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MC D1 CW 2567 Animal Care
Preston
Level 3 Qualification

Regular starts throughout the year

Please note that this is an Apprenticeship Programme and applicants must be employed (or about to commence employment) within a veterinary practice. There are no full-time course options in Veterinary Nursing for students looking to start at college directly having finished Year 11 at school.…

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3 Years
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MC Day 2 CW 0215 Agriculture + Horticulture
The North West
Level 3 Qualification

Regular starts throughout the year

This occupation is found in a wide range of outdoor spaces. This may include public parks and gardens, green spaces, schools, tourist attractions, business and retail parks, historic gardens, private gardens, and estates. The horticultural spaces may be privately or publicly owned.Work may be…

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2 Years
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Regular starts throughout the year

This occupation is found in a wide range of outdoor spaces with horticultural spaces including public parks and gardens, green spaces, schools, tourist attractions, business and retail parks, historic gardens, private gardens, and estates. Some organisations own the horticultural space such as…

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2 Years
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Regular starts throughout the year

This occupation is found in a wide range of outdoor spaces with horticultural spaces including public parks and gardens, green spaces, schools, tourist attractions, business and retail parks, historic gardens, private gardens, and estates. Some organisations own the horticultural space such as…

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2 Years
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Since 2019 the Lowther Estate has been embarking on an ambitious new course to restore natural processes, lost habitats and recover species across the estate. We’ve built up a herd of hardy English longhorn cattle, planted thousands of new trees, restored rivers, streams & flower rich meadows, and…

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Ernest Cook Trust are looking for an experienced Farm Manager to lead the safe, sustainable and effective management of Low Beckside Farm, their working upland farm in Mungrisdale, Cumbria. This is a distinctive and varied role combining professional farm management with learning, nature recovery,…

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The NSA Lambing List is a free-of-charge match-making service to link up sheep farmers looking for assistance at lambing time with students looking for work experience. It typically operates between October and April each year. NSA members can advertise a work experience placement, to be filled by…

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Susan’s Farm is a small educational charity running day services for adults, young people and children through an organic livestock farm near Carlisle, Cumbria. Their vision is that people’s lives are transformed by working together in purposeful outdoor activity so they can reach their full…

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