City & Guilds
Level 1
QN: 500/6660/2
Curriculum Active
City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Work-based Land-Based Operations
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 726 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 1
Awarding Body
City & Guilds
Syllabus Units
29 Units
Guided Hours
726 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assist with animal accommodation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with cleaning animal accommodation
- Be able to assist with maintaining animal accommodation
2
Assist with crosscutting and stacking forest and woodland produce _CU67_
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with crosscutting trees using hand tools or power saws
- Be able to assist with stacking converted produce manually
- Be able to work safely
3
Assist with Maintaining Plants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with maintaining the health of plants.
- Be able to assist with controlling unwanted plants.
- Be able to work safely.
4
Assist with maintaining structures and surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with maintaining structures and surfaces
5
Assist with Planting and Establishing Plants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with carrying out planting.
- Be able to assist with any additional activities required to establish plants.
- Be able to work safely.
6
Assist with the basic preparation and operation of a tractor
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with the preparation of a tractor for operation.
- Be able to operate a tractor.
- Be able to prepare and fit an attachment to a tractor.
- Operate a tractor with attachments.
7
Assist with the care of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with monitoring and caring for the health and well-being of animals
- Be able to assist with providing food and water for animals
8
Assist with the Maintenance of Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with the preparation of equipment for maintenance.
- Be able to assist with the maintenance of equipment.
- Be able to work safely.
9
Assist with the Maintenance of Grass Surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with maintaining grass surfaces.
- Be able to work safely.
10
Assist with the movement of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with moving animals from one place to another
- Be able to assist with the loading and unloading of animals for transport
11
Assist with the transport supplies of physical resources within the work area
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with loading and unloading physical resources
- Be able to assist with the transport of physical resources within the work area
- Be able to work safely
12
Carry out habitat management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able carry out maintenance tasks
- Be able to manage vegetation in different types of habit
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for manage vegetation
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to carry out maintenance
- Know and understand the need to manage vegetation
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
13
Contribute to the preparation of forest and woodland sites
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use and maintain equipment safely, effectively and efficiently
- Be able to carry out clearance and cultivation of the site safely and effectively.
- Be able to name a variety of trees and what constitutes suitable growing sites for each
- Know about own responsibility under health and safety, environmental and conservation legislation.
14
Farm Conservation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the meaning of conservation.
- Understand some of the benefits of conservation.
- Know the impact of farming upon the environment.
- Recognise opportunities for conservation on the farm.
- Recognise the benefits of farm conservation.
- Know how to access further information about farm conservation.
15
Hedgelaying
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the health and safety issues in relation to hedgelaying.
- Know a range of hand tools used for hedgelaying and how to care for them.
- Know about the methodology of hedgelaying.
- Know how to lay a hedge.
- Understand the importance of maintaining laid hedges.
- Know how the characteristics of hedgelaying reflect geology.
16
Historic Landscapes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to define a historic landscape.
- Understand the significance of local historic landscapes.
- Know different methods of historical research.
- Understand the management of different landscapes and features.
- Know how to locate and assess sites and features of archaeological interest.
- Know where to access sources of further information and advice in relation to historic landscapes.
17
Introduction to Dry Stone Walling
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the health and safety issues in relation to dry stone walling.
- Know a range of hand tools used for walling and how to care for them.
- Understand the history and general principles of dry stone walling.
- Know the characteristics of dry stone walling reflecting geology.
- Know how to deal with faults in dry stone walls and about gapping and stripping down.
- Know the technical elements of how a dry stone wall is made up.
- Know about removing vegetation.
- Know different features of a dry stone wall.
- Understand the wildlife value of dry stone walls.
- Know the benefits of walls versus banks, hedges and fences.
- Understand the use of concrete and mortar.
- Know how to prevent decay of stone
18
Maintain the safety of self and others in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the current health and safety legislation and codes of practice that apply to own areas of work
- Understand the risks to health and safety in own area of work
- Be able to prepare to work safely
- Be able to work safely
- Leave the work area in a safe condition
- Know what to do in emergencies
19
Principles of basic preparation and operation of a tractor
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to prepare and operate a tractor for operation.
- Know how to prepare and fit an attachment to a tractor.
- Know how to operate a tractor with attachments.
20
Principles of crosscutting and stacking forest and woodland produce
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to crosscut trees manually or using powered machinery
- Know how to stack converted produce manually
- Know how to work safely
21
Principles of dealing with animal accommodation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to clean animal accommodation
- Know how to maintain animal accommodation
- Know relevant health and safety precautions to be observed
22
Principles of Maintaining Grass Surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to maintain grass surfaces
23
Principles of Maintaining Plants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to maintain the health of plants.
- Know how to control unwanted plants.
- Know how to work safely.
24
Principles of maintaining structures and surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to maintain structures and surfaces
25
Principles of Planting and Establishing Plants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1 Know how to plant in outdoor or protected environments., 2 Know how to establish plants after planting., 3 Know how to work safely
26
Principles of the care of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to monitor and care for the health and well-being of animals
- Know how to provide food and water to animals
27
Principles of the Maintenance of Equipment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to prepare equipment for maintenance.
- Know how to undertake maintenance procedures.
- Know how to work safely.
28
Principles of the movement of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to move animals from one place to another
- Know how to load and unload animals for transport
29
Principles of transporting supplies of physical resources within the work area
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to load and unload physical resources safely
- Know how to transport physical resources within the work area
- Know how to work safely
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 500/6660/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- City & Guilds
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2009
- Operational End
- Dec 2026