City & Guilds LimitedRQF Level 3
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Agriculture
Zavmo teaches it and the awarding body awards it. You practise each unit one-to-one, on your own real work.
- Units Listed
- 70
- Credits
- 57
- Qualification Reference
- 500/6224/4
The Course Content. Taught Through Your World.
How Zavmo Teaches This Course to You
Bring your role, your experience and the questions you face. Explore the course through examples that mean something to you.
Bring a Question From Your Work
A Familiar Starting Point.
A project. A budget. A conversation you need to prepare. See how familiar situations can make a new idea clearer.
The examples shape the teaching. The course requirements stay the same.
From the Product
An Explanation Connected to Your Work
In this test lesson, the learner asked for an explanation using shift planning. The tutor responded through that familiar situation.
- 01 · Start With You
Your role, existing knowledge and the situation you want to understand.
- 02 · Work Through It
Ask for another explanation. Explore an example. Explain your reasoning.
- 03 · Practise the Outcome
Use what you have learnt in a relevant task, with the course outcome kept in view.
Your examples shape the teaching. They do not change the awarding body’s requirements. Use anonymised or fictional details for client situations.
How You Would Get This Certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer City & Guilds Limited has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and City & Guilds Limited awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from City & Guilds Limited.
City & Guilds, in collaboration with the National Land Based College (NLBC) has designed Land Based Technical Qualifications to increase skills levels in the land based sector.
These are the units City & Guilds Limited registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with City & Guilds Limited. It does the teaching and the mapping. City & Guilds Limited sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
What You Will Learn in Each Unit
Boar Semen Collection and Processing Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the requirements for laboratory facilities used in boar semen collection and processing
- Understand boar stud management practices, including animal welfare and biosecurity
- Understand the process of collection, preparation, and storage management of boar semen, including quality control measures
Carry out and complete the shearing of livestock Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out the shearing of livestock effectively
- Complete the shearing of livestock to the required standard
- Promote health and safety practices during shearing activities
- Promote environmental good practice during shearing activities
- Maintain accurate records of shearing activities
- Maintain relevant equipment used for shearing
- Use relevant equipment effectively for shearing
- Understand the importance of carrying out shearing of livestock
- Understand the processes for completing the shearing of livestock
- Maintain accurate records related to livestock shearing
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation related to livestock shearing
- Understand environmental good practice related to livestock shearing
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used for livestock shearing
Co-ordinate and oversee habitat management work Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Effectively co-ordinate habitat management work activities.
- Oversee habitat management work to ensure it meets required standards.
- Promote health and safety procedures during habitat management work.
- Promote environmental good practice during habitat management work.
- Understand the processes involved in co-ordinating habitat management work.
- Understand the processes involved in overseeing habitat management work.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation pertaining to habitat management.
- Understand relevant environmental good practice guidelines pertaining to habitat management.
Collect, prepare and store semen Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Collect semen
- Prepare semen
- Store semen
- Use and maintain equipment relevant to the collection, preparation and storage of semen
- Promote health and safety good practice in relation to the collection, preparation and storage of semen
- Promote environmental good practice in relation to the collection, preparation and storage of semen
- Understand how to collect semen
- Understand how to prepare semen
- Understand how to store semen
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to the collection, preparation and storage of semen
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to the collection, preparation and storage of semen
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in the collection, preparation and storage of semen
Communicate information within the workplace Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Receive information within the workplace, demonstrating active listening and comprehension skills.
- Transmit information within the workplace, using appropriate communication methods and channels.
- Understand how to receive and transmit information within the workplace effectively, considering different communication styles and preferences.
- Understand the relevant legislation in receiving and sending information, including data protection and confidentiality requirements.
Deliver basic treatments to livestock Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Deliver basic treatments to livestock effectively and safely
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice in the context of livestock treatment
- Maintain and use relevant equipment for delivering basic treatments to livestock
- Maintain accurate records of treatments given to livestock
- Understand why it is important to deliver basic treatments to livestock, considering animal welfare and productivity
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to livestock treatment
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in livestock treatment
- Maintain accurate records of livestock treatments, including legal requirements
Deliver routine husbandry procedures Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Deliver routine husbandry procedures in accordance with established protocols.
- Promote health and safety during husbandry procedures, minimising risks to animals and personnel.
- Promote environmental good practice during husbandry procedures, minimising environmental impact.
- Maintain and use relevant equipment for husbandry procedures, ensuring it is in good working order.
- Maintain accurate records of husbandry procedures, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
- Understand the importance of delivering basic routine husbandry procedures for animal welfare and productivity.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation related to husbandry procedures.
- Understand environmental good practice related to husbandry procedures.
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in husbandry procedures, including preventative maintenance.
- Maintain accurate records related to husbandry procedures, including data entry and storage.
Determine the suitability of livestock for transfer, and prepare and monitor them ready for transfer Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor the selection of livestock
- Determine the suitability of livestock for transfer
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Maintain and use relevant equipment
- Understand how to monitor the selection of livestock
- Understand how to determine the suitability of livestock for transfer
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
Develop and implement plans for the disposal of waste Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Develop plans for the disposal of waste effectively
- Implement plans for the disposal of waste effectively
- Monitor the storage of waste effectively
- Monitor the disposal of waste effectively
- Evaluate the storage of waste effectively
- Evaluate the disposal of waste effectively
- Promote health and safety good practice during waste disposal
- Promote environmental good practice during waste disposal
- Understand how to develop plans for the disposal of waste
- Understand how to implement plans for the disposal of waste
- Understand how to monitor the storage and disposal of waste
- Understand how to evaluate the storage and disposal of waste
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation related to waste disposal
- Understand environmental good practice related to waste disposal
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain effective working relationships with others in a land-based context.
- Understand why good working practices are important for maintaining effective working relationships.
Establish and monitor the hatching and despatching of poultry Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Establish the hatching of poultry eggs
- Monitor the hatching of poultry eggs
- Monitor the despatch of poultry
- Promote health and safety good practice in relation to the hatching and despatching of poultry
- Promote environmental good practice in relation to the hatching and despatching of poultry
- Maintain and use equipment relevant to the hatching and despatching of poultry
- Understand how to establish the hatching of poultry eggs
- Understand how to monitor the hatching of poultry eggs
- Understand how to maintain the hatching of poultry eggs
- Understand how to monitor the despatch of poultry
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to the hatching and despatching of poultry
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to the hatching and despatching of poultry
Establish animals in a new environment Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Establish animals in a new environment, ensuring a smooth transition and minimising stress
- Promote health and safety when establishing animals in a new environment, preventing accidents and injuries
- Maintain accurate records of the establishment process, including animal health and behaviour
- Describe how to establish animals in a new environment, considering their specific needs and the characteristics of the environment
- Explain relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to establishing animals in a new environment
Establish, implement and evaluate a herd breeding plan Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Establish a herd breeding plan that aligns with organisational objectives.
- Implement the herd breeding plan, ensuring adherence to established protocols.
- Evaluate the breeding plan to assess its effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
- Promote health and safety during breeding activities, minimising risks to animals and personnel.
- Promote environmental good practice during breeding activities, minimising environmental impact.
- Maintain accurate records of breeding activities, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
- Understand how to establish a herd breeding plan, considering factors such as genetics and reproductive health.
- Understand how to evaluate the herd breeding plan, using relevant metrics and data analysis techniques.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation related to herd breeding.
- Understand environmental good practice related to herd breeding.
- Maintain accurate records related to herd breeding, including data entry and storage.
Establish, monitor and maintain appropriate conditions for livestock Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Establish appropriate conditions for livestock
- Monitor and maintain appropriate conditions for livestock
- Promote health and safety
- Maintain and use relevant equipment
- Understand how to establish appropriate conditions for livestock
- Understand the need to monitor the conditions for livestock
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
Establish, monitor and maintain egg production Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Establish egg production
- Maintain egg production
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Maintain and use relevant equipment
- Understand how to establish egg production
- Understand how to maintain egg production
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
Establish, monitor and maintain site hygiene and bio-security Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Establish hygiene arrangements on site
- Establish bio-security arrangements on site
- Implement hygiene arrangements on site
- Maintain hygiene arrangements on site
- Implement bio-security arrangements on site
- Maintain bio-security arrangements on site
- Promote health and safety on site
- Promote environmental good practice on site
- Maintain relevant equipment used for hygiene and bio-security
- Use relevant equipment safely and effectively for hygiene and bio-security
- Understand how to implement hygiene arrangements on site
- Understand how to maintain hygiene arrangements on site
- Understand how to implement bio-security arrangements on site
- Understand how to maintain bio-security arrangements on site
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to site hygiene and bio-security
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to site hygiene and bio-security
- Understand why it is important to establish hygiene arrangements on site
- Understand why it is important to establish bio-security arrangements on site
Identify the need for, and plan, habitat management work Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify habitat management work that is required in a specific location.
- Plan for habitat management work, considering resources and objectives.
- Understand how to identify the need for habitat management work based on ecological principles.
- Understand the need to plan habitat management work to ensure its effectiveness and sustainability.
Identify, monitor and control unwanted vegetation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify unwanted vegetation accurately in a given environment.
- Monitor unwanted vegetation to assess its spread and impact.
- Control unwanted vegetation using appropriate methods.
- Maintain equipment required for the removal of unwanted vegetation to ensure its operational readiness.
- Use equipment safely and effectively in the removal of unwanted vegetation.
- Promote health and safety practices during the removal of unwanted vegetation.
- Promote environmental good practice during the removal of unwanted vegetation.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the vegetation control operation.
- Understand the methods for monitoring crops to detect the presence of unwanted vegetation.
- Understand the various methods used to remove unwanted vegetation, including their advantages and disadvantages.
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in vegetation removal to ensure longevity and efficiency.
- Understand the relevant health and safety legislation pertaining to vegetation removal activities.
- Understand environmental good practice guidelines relevant to vegetation removal activities.
Identify, monitor and maintain the healthy growth of crops Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor the health of the crop
- Understand the types of problems and how to deal with them
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Identify a number of pests, diseases and disorders
- Maintain and use equipment
- Maintain the healthy growth of extensive crops
- Monitor the effectiveness of the operations
- Promote health and safety and environmental practice
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
- Understand the need for monitoring the growth of extensive crops
- Understand the factors which affect the healthy growth of crops
Implement a marketing plan Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for the implementation of marketing plans, considering resources and timelines.
- Implement marketing plans according to agreed strategies and budgets.
- Understand how to prepare marketing plans, including market research and target audience identification.
Improve customer service Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Improve communication with customers through active listening and clear articulation.
- Balance the needs of the customer and the organisation to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Exceed customer expectations by providing exceptional service and going the extra mile.
- Understand how to improve the customer relationship through building rapport and addressing concerns effectively.
Improve the customer relationship Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Improve communication with customers to build rapport and understanding.
- Balance the needs of the customer and the organisation to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Exceed customer expectations to develop the relationship and foster loyalty.
- Understand how to improve the customer relationship through effective communication, problem-solving, and service delivery.
Lead the work of teams and individuals to achieve their objectives Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the work of teams, allocating tasks and resources effectively to achieve objectives.
- Assess the work of teams and individuals, providing constructive feedback on their performance.
- Provide feedback to teams and individuals on their work, identifying areas for improvement and recognising achievements.
- Explain the principles of leading teams and individuals, including motivation, communication, and delegation.
Maintain and develop personal performance Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain personal performance in a land-based engineering context
- Develop personal performance in a land-based engineering context
- Develop personal performance in a land-based engineering context
Maintain and store records within the workplace Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain and store records within the workplace in accordance with organisational procedures.
- Understand how to maintain and store records within the workplace, including the importance of data protection and confidentiality.
Maintain the health and welfare of animals during transportation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor animals during transportation to ensure their health and welfare
- Maintain animals during transportation by providing appropriate care and attention
- Carry out post-transportation activities, such as unloading and settling animals
- Work safely during animal transportation, minimising risks to themselves and others
- Minimise environmental damage during animal transportation by following good practices
- Monitor animals during transportation, recognising signs of stress or illness
- Maintain animals during transportation, providing appropriate food, water, and ventilation
- Know relevant health and safety legislation related to animal transportation
- Know environmental good practice guidelines for animal transportation
- Carry out post-transportation activities, ensuring animal welfare and biosecurity
Maintain, monitor and evaluate the provision of feed and water to livestock Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain the provision of feed to livestock
- Maintain the provision of water to livestock
- Monitor livestock intake of feed
- Monitor livestock intake of water
- Evaluate livestock intake of feed
- Evaluate livestock intake of water
- Promote health and safety in the provision of feed and water to livestock
- Promote environmental good practice in the provision of feed and water to livestock
- Maintain relevant equipment used in the provision of feed and water
- Use relevant equipment safely and effectively in the provision of feed and water
- Understand how to maintain the provision of feed to livestock
- Understand how to maintain the provision of water to livestock
- Understand how to monitor livestock intake of feed
- Understand how to monitor livestock intake of water
- Understand how to evaluate livestock intake of feed
- Understand how to evaluate livestock intake of water
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to the provision of feed and water to livestock
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to the provision of feed and water to livestock
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in the provision of feed and water
Manage Your Own Resources Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Manage their own resources effectively, including time, equipment and materials
- Use appropriate behaviours to manage their own resources, demonstrating responsibility, organisation and efficiency
- Know and understand how to manage their own resources using general knowledge, such as budgeting, prioritisation and problem-solving
- Know and understand how to manage their own resources using industry and sector specific knowledge, such as understanding industry standards and best practices
- Know and understand how to manage their own resources using context specific knowledge, such as understanding the specific requirements of a project or task
Manage budgets Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Manage budgets effectively within a defined organisational context.
- Monitor budgets regularly to identify variances and potential issues.
- Understand the purpose of budgets in financial planning and control.
- Understand how to manage budgets, including forecasting, allocation, and expenditure tracking.
- Understand how to report performance against budgets, including variance analysis and recommendations.
Manage grassland and forage crops to support livestock grazing Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Manage grassland to support livestock grazing
- Manage forage crops to support livestock grazing
- Promote health and safety in grassland and forage crop management
- Promote environmental good practice in grassland and forage crop management
- Understand how to manage grassland to support livestock grazing
- Understand how to manage forage crops to support livestock grazing
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to grassland and forage crop management
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to grassland and forage crop management
Manage the care of young animals Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to care for young animals effectively
- Demonstrate the ability to promote health and safety and environmental good practice in animal care
- Understand the principles of caring for young animals, including their specific needs
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to animal care
Manage the production of special novel crops Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use the appropriate methods of planting required for special novel crops, considering specific crop needs
- Understand the importance of preparing the storage area for special novel crops, considering factors like temperature and humidity
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in the production of special novel crops
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to special novel crop production
- Manage the growth, development, and harvesting of special novel crops to optimise yield and quality
- Prepare the storage area for special novel crops, ensuring optimal conditions for preservation
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice in the production of special novel crops
- Maintain and use equipment used in the production of special novel crops effectively
- Identify different types of special novel crops
- Understand separation distances and methods to prevent cross-pollination
- Understand the effect of pollen on contamination of special novel crops
- Understand the influence of crop rotation on the production of special novel crops
Monitor and care for animals during and after birth Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and care for animals during birth
- Care for livestock after birth
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Maintain and use relevant equipment
- Understand the importance of monitoring animals during birth
- Understand the health problems associated with birth
- Understand how to promote the care of animals after birth
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of habitat management work Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor the effectiveness of habitat management work using appropriate methods.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of habitat management work against agreed objectives.
- Understand how to monitor the effectiveness of habitat management work.
- Understand how to evaluate the effectiveness of habitat management work.
Monitor and maintain harvesting operations Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Select crops ready for harvesting
- Maintain harvesting operations
- Maintain and use equipment during harvesting operations
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand the factors affecting harvesting operations
- Understand the types of problems and how to deal with them
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
Monitor and maintain livestock on outdoor sites Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor livestock on outdoor sites effectively
- Maintain livestock on outdoor sites effectively
- Work safely when monitoring and maintaining livestock on outdoor sites
- Minimise environmental damage when monitoring and maintaining livestock on outdoor sites
- Monitor livestock on outdoor sites
- Maintain livestock on outdoor sites
- Know relevant health and safety legislation related to livestock on outdoor sites
- Know environmental good practice related to livestock on outdoor sites
Monitor and maintain soil nutrition for grassland and forage crops Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor soil nutrition for grassland and forage crops
- Maintain soil nutrition for grassland and forage crops
- Maintain and use equipment relevant to monitoring and maintaining soil nutrition
- Promote health and safety good practice in relation to monitoring and maintaining soil nutrition
- Promote environmental good practice in relation to monitoring and maintaining soil nutrition
- Understand how to monitor soil nutrition for grassland and forage crops
- Understand how to maintain soil nutrition for grassland and forage crops
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in monitoring and maintaining soil nutrition
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to monitoring and maintaining soil nutrition
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to monitoring and maintaining soil nutrition
Monitor and maintain the brooding of young birds Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and maintain the brooding of young birds, ensuring their health and welfare.
- Promote health and safety during the brooding process, minimising risks to birds and personnel.
- Promote environmental good practice during the brooding process, minimising environmental impact.
- Maintain and use relevant equipment for brooding young birds, ensuring it is in good working order.
- Maintain accurate records of the brooding process, ensuring data integrity and traceability.
- Understand how to monitor and maintain the brooding of young birds, including temperature, humidity, and ventilation.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation related to the brooding of young birds.
- Understand environmental good practice related to the brooding of young birds.
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in the brooding process, including preventative maintenance.
- Understand how to maintain accurate records related to the brooding process, including data entry and storage.
Monitor and maintain the collection and grading of eggs Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor the collection of eggs for transport
- Maintain the collection of eggs for transport
- Monitor the grading of eggs to ensure quality standards are met
- Promote health and safety in egg collection and grading
- Promote environmental good practice in egg collection and grading
- Maintain records relating to egg collection and grading
- Interpret records relating to egg collection and grading
- Maintain relevant equipment used in egg collection and grading
- Use relevant equipment safely and effectively in egg collection and grading
- Understand why it is important to monitor the collection of eggs
- Understand how to monitor and maintain the preparation of eggs for transport
- Understand how to monitor and maintain the grading of eggs
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in egg collection and grading
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to egg collection and grading
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to egg collection and grading
- Understand the interpretation of records required for egg collection and grading
Monitor and maintain the growth of young birds Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and maintain the growth of young birds effectively
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice when monitoring and maintaining young birds
- Maintain and use relevant equipment for monitoring and maintaining the growth of young birds
- Maintain accurate records of the growth and maintenance of young birds
- Understand how to monitor and maintain the growth of young birds to ensure optimal development
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to young bird growth
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in monitoring and maintaining the growth of young birds
- Maintain accurate records relating to the monitoring and maintenance of young birds
Monitor and maintain the preparation, loading and incubation of eggs Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and maintain the preparation and loading of incubators, ensuring optimal conditions for egg incubation.
- Monitor and maintain the incubation of eggs, ensuring proper temperature, humidity, and ventilation.
- Promote health and safety during the preparation, loading, and incubation of eggs, minimising risks to personnel.
- Promote environmental good practice during the preparation, loading, and incubation of eggs, minimising environmental impact.
- Maintain and use relevant equipment for the preparation, loading, and incubation of eggs, ensuring it is in good working order.
- Understand how to monitor and maintain the preparation and loading of incubators, including calibration and settings.
- Understand how to monitor and maintain the incubation of eggs, including candling and adjusting environmental controls.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation related to the preparation, loading, and incubation of eggs.
- Know environmental good practice related to the preparation, loading, and incubation of eggs.
Monitor and maintain the receipt of eggs for hatching Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor the receipt of eggs for hatching
- Select eggs for hatching
- Monitor eggs for hatching
- Promote health and safety good practice in relation to the receipt, selection and monitoring of eggs for hatching
- Promote environmental good practice in relation to the receipt, selection and monitoring of eggs for hatching
- Maintain and use equipment relevant to the receipt, selection and monitoring of eggs for hatching
- Maintain accurate records relating to the receipt, selection and monitoring of eggs for hatching
- Understand how to monitor the receipt of eggs for hatching
- Understand how to select eggs for hatching
- Understand how to monitor eggs for hatching
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to the receipt, selection and monitoring of eggs for hatching
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to the receipt, selection and monitoring of eggs for hatching
- Know the types of equipment required for the receipt, selection and monitoring of eggs for hatching
- Maintain equipment required for the receipt, selection and monitoring of eggs for hatching
- Maintain accurate records relating to the receipt, selection and monitoring of eggs for hatching
Monitor and manage animals during gestation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor animals effectively during gestation
- Manage animals appropriately during gestation
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice when managing animals during gestation
- Maintain and use relevant equipment for monitoring and managing animals during gestation
- Maintain accurate records of animal monitoring and management during gestation
- Understand how to monitor and manage animals during gestation to ensure their well-being
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to animal gestation
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in monitoring and managing animals during gestation
- Maintain accurate records relating to the monitoring and management of animals during gestation
Monitor and solve customer service problems Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Solve immediate customer service problems effectively
- Identify repeated customer service problems
- Identify options for solving repeated customer service problems
- Take action to avoid the repetition of customer service problems
- Understand how to monitor customer service problems
- Understand how to solve customer service problems
Monitor the preparation of birds for insemination and provide conditions for fertilisation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor the preparation of birds for insemination effectively
- Maintain accurate records of the preparation of birds for insemination
- Provide the conditions necessary for fertilisation to take place successfully
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage during the preparation and insemination process
- Maintain and use relevant equipment for the preparation of birds for insemination and fertilisation
- Understand how to monitor the preparation of birds for insemination to ensure optimal results
- Maintain accurate records relating to the preparation of birds for insemination
- Understand how to provide the conditions for fertilisation to take place effectively
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to bird insemination and fertilisation
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in the preparation of birds for insemination and fertilisation
Organise the delivery of reliable customer service Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan and organise the delivery of reliable customer service, ensuring consistent and high-quality service provision.
- Review and maintain customer service delivery, monitoring performance and addressing any issues that arise.
- Use recording systems to maintain reliable customer service, documenting interactions and tracking customer feedback.
- Understand how to organise the delivery of reliable customer service, considering resources, processes, and staff training.
Pig Feed Storage, Milling and Mixing Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare and conduct milling operations for pig feed, ensuring correct particle size and consistency
- Carry out feed mixing operations for pig feed, ensuring accurate proportions of ingredients
- Understand feed storage requirements and legislation relating to feed milling and mixing for pigs
- Understand feed storage requirements and legislation relating to feed milling and mixing for pigs (continued), demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the regulations
Plan and maintain supplies of physical resources within the work area Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain supplies of physical resources within the defined work area
- Promote health and safety best practice within the working environment
- Promote environmental good practice within the working environment
- Understand how to maintain supplies of physical resources to meet operational needs
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to the storage of physical resources
- Understand environmental good practice relating to the storage of physical resources
Plan the preparation and use of tractors and attachments Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the preparation of tractors and attachments for use
- Plan the use of tractors and attachments
- Prepare tractors and attachments for use
- Use tractors and attachments effectively
- Monitor the use of tractors and attachments to ensure optimal performance
- Promote health and safety in the use of tractors and attachments
- Promote environmental good practice in the use of tractors and attachments
- Understand the requirements to be considered when planning the preparation of tractors and attachments
- Understand the requirements to be considered when planning the use of tractors and attachments
- Understand how to prepare tractors and attachments for use
- Understand how to use tractors and attachments effectively
- Understand the need to evaluate operations involving tractors and attachments
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to tractors and attachments
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to tractors and attachments
Plan, introduce and evaluate livestock accommodation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Plan livestock accommodation effectively
- Prepare a healthy and safe environment for livestock
- Receive livestock into their accommodation appropriately
- Monitor and evaluate the livestock accommodation regularly
- Promote health and safety, animal welfare and environmental good practice within livestock accommodation
- Maintain and use relevant equipment for livestock accommodation
- Understand how to plan the accommodation for livestock, considering their needs
- Understand how to prepare livestock accommodation to meet welfare standards
- Understand how to monitor livestock and their accommodation to identify potential issues
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to livestock accommodation
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment and materials used in livestock accommodation
Prepare and construct new structures or surfaces Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for the construction of new structures and surfaces, ensuring all necessary resources are available
- Construct new structures and/or surfaces according to specified plans and regulations
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice during construction activities
- Maintain and use relevant equipment safely and effectively
- Understand the processes involved in constructing new structures and surfaces
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice guidelines related to construction
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment to ensure its safe and efficient operation
Prepare and maintain equipment and machines Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to prepare equipment and machines for maintenance according to manufacturer's instructions
- Understand how to maintain and repair equipment and machines safely and effectively
- Prepare equipment and machines for maintenance according to manufacturer's instructions
- Maintain equipment and machines to ensure they are in safe working order
- Repair equipment and machines to ensure they are in safe working order
- Understand and comply with current health & safety legislation and codes of practice when working with equipment and machines
- Understand and work safely with hazardous chemicals, following relevant safety data sheets and control measures
Prepare and maintain structures and surfaces Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for construction and maintenance activities
- Prepare and maintain structures and surfaces
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Select, use and maintain relevant equipment
- Understand how to prepare for construction and maintenance activities
- Understand how to prepare and maintain structures and surfaces
- Deal with problems that may arise during construction and maintenance
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
Prepare and operate a power vehicle _excluding tractors_ Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to prepare a power vehicle (excluding tractors) for operation, including pre-start checks
- Prepare a power vehicle (excluding tractors) for operation, following established procedures
- Understand how to operate a power vehicle (excluding tractors) safely and effectively
- Operate a power vehicle (excluding tractors) competently in a variety of situations
Prepare for planting and plant crops Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for planting
- Plant and establish crops
- Maintain and use equipment required for planting crops
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Understand how to prepare and plant extensive crops
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment
- Understand the planting of crops
- Know and understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
Prepare for storage and monitor the condition of stored crops Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for the storage of crops, ensuring suitable conditions for preservation
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to crop storage
- Monitor and maintain crops in storage, taking appropriate action to prevent spoilage
- Maintain and use equipment used in the storage of harvested crops effectively
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice in crop storage activities
- Understand how to prepare storage areas for different types of crops, considering specific requirements
- Understand the requirements for maintaining crops during storage, including temperature, humidity, and ventilation
- Know the common pests that affect stored crops and methods for their control
- Remove crops from storage safely and efficiently
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in crop storage
Prepare for the transportation of animals Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to transport animals in accordance with relevant regulations and guidelines
- Prepare animals for transportation, ensuring their welfare and safety
- Work safely during the transportation process, minimising risks to yourself, others, and the animals
- Minimise environmental damage during the transportation of animals, adhering to environmental good practice
- Identify the responsibilities of different individuals and organisations involved in the transportation of animals
- Describe how to prepare for the transportation of animals, including planning and logistics
- Explain how to prepare animals for transport, considering their specific needs and welfare
Prepare harvested crops for sale or storage Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare harvested crops effectively for sale or storage
- Maintain and use equipment safely and effectively during the preparation of harvested crops for sale or storage
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice during the preparation of harvested crops
- Understand the factors affecting the preparation of harvested crops for sale or storage, including quality and preservation
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in the preparation of harvested crops
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to the preparation of harvested crops
Prepare outdoor sites for the introduction of livestock Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare outdoor sites for the introduction of livestock
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage
- Prepare outdoor sites for the introduction of livestock
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
Prepare to shear livestock Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to shear livestock
- Promote health and safety good practice in relation to shearing livestock
- Promote environmental good practice in relation to shearing livestock
- Maintain and use equipment relevant to shearing livestock
- Understand how to prepare for shearing livestock
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to shearing livestock
- Understand relevant environmental good practice relating to shearing livestock
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in shearing livestock
Prepare to undertake and report on a field survey Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe how to collect data for field surveys accurately
- Describe how to record data effectively for field surveys
- Describe how to report on field surveys effectively
Prepare, monitor and cultivate sites for planting crops Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare sites for cultivation effectively
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation related to site preparation and cultivation
- Understand environmental good practice related to site preparation and cultivation
- Cultivate sites for planting crops effectively
- Maintain equipment during preparation, monitoring and cultivation of sites
- Use equipment effectively during preparation, monitoring and cultivation of sites
- Record information related to site preparation and cultivation accurately
- Promote health and safety practice during site preparation and cultivation
- Promote environmental practice during site preparation and cultivation
- Understand the preparation of sites prior to cultivation
- Understand cultivation methods
- Understand the factors affecting cultivation methods
- Understand the records required when preparing and cultivating sites
- Understand the factors to be considered when selecting equipment for site preparation and cultivation
- Understand the factors to be considered when maintaining equipment for site preparation and cultivation
Prepare, monitor and maintain a mechanically controlled livestock production environment Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare a mechanically controlled livestock production environment in accordance with established procedures.
- Monitor a mechanically controlled livestock production environment to ensure optimal conditions.
- Maintain a mechanically controlled livestock production environment to ensure its continued effectiveness.
- Promote health and safety practices within a mechanically controlled livestock production environment.
- Promote environmental good practice within a mechanically controlled livestock production environment.
- Maintain relevant equipment used in a mechanically controlled livestock production environment to ensure its operational readiness.
- Use relevant equipment safely and effectively within a mechanically controlled livestock production environment.
- Understand how to prepare a mechanically controlled livestock production environment for livestock.
- Understand how to monitor a mechanically controlled livestock production environment to identify potential issues.
- Understand how to maintain a mechanically controlled livestock production environment to prevent breakdowns and ensure optimal performance.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation pertaining to livestock production environments.
- Understand environmental good practice guidelines relevant to livestock production environments.
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in livestock production environments to ensure longevity and efficiency.
Prepare, monitor and maintain the milking of livestock Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for milking livestock in accordance with established procedures.
- Monitor the milking of livestock to ensure efficient and effective milk extraction.
- Maintain the milking of livestock to ensure animal welfare and milk quality.
- Maintain and use relevant equipment for milking livestock, ensuring it is in good working order.
- Complete the milking of livestock, adhering to hygiene and safety standards.
- Work safely during the milking process, minimising risks to themselves and others.
- Minimise environmental damage during the milking process, adhering to environmental good practice.
- Prepare for the milking of livestock, including preparing the animals and equipment.
- Monitor and maintain the milking of livestock, identifying and addressing any issues.
- Complete the milking of livestock, ensuring all animals are milked effectively.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation related to milking livestock.
- Understand environmental good practice related to milking livestock.
Promote responsible public use of the environment Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Safeguard members of the public and others from potential hazards in the environment.
- Safeguard the environment from damage or pollution.
- Safeguard members of the public and the environment by implementing appropriate safety measures.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice to ensure compliance and promote responsible behaviour.
Promote the health and well-being of livestock Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Promote and maintain the health and well-being of livestock
- Promote health and safety and environmental good practice
- Know the signs of healthy and unhealthy livestock
- Understand how to promote the health and well-being of livestock
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security of the workplace Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of the work area
- Understand how to promote good standards of health and safety within the workplace
- Understand how to deal with health emergency situations effectively
- Understand the records required for health and safety and their importance
- Monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of the work area effectively
- Promote good standards of health and safety within the workplace
- Respond to health emergencies within the work area in a timely and appropriate manner
Safe use and application of pesticides Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Use and apply pesticides safely, adhering to relevant regulations and guidelines.
- Prepare to apply pesticides, including risk assessments and selection of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Calibrate the sprayer or applicator to ensure accurate and effective pesticide application.
- Apply pesticide safely and effectively, following best practice and minimising environmental impact.
- Carry out post-operation procedures, including cleaning equipment, storing pesticides safely, and disposing of waste appropriately.
Select and prepare animals for breeding Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Select animals for breeding based on defined criteria and organisational procedures
- Prepare animals for breeding, ensuring their health and welfare
- Use and maintain relevant equipment for animal breeding, following manufacturer's guidelines
- Promote animal welfare and health and safety during the breeding process
- Understand how to prepare animals for breeding, considering their specific needs
- Understand the breeding of animals, including reproductive cycles and genetics
- Understand relevant animal welfare and health and safety legislation related to animal breeding
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in animal breeding, including preventative maintenance
Transport physical resources within the work area Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Transport physical resources safely and efficiently within the designated work area.
- Select, use and maintain relevant equipment for transporting physical resources.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage while transporting physical resources.
- Describe how to transport physical resources within the work area, following established procedures.
- Identify the types of equipment required for transporting resources and explain how to maintain them in good working order.
- State relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice guidelines related to transporting physical resources.
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Advise on the causes of crop disorders
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Care for animals during gestation and parturition in a Home Office designated establishment
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Carry out and complete the milking of livestock
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Carry out and complete the shearing of livestock
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Collect fish eggs and milt and spawn fish
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Construct structures
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Control unwanted vegetation Legacy
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Create effective working relationships
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Deliver basic treatments to animals in a Home Office designated establishment
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Deliver treatments to livestock
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Develop a game and wildlife habitat management plan
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Develop and implement plans for the storage and utilisation of organic by-products
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Establish and maintain green egg incubation
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Establish, monitor and maintain livestock in indoor accommodation
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Establish, monitor and maintain livestock on outdoor sites
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Evaluate and acquire a croft
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Facilitate mating of animals in a Home Office designated establishment
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Implement and maintain an animal breeding programme
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Boar Semen Collection and ProcessingCarry out and complete the shearing of livestockCo-ordinate and oversee habitat management workCollect, prepare and store semenCommunicate information within the workplaceDeliver basic treatments to livestockDeliver routine husbandry proceduresDetermine the suitability of livestock for transfer, and prepare and monitor them ready for transfer
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- Advise on the causes of crop disorders
- Care for animals during gestation and parturition in a Home Office designated establishment
- Carry out and complete the milking of livestock
- Carry out and complete the shearing of livestock
- Collect fish eggs and milt and spawn fish
- Construct structures
- Control unwanted vegetation Legacy
- Create effective working relationships
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Learners will understand boar semen collection and processing, including labouratory facility requirements, maintaining sterile environments, boar stud management, and the collection, preparation, and storage of semen.
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- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
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- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Agriculture
70 units listed for this qualification. Check City & Guilds Limited for the required combination.
- Boar Semen Collection and Processing
- Carry out and complete the shearing of livestock
- Co-ordinate and oversee habitat management work
- Collect, prepare and store semen
- Communicate information within the workplace
- Deliver basic treatments to livestock
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