Demand is growing for beautiful outdoor spaces for business and leisure, creating diverse career opportunities in the UK and overseas for land-based professionals.
Career in agriculture, arboriculture, countryside management and sports turf are hard work, but they are very rewarding. You will be responsible for ensuring public and private spaces are designed, constructed and maintained for everyone to enjoy.
Programmes and qualifications available
Horticulture Operative
The Horticulture Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship will prepare you with the skills and knowledge to successfully work in the horticulture industry. The Horticulture industry is rewarding, offers a diverse range of employment opportunities and includes a range of skills that are transferrable into many other industries.
Landscape Operative
The Landscape Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship will prepare you with the skills and knowledge to successfully work in the landscape industry. The landscape industry is rewarding, offers a diverse range of employment opportunities and includes a range of skills that are transferrable into many other industries.
Arborist
The arboriculture industry manages trees for their benefits and values in diverse urban and rural locations from city parks and urban woodlands, to country estates and private gardens. The industry manages trees adjacent to highways, railways, watercourses and power lines. An arborist may progress to undertake inspections and surveys of individual and woodland trees, advising landowners on how to care for their trees, or teaching others about the benefits of carefully managing trees.
Facilities and support
As a land-based apprentice with Activate Apprenticeships, you will have access to the following facilities at Activate Learning colleges:
- Libraries and learning environments
- Ability to borrow books and laptops
- Digital resources and programmes
- A student card – allowing you to take advantage of student discounts
- Can apply for an Apprentice extra Totum Card
Advice and support services for apprentices includes:
- Advice and Admissions
- Learning Support
- Student Support
- Impartial careers advisors
- 1:1 support
- A college nurse
- Free counselling service
Career pathways
A land-based apprenticeship can lead to a rewarding career in a variety of roles in the land-based industry. You may choose to progress with your employer, change jobs or study a higher-level apprenticeship.