Agriculture

Poultec provides Apprenticeships throughout England. Apprentices are employed on either farms or hatcheries and work alongside fellow teams members, learning skills. Learners receive regular visits from their Poultec tutor who provides teaching and assessment, further developing the learner’s skills and knowledge.  The tutor sets tasks to be completed between visits, which could include projects.

Apprentices will be invited to attend workshops away from the normal place of work, where they will be provided with additional knowledge and in some cases attend sessions to broaden their understanding of the industry.

Apprenticeships are tailored specifically to the type of farm or hatchery; this could be for an egg production farm, rearing farm, breeding farm or growing farm. These may be chicken, turkey or duck sites.

Poultry production Apprenticeships have now changed to the new Apprenticeships standards – Poultry worker for stockpersons or hatchery operative and Poultry technician for farm managers or hatchery managers / supervisors.

After completing an Apprenticeship, there are opportunities for the learner to progress within the industry.

Two new Apprenticeship standards have been developed for Poultry production

Poultry Worker

This Apprenticeship is aimed at the stockperson or hatchery operative level. This is an ideal starting point for those new to the industry.

The Apprenticeship will include the following, which will ensure that you have sufficient knowledge and skills, ready for your End Point Assessment:

Level 2 Diploma in Work-based Agriculture (poultry)
Level 1 Functional Skills – Maths
Level 1 Functional Skills – English
Poultry Welfare short course
Hygiene & biosecurity short course
Health & safety short course
Manual Handling short course

To complete the Apprenticeship an End Point Assessment will be completed by an independent assessor. Your tutor will ensure that you are ready for assessment.

Poultry Technician

This Apprenticeship is aimed at the farm manager or hatchery manager level.

This is an ideal for those wishing to progress from a stockperson/operative into a facility manager.

The Apprenticeship will include the following, which will ensure that you have sufficient knowledge
and skills, ready for your End Point Assessment:

Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Agriculture (poultry)
Level 2 Functional Skills – Maths
Level 2 Functional Skills – English
Poultry Welfare short course
Hygiene & biosecurity short course
Health & safety short course
Manual Handling short course
Environmental Awareness short course
Emergency First Aid at Work course

To complete the Apprenticeship an End Point Assessment will be completed by an independent assessor. Your tutor will ensure that you are ready for assessment.