The content of these Pathways have been agreed by Lantra. These are the only Land-Based Engineering Apprenticeship Pathways in the Agriculture & Environment sector approved for use in Wales that are eligible for Medr funding.
Learning Programme Content
The Learning Programme provision shall comprise of three mandatory elements:
- Qualifications,
- Essential Skills
- On/off the job training
The total minimum credit value required for the Level 2 Land-Based Engineering is 127 credits.
The total minimum credit value required for the Level 3 Land-Based Engineering is 78 credits.
Entry requirements
Level 2: Land-Based Engineering
There are no specific entry requirements for the Level 2 Foundation Apprenticeship in Land-Based Engineering, however, there are qualifications, courses and experience that will help learners understand the sector prior to starting:
- Level 1 Certificate in Land-Based Studies
- Level 1 BTEC Award/Certificate in Land-Based Studies
- Level 1 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Operations
- GCSEs (English/Maths, minimum D) /A Levels
- Have previously worked in, or are currently working within, the industry
- Essential/Key skills.
Learners who have completed the Welsh Baccalaureate may have completed units or short courses which will provide underpinning knowledge towards the Foundation Apprenticeship, this will be assessed during an initial assessment allowing RPL where appropriate.
Progression opportunities onto the Land-Based Engineering Foundation Apprenticeship also exist for adult learners who have experience within the Land-Based engineering industry or who are looking for a career change
Level 3: Land-Based Engineering
The entry requirements for the Level 3 Apprenticeship in Land-Based Engineering, include the completion of Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Engineering Operations and the following will be considered:
- Level 2 Certificate/Extended Certificate/Diploma in Land-Based Technology
- Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Engineering
- Level 2 NVQ in Land-Based Service Engineering
Learners who have completed the Welsh Baccalaureate may have completed units or short courses which will provide underpinning knowledge towards the Apprenticeship, this will be assessed during an initial assessment allowing RPL where appropriate.
Progression opportunities onto the Land-Based Engineering Apprenticeship also exist for adult learners who have experience within the Land-Based engineering industry or who are looking for a career change.
During the review of the Land-Based Engineering frameworks, it has been agreed with the industry that the minimum duration of the Foundation Apprenticeship is 24 months and the Apprenticeship is 15 months (in addition to the 24 months to gain the Foundation Apprenticeship).
Apprenticeship pathway learning programme(s)
Level 2: Land based Engineering
Level 2: Land based Engineering Qualifications
Participants must achieve the following combined qualification below.
| Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Engineering Operations (QCF) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarding Body | Qualification No. | Credit Value | Total Qualification Time | Combined / Competence / Knowledge | Qualification Assessment Lanaguage(s) |
| City & Guilds | C00/0231/8 501/0302/7 | 109 | 1090 | Combined | English only |
Please see Annex 1 for the relationship between the competence and knowledge units within the combined qualification.
Essential Skills Wales (ESW)
| Level 2: Land based Engineering | Level | Minimum Credit Value |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | 1 | 6 |
| Application of number | 1 | 6 |
| Digital literacy | 1 | 6 |
Essential Skills Wales qualifications assessment languages are English-Welsh.
On/Off the Job training
| Pathway | Minimum On the Job Training Hours | Minimum Off the Job Training Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Land based Engineering | 2584 | 323 |
On/Off the Job Qualification details (Minimum Credit & Hours)
109 credits for competence and knowledge – Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Engineering Operations (QCF).
The total amount of training hours for a typical learner, including both on and off-the-job training is 3230 hours.
On/Off the Job Essential Skills details (Minimum Credit & Hours)
6 credits/45 GLH for Level 1 Essential Skills Wales Communication
6 credits/45 GLH for Level 1 Essential Skills Wales Application of Number
6 credits/45 GLH for Level 1 Essential Skills Wales Digital Literacy
Level 3: Land-Based Engineering
Level 3: Land-Based Engineering Qualifications
Participants must achieve the following combined qualification below.
| Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Engineering Operations (QCF) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarding Body | Qualification No. | Credit Value | Total Qualification Time | Combined / Competence / Knowledge | Qualification Assessment Lanaguage(s) |
| City & Guilds | C00/0231/9 501/0399/4 | 60 | 600 | Combined | English Only |
Please see Annex 2 for the relationship between the competence and knowledge units within the combined qualification.
Essential Skills Wales (ESW)
| Level 3: Land-Based Engineering | Level | Minimum Credit Value |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | 2 | 6 |
| Application of number | 1 | 6 |
| Digital literacy | 1 | 6 |
Essential Skills Wales qualifications assessment languages are English-Welsh.
On/Off the Job training
| Pathway | Minimum On the Job Training Hours | Minimum Off the Job Training Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Level 3: Land-Based Engineering | 1615 | 323 |
On/Off the Job Qualification details (Minimum Credit & Hours)
60 credits for competence and knowledge - Level 3 Diploma in in Work-based Land-Based Engineering Operations (QCF).
The total amount of training hours for a typical learner, including both on and off-the-job training is 2019 hours.
On/Off the Job Essential Skills details (Minimum Credit & Hours)
6 credits/45 GLH for Level 2 Essential Skills Wales Communication
6 credits/45 GLH for Level 1 Essential Skills Wales Application of Number
6 credits/45 GLH for Level 1 Essential Skills Wales Digital Literacy
Other additional requirements
Additional employment requirements
For both the Foundation Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship. The Land-Based Engineering industry has requested the completion of four of the following Additional Employment Requirements, two Mandatory and two Optional. These additional employment requirements will enhance the Apprenticeship and facilitate employment within the industry. Additional Employment Requirements are not required for certification and may
not be funded.
Note: If an apprentice has previously achieved the Level 2 Foundation Apprenticeship, it is recommended that they take different courses.
Mandatory:
- Emergency First Aid (one-day course meeting the requirements outlined by Health and Safety Executive HSE)
- Safe Use of Abrasive Wheel Machines
Two other accredited, legislative or nationally recognised occupational tests relevant to the industry (suggested list below):
- Basic Tractor Driving
- Safe Use of Pedestrian Controlled Two-Wheeled Tractors
- Safe Use of Turf Maintenance Equipment
- All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV/UTV) – Safe Use / Handling
- Approved Manufacturers’ Technical Courses
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Two Wheel Machines
- FLT/Telescopic/Counterbalance - Safe Use of
- Push/Ride on Mowers - Safe Use of
- Manual Handling
- Brush Cutters - Safe Use of
- Chain Saws - Maintenance and Cross Cut
- Sprayers - Safe Use of (PA1 + PA6 or PA2)
- Loader and Digger - Safe Use of "180° or 360°"
Job roles
Job roles at Level 2 may include: Agricultural Service Engineer, Arboricultural Service Engineer, Sports/Groundcare Service Engineer, Horticultural Service Engineer, Plant Maintenance Service Engineer.
Job roles at Level 3 may include: Diagnostic Technician, Workshop Supervisor.
Progression
The Land-Based engineering industry values the Apprenticeship as an entry/progression route into the industry. From the Foundation Apprenticeship there is direct progression onto the Apprenticeship, or progression from another programmes may be considered.
Progression onto the Apprenticeship.
Completion of Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Engineering Operations.
Considered:
Level 2 Certificate/Extended Certificate/Diploma in Land-Based Technology
Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Engineering
Level 2 NVQ in Land-Based Service Engineering
Entry to this apprenticeship is subject to the discretion of the Training Provider.
Learners who have completed the Welsh Baccalaureate may have completed units or short courses which will provide underpinning knowledge towards the Apprenticeship, this will be assessed during an initial assessment allowing Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) where appropriate.
Progression opportunities onto the Land-Based Engineering Apprenticeship also exist for adult learners who have experience within the Land-Based engineering industry or who are looking for a career change.
Progression from the Apprenticeship
Apprentices successfully completing the Apprenticeship have opportunities to progress within the industry by progressing to Higher Education courses such as a HNC/D. Examples of courses available across the UK include:
- Engineering: Land-Based and construction engineering
- Engineering: machinery dealership management
- Agriculture and mechanisation
- Agricultural technology
- People or financial management
- Business Management.
Apprentices looking to progress in their employment from the Apprenticeship may be able to work towards senior, technical and managerial positions. Progression will be dependent on the qualifications and experience an individual possesses, as achievement alone of the Apprenticeship does not guarantee entry to these opportunities.
Equality and diversity
It is important that apprenticeship Pathways are inclusive and can demonstrate an active approach to identifying and removing barriers to entry and progression. Pathways should advance equality of opportunity between persons who share protected characteristics and those persons who do not as identified in the Equality Act 2010.
The Protected characteristics identified in the Equality Act are age, disability, gender re-assignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity. Marriage and civil partnership is also included although only in respect of the requirement to eliminate discrimination in employment.
Training providers and employers must also comply with the other duty under the Equality Act 2010 to ensure that applicants are not discriminated against in terms of entry to the industry based upon those nine protected characteristics.
The land-based engineering industry employees are mainly males (77%), which is significantly higher than the sector average of 68% (UK) male employees and Wales' average at 71%.
Whilst the industry doesn’t preclude females from working in the sector, it is suggested that the imbalance is due to an out-dated perception of land-based engineering employment as traditionally a male dominated industry despite many roles in land-based engineering being carried out by females. It is interesting to note that Further Education enrolments onto Land-based Engineering related learning programmes are also mainly male at an average of 98% compared with work based learning enrolments 100%.
There are a wide range of hands-on roles for people of all ages and abilities together with an increasing need for skilled managerial, high-tech and specialist people. The industry is diverse and made up of dealerships, manufacturers, the ground care sector, forestry and garden machinery dealerships and manufacturers.
There is a wide range of opportunities for land-based engineers, including exciting and rewarding careers in design development, manufacturing, field engineering, service engineering, environmental control, mechanisation and sales and marketing.
Resolutions and further work:
The units within the Diploma in Work-based Land-based Engineering have been written in collaboration with partner awarding organisations to ensure that they are free from bias, accessible to all apprentices and are applicable to a wide range of roles and businesses within land-based engineering. Because of the diverse nature of the land-based Engineering sector the Diploma in Work-based Land-based Engineering has been developed from these units to allow maximum flexibility and choice within the rules of combination.
Lantra will work with the Land-based Engineering Industry to promote the need for skilled managerial, high-tech and specialist people. This will also take into account the need to increase female and ethnic participation in the industry.
Activities will include:
- Increasing the awareness of the Land-based Engineering Apprenticeship with specific promotions, in particular focusing on under-represented groups such as females Increasing marketing and communications highlighting the opportunities to a wide range of careers within and related to the sector.
Using Lantra’s careers web pages to inform careers advisors and apprentices of the opportunities available in the industry.
Employment responsibilities and rights
Employment Responsibilities and Rights (ERR) is no longer compulsory. But it is recommended that all apprentices (especially the 16 years -18 year group) receive a company induction programme.
Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of the Training Provider/Employer to ensure that the requirements of this Pathway are delivered in accordance with the Welsh Government/Medr Apprenticeships Guidance.
Further information may be obtained from: Medr
Annex 1 - Level 2: Land-Based Engineering
A Foundation Apprenticeship framework must identify:
Relationship between competence and knowledge qualifications
There is one qualification, Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Engineering Operations, which includes both competence and knowledge.
The competence and knowledge elements will be achieved through completion of the mandatory and optional units listed within the awarding organisation's guidance and must total a minimum of 109 credits.
At least 17 credits must be achieved through completion of the knowledge units listed below, which are assessed via independent methods.
The remaining units of the Diploma contain both competence and knowledge and have integrated assessment methods.
Knowledge units:
- Monitor and maintain health and safety within Land-Based engineering (7 credits)
- Land-Based engineering operations – Applying mechanical principles (5 credits)
- Land-Based engineering operations – Understand how to use, service and maintain tools and equipment (5 credits)
Annex 2 - Level 3: Land-Based Engineering
Relationship between competence and knowledge qualifications
There is one qualification, Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Land-Based Engineering Operations, which includes both competence and knowledge.
The competence and knowledge elements will be achieved through completion of the mandatory and optional units listed within the awarding organisation's guidance and must total a minimum of 60 credits.
At least 19 credits must be achieved through completion of the knowledge units listed below, which are assessed via independent methods.
The remaining units of the Diploma contain both competence and knowledge and have integrated assessment methods.
Knowledge units:
- Recognise and reduce risks in the Land-Based engineering work area (4 credits)
- Land-Based engineering operation - use calculations (5 credits)
- Maintain electronic control and monitoring systems on Land-Based equipment (10 credits).
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