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Level 2 Certificate in Golf Greenkeeping Apprenticeship

Overview

This qualification is for you if you want to enter the world of work. It provides the core skills and knowledge required to enter employment in the Golf Greenkeeping industry.

Description

You will learn how to prepare the entire range of playing surfaces (tees, fairways, roughs, greens etc.) for the game of golf, as well as being able to undertake common methods of repair and renovation. Preparing ground and establishing plants is also a key part of the job, and you will learn how to do this effectively. You will be able to set out and prepare the golf course and its features ready for play to commence.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. However, it is expected that candidates have a Level 2 in English and Maths or are working towards achieving this before the end of the course.

Further Study

You may wish to progress to further learning and training, such as an Advanced Apprenticeship or other Level 3 qualifications in Horticulture or related subjects.

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Recap of Day 4 at the Harrogate Flower Show Our Askham Bryan College garden is coming along very nicely with paving from Marshall’s Landscaping Ltd now laid the the Level 3 RHS vertical gardens in place. #harrogateflowershow

The Askham Bryan College garden build is really starting to take shape at the Harrogate Flower Show Day 3 of work saw plenty of planting and hedges been put in place as well as a good amount of gravel and turf laid by the team. Thanks again to all of our supporters who have supplied materials and assets for the Garden. #harrogateflowershow Johnsons Of Whixley Howard’s nurseries Thorpe Trees Limited Vertigrow Make It York British Steel Yorwaste Limited @Marshall’s Landscaping Ltd Jewson More updates to follow!!!

Our Outdoor Adventure Sport students are trekking the Cava Grande de Cassibile this week on tour of Italy, taking in some pretty amazing scenery. Take a look on the Askham Bryan College Adventure Sports page to see what they’ve been getting up to. It’s not too late to apply for our Sport courses across the college, whether Outdoor Adventure, Personal Training and Fitness or on our new Football and Education course with Leeds United. To find out more visit our website at https://www.askham-bryan.ac.uk/whats-on for our next Open Evening and scroll through our sports department page to see more about our courses.

More images from our Spring Garden build at the Harrogate Flower Show where the Horticulture team and some of our Level 2 and 3 RHS students have been working this week to get it ready for competition and the public next week. On Day Two, plants have arrived on site including Shrubs from Johnsons Of Whixley and herbaceous plants from Howard’s Nurseries along with Elms from Thorpe Trees Limited and Yew’s from Vertigrow Thanks again once again to our other supporters who have donated items for the Garden this week Make It York British Steel Yorwaste Limited Marshall’s Landscaping Ltd and Jewson for providing materials, stone, steel and compost this week. More updates to follow in the build up to the show.

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