Agriculture & Horticulture - Farm Technician Apprenticeship

This programme provides apprentices with knowledge of farm operations with a strong foundation of sustainable agriculture production, health and safety, quality assurance, business and work organisation skills.

To be eligible for this apprenticeship, an applicant must:

• Be directly employed by a SOLAS approved employer
• Have achieved a pass in the Leaving Certificate Established (NFQ Level 5)* or Vocational Programme (NFQ Level 5)*, obtaining a minimum grade O6/H7 in Maths** or a F2 in Foundation Maths, and O6/H7 in four other subjects* Or
• Hold a Major QQI level 5 (or higher) Award* Or
• Hold a Level 6 Specific Purpose in Farming certificates* Or
• Be 18 years of age and have worked for two years in a land-based sector (such as farming, agricultural contracting, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture or the equine sector) * A qualification deemed equivalent on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications to any of the qualifications listed above. Note – Applicants may be required to demonstrate that they possess the required competency through the completion of a pre-entry maths assessment with Teagasc. The programme is delivered through the medium of English and apprentices must meet CEF Level B2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Language). Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of English language proficiency. The certificate of the English language standard must have been issued within 2 years of the expected start of a course.