City & Guilds
Level 2
QN: 601/2653/X
Curriculum Active
City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Agriculture
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1479 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
City & Guilds
Syllabus Units
55 Units
Guided Hours
1479 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Brood young birds
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to brood young birds
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to brood young birds
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
2
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.
3
Carry out harvesting operations by mechanical means
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to harvest crops
- Be able to prepare
- use and maintain equipment for harvesting crops
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to harvest crops mechanically
- Know the types of equipment required and how to prepare and maintain them
- Know the relevant health and safety legislation and environmental practice.
4
Collect, grade and prepare eggs for transport
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to collect eggs
- Be able to grade eggs
- Be able to maintain accurate records
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to use relevant equipment
- Be able to prepare eggs for transport
- Know how to collect eggs
- Know how to grade eggs
- Know how to prepare eggs for transport
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required
- Know how to maintain accurate records
5
Construct and maintain boundaries
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to construct and maintain boundaries
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to construct and maintain boundaries
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
6
Deliver basic treatments to livestock
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use treatments safely and correctly
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to deliver basic treatment to livestock
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
7
Establish and confirm pregnancy in livestock
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to establish and confirm pregnancy in livestock
- Know how to establish and confirm pregnancy in livestock
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
8
Establish and maintain conditions appropriate to the welfare of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to provide appropriate living conditions for the animals
- Be able to handle and inspect livestock
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to establish appropriate conditions for livestock
- Know how to handle livestock in a manner which minimises stress
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
9
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Maintain working relationships with others
- Understand why good working practices are important
10
Establish and maintain egg production
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assist with establishing egg production
- Be able to assist with maintaining egg production
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know and understand why it is important to assist with establishing egg production
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required
11
Establish animals in a new environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to establish animals in a new environment
- Be able to promote health and safety
- Be able to maintain accurate records
- Understand how to establish animals in a new environment
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
12
Excavate and form foundations for fencing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Work safely and in line with requirements
- Be able to select
- prepare and maintain tools and equipment
- Be able to excavate foundations to comply with (fence) specifications
- Be able to form foundations to comply with (fence) specification
- Be able to deal with difficulties
- Know the relevant legislation and codes of practice
- Know how to excavate for fence foundations
- Know how to form foundations for fencing specifications
13
Grow young birds
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to grow young birds
- Be able to use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to grow young birds
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
14
Hatch eggs and despatch poultry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to hatch eggs
- Be able to hatch and despatch poultry
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare the hatching area
- Know how to hatch and despatch poultry
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required
15
Identify and remove unwanted vegetation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify more than one type of unwanted vegetation
- Be able to remove more than one type of unwanted vegetation
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for the removal of unwanted vegetation
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to identify and remove unwanted vegetation
- Know the environmental impacts of removing unwanted vegetation
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know the relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
16
Implement environmental good practice at work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to encourage environmental good practice at work
- Be able to improve work activities to enhance environmental performance
- Understand how to encourage environmental good practice at work
- Understand how to improve work activities to enhance environmental performance
17
Load and unload physical resources within the work area
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to load and unload physical resources
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to load and unload physical resources
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
18
Maintain and develop personal performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Maintain personal performance
- Develop personal performance
- Know how to develop personal performance
19
Maintain equipment and machines
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare equipment and machines for maintenance
- Be able to carry out maintenance procedures
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare and carry out maintenance for equipment and machines
- Know relevant health and safety and legislation and environmental good practice
20
Maintain livestock during pregnancy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to maintain livestock during pregnancy
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to maintain livestock during pregnancy
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
21
Maintain site bio-security and personal hygiene
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to maintain the correct bio-security measures on site
- Be able to maintain personal hygiene
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to maintain the correct bio-security measures on site
- Know how to maintain personal hygiene
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
22
Maintain the health and welfare of animals during transportation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor and maintain animals during transportation
- Be able to carry out post transportation activities
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to monitor and maintain animals during transportation
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know how to carry out post transportation activities
23
Maintain the health and welfare of livestock during birth and care for mother and baby
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to maintain the health and welfare of livestock during birth
- Be able to monitor the health and condition of the mother and young after birth
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to maintain the health and welfare of livestock during birth
- Know how to care for the mother and her young
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
24
Maintain the healthy growth of crops
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to maintain the health of at least one crop
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage.
- Know how to maintain the healthy growth of extensive crops
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
25
Monitor and maintain livestock on outdoor sites
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor and maintain livestock on outdoor sites
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to monitor and maintain livestock on outdoor sites
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
26
Monitor and maintain the supply of feed and water to livestock
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor and maintain the supply of feed and water to livestock
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to monitor and maintain the supply of feed and water for livestock
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
27
Monitoring and maintaining health and safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to maintain health, safety and security in the workplace
- be able to use equipment and materials safely
- know the systems and procedures for maintaining health, safety and security.
- Understand why equipment is transported and stored safely
- Know the reason for following manufacturers’ guidance
- maintain good standards of heath and safety for self and for others
- understand how to maintain the health and safety of self and others
- Know the safe lifting techniques
- Know how to maintain health and safety
28
Place and fix fence posts
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Work safely in line with legislation and codes of practice
- Be able to select and prepare tools
- Be able to prepare materials
- Be able to place and fix posts
- Be able to deal with difficulties
- Know the relevant legislation and codes of practice
- Know how to place and fix posts
29
Place goods and materials into storage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to place goods and materials into storage
- Understand the requirements for storing goods and materials
- Know procedures for resolving problems with storage facilities and equipment
30
Plant crops
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare and plant crops
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for planting crops
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare plant materials
- Know how to plant crops
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know the relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
31
Prepare and cultivate sites ready for planting crops
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment and tools for preparing sites.
- Be able to prepare sites for cultivation and planting
- Be able to carry out site cultivations
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know the methods for preparing sites ready for cultivation
- Understand how to cultivate sites
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
32
Prepare and groom animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess the animal prior to grooming
- Be able to prepare and groom animals
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare and groom animals
- Know how to assess the animal prior to grooming
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
33
Prepare and maintain structures and surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for construction and maintenance
- Be able to prepare and maintain structures and surfaces
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to prepare for construction and maintenance
- Know how to prepare and maintain structures and surfaces
- Know how to deal with problems
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
34
Prepare and monitor a mechanically controlled livestock production environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare a mechanically controlled livestock production environment
- Be able to monitor a mechanically controlled livestock production environment
- Be able to keep appropriate records
- Be able to work safely and minimise the introduction of disease
- Be able to use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to prepare a mechanically controlled livestock production environment
- Know how to monitor a mechanically controlled livestock production environment
- Know relevant health and safety legislative requirements
- Know how to minimise the introduction of disease
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
35
Prepare and operate a power vehicle _excluding tractors_
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to prepare a power vehicle for operation
- Prepare a power vehicle for operation
- Understand how to operate a power vehicle
- Operate a power vehicle
36
Prepare and operate a tractor and attachments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to prepare a tractor and attachments for operation
- Prepare a tractor and attachments for oepration
- Understand how to operate a power vehicle
- Operate a tractor with attachments
37
Prepare birds for reproduction and enable fertilisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare birds for reproduction
- Be able to enable fertilisation to take place
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know the process for preparing birds for reproduction
- Know how to enable fertilisation to take place
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
38
Prepare feed and water supplies for livestock
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare feed and water supplies for livestock
- Be able to use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely
- Know how to prepare feed and water supplies for livestock
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
39
Prepare for the shearing of livestock
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for the shearing of livestock
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare for the shearing of livestock
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
40
Prepare for the transportation of animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare to transport animals
- Be able to prepare animals for transport
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know who has responsibilities with regard to the transport animals
- Know how to prepare to transport animals
- Know how to prepare animals for transport
41
Prepare for, carry out and complete the milking of livestock
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for the milking of livestock
- Be able to carry out milking
- Be able to complete the milking of livestock
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to prepare for the milking of livestock
- Know and understand why it is important to carry out milking
- Know and understand why it is important to complete the milking of livestock
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
42
Prepare outdoor sites for the introduction of livestock
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare outdoor sites for the introduction of livestock
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare outdoor sites for the introduction of livestock
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
43
Prepare the storage area and monitor crops during storage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare the storage area
- Be able to store the harvested crop
- Monitor the condition of the storage area and crops
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to prepare and monitor the condition of harvested crops
- Know the relevant health and safety legislation and environmental practice
44
Prepare, establish and maintain livestock in their accommodation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare a healthy and safe environment for the livestock
- Be able to maintain the health and well-being of the livestock throughout operations
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to prepare a healthy and safe environment for the livestock
- Know how to establish and maintain livestock in their accommodation
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
45
Prepare, load and incubate eggs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare and load incubators
- Be able to incubate hatching eggs
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know the process of preparing and loading incubators
- Know the process of incubating hatching eggs
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
46
Process payments for purchases
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to process payments for purchases
- Understand legal and organisational requirements for processing payments
47
Receive and select eggs for hatching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to receive eggs for hatching
- Be able to select eggs for hatching
- Be able to use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to receive eggs for hatching
- Know how to select eggs for hatching
- Know the types of equipment required
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
48
Receive goods and materials into storage
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare to receive deliveries
- Be able to receive deliveries into storage
- Understand the importance of preparing for expected deliveries
- Understand own responsibility for handling goods and materials
49
Repair and maintain structures or surfaces
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for the repair and maintenance
- Be able to repair and maintain structures or surfaces
- Be able to maintain and use relevant equipment
- Be able to promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand the principles of maintaining structures and surfaces
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
50
Respond to customer requests
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to establish a rapport with customers
- Be able to respond appropriately to customers
- Be able to communicate information to customers
- Understand how to give customers a positive impression of organisation
51
Select and transfer livestock
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to select livestock
- Be able to prepare livestock for transfer
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Know how to select livestock for transfer
- Know how to maintain accurate records
- Know how to prepare livestock for transfer
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
52
Shear livestock
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to shear livestock
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to assist with shearing livestock
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
53
Transport harvested crop
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to transport at least one type of harvested crop
- Be able to select
- use and maintain equipment for transporting harvested crops
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know the methods of operating equipment and transporting harvested crops
- Know how to maintain the equipment
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
54
Transport physical resources within the work area
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to transport physical resources within the work area
- Be able to select
- use and maintain relevant equipment
- Be able to work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Know how to transport physical resources within the work area
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
55
Welcome, receive and care for visitors to sites
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to welcome and receive visitors
- Be able to care for visitors
- Know how to welcome and receive visitors
- Know how to care for visitors
- Know the relevant health and safety procedures
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/2653/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- City & Guilds
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Mar 2014