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  • Starts 1 August 2022
  • London Road Campus
  • Apprenticeship
  • PLR2ULE(APPO)

This Land-Based Service Engineer Apprenticeship is flexibly taught at our London Road campus on a day release basis once a week unless discussed otherwise. If you need to complete your functional skills, then this will be covered at college in a block week release.  In addition, you will be assessed in the workplace by your assessor and progress reviewed every 12 weeks with your employer. In addition, you will be required to sit an End Point Assessment, towards the final stages of your programme, which will ensure you have obtained the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to carry out your role effectively.

  • Who is it for?

    Anyone who is responsible for maintaining a range of machinery, plant and equipment in sectors such as agriculture, forestry and horticulture.

    Roles/Occupations may include:  Agricultural Service Engineer, Construction and Plant Service Engineer, Outdoor Power Equipment Service Engineer, Forestry Equipment Service Engineer or Fixed Plant and Equipment Service Engineer. 

  • Entry Requirements

    Individual employers will determine their own entry requirements, but the typical entry requirements for this Apprenticeship will be Maths and English GCSE at a 4 or above. If you have not achieved these prior to enrolment you will be required to undertake the functional skills level 2 and have achieved this by completion of your apprenticeship.

  • What does the course involve?

    For a comprehensive understanding of this programme and what it entails, please click here

  • Additional Notes

    Typically, this Level 2 Apprenticeship will take 18 months to complete, plus the End Point Assessment period.

  • What do I do next?

    To be a Land-Based Service Engineer apprentice, you will need an employer who can offer you a specific role relevant to this apprenticeship and release you for your training. Once you have an employer in place, you can apply online. If after reading this fact sheet, you are still undecided about the course most suitable for you, please drop in to one of our Advice Events, ring the Apprenticeship Team on 01743 260400 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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