Level 2 Apprenticeship in Agriculture

This Level 2 Apprenticeship places an emphasis on practical skills development. Students attend class one day per week with the other four days being spent on the farm. Based in the workplace with ‘off-the-job’ training and assessment at Greenmount Campus, Enniskillen Campus and out-centres.

Course content

Basic skills include

Animal health and welfare

Animal selection and breeding

Feeding livestock

Keeping farm records

Manual handling

Routine treatments eg: dosing, injecting

Course Progression

This course provides students with an opportunity to progress on to the part-time Level 3 Apprenticeship in Agriculture or on to the full-time Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Agriculture.