They work outdoors in various locations, interact with the public, and operate year-round in all weather conditions, both independently and as part of a team. Their duties are essential for preserving and enhancing rural landscapes.
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Countryside Worker Apprenticeship (Level 2)
Study Mode
Apprenticeship
Start Date, Location
Aug 2025, Lackham
Duration
14 months
Cost
£.00
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Course Overview
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What will I learn?
Boundary and Access Maintenance: Building and repairing fences, walls, hedges, and public rights of way to support livestock control, landscape features, and safe access for all users.
Habitat and Woodland Management: Enhancing habitats through planting, pruning, felling, and controlling invasive species.
Surveying and Monitoring: Conducting surveys to support informed habitat management.
Conservation and Ecology: Applying ecological principles in managing habitats, boundaries, and their interaction with farming.
Core Practical Skills: Habitat management, tool use, problem-solving, risk assessment, species ID, and clear communication.
Habitat and Woodland Management: Enhancing habitats through planting, pruning, felling, and controlling invasive species.
Surveying and Monitoring: Conducting surveys to support informed habitat management.
Conservation and Ecology: Applying ecological principles in managing habitats, boundaries, and their interaction with farming.
Core Practical Skills: Habitat management, tool use, problem-solving, risk assessment, species ID, and clear communication.
Entry Requirements
Apprentices who do not hold maths & English L1 or GSCE grades 2 (E) will need to complete these prior to completion of the apprenticeship programme (Gateway).
You must have secured a position with an employer and be ready to start working with them before you can begin your apprenticeship course.
If you already have an employer and they have agreed to put you through an apprenticeship, contact the Apprenticeship team and we’ll get you started. Email apprenticeships@wiltshire.ac.uk or call 0845 345 2235.
You must have secured a position with an employer and be ready to start working with them before you can begin your apprenticeship course.
If you already have an employer and they have agreed to put you through an apprenticeship, contact the Apprenticeship team and we’ll get you started. Email apprenticeships@wiltshire.ac.uk or call 0845 345 2235.
Study, Assessment and Qualifications
Delivered one day a week at WCUC’s Lackham campus during term time only, and in the workplace with a visit from your tutor every 10 to 12 weeks.
As part of the apprenticeship programme, you’ll need to record a minimum of 6 hours per week ‘off-the-job’ training time. This can include college attendance, work shadowing, training, workshops, online learning, tutor sessions, revision, webinars, industry visits – anything that supports your learning on the apprenticeship and supported by your dedicated assessor.
This programme is assessed by practical assessments including multiply choice tests, observations and professional discussions conducted in the workplace and used to generate evidence for your portfolio in preparation for your EPA. The tutor will arrange college lessons covering both theory and practical learning as required throughout the programme; option for remote deliver available.
On successful completion of the Countryside Worker Level 2 Apprenticeship you will hold the qualification of the Apprenticeship Standard.
As part of the apprenticeship programme, you’ll need to record a minimum of 6 hours per week ‘off-the-job’ training time. This can include college attendance, work shadowing, training, workshops, online learning, tutor sessions, revision, webinars, industry visits – anything that supports your learning on the apprenticeship and supported by your dedicated assessor.
This programme is assessed by practical assessments including multiply choice tests, observations and professional discussions conducted in the workplace and used to generate evidence for your portfolio in preparation for your EPA. The tutor will arrange college lessons covering both theory and practical learning as required throughout the programme; option for remote deliver available.
On successful completion of the Countryside Worker Level 2 Apprenticeship you will hold the qualification of the Apprenticeship Standard.
Additional Costs and Information
This apprenticeship lasts 14 months plus 3 months for the End Point Assessment (EPA) and begins in September.
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