BTEC Diploma in Agriculture Level 3

This course is designed to provide you with a broad base of agricultural knowledge in greater depth than the level 2 course, incorportating science, husbandry and practical skills all required by the industry today. The programme demonstrates the variety of different career paths that exist. You will go on a variety of trips to farms and industry related businesses will be planned, plus a study tour. Speakers from the industry are also invited.

Units include:

• anatomy and physiology

• principles of plant and principles of soil

• estate skills

• undertake sheep production

• undertake and carry out farm livestock

• husbandry

• beef production

• business in land based sector

• livestock breeding and nutrition

• farm habitat management

• crop production

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C, including English language, and maths at grade D, or

• a level 2 qualification at overall merit grade, English at level 2 and maths at level 1

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C, including English language, and maths at grade D, or

• a level 2 qualification at overall merit grade, English at level 2 and maths at level 1