Livestock Unit Technician Apprenticeship – Level 3

Who is the course for? This apprenticeship would suit anyone with an interest in operationally manage the livestock related tasks on the farm such as animal health and welfare from conception and birth through to the customer.

What does the course involve? Core Duties:

• Duty 1 – Implement biosecurity and infrastructure security in accordance with farm health and safety standards
• Duty 2 – Manage nutrition of livestock relevant to the stage of production
• Duty 3 – Maintain, analyse and utilise production records to improve productivity and aid compliance, reporting to senior management with insight and results
• Duty 4 – Manage the health and welfare of livestock pre, during and post parturition, updating health plan and recording data on livestock performance
• Duty 5 – Operate and maintain a range of farm equipment, using technology to increase performance and aid compliance. for example, scanning, eid tagging, robotic milking
• Duty 6 – Safely operate farm vehicles and relevant attachments, maintaining vehicles and equipment to promote efficiency savings
• Duty 7 – Proactively manage the livestock and direct the actions of others, to achieve business key performance indicators (kpis)
• Duty 8 – Develop and implement a health plan to proactively manage livestock health and welfare, including identification of issues, evaluation of potential remedy actions and administration of treatment(s)
• Duty 9 – Effectively manage the supply of feed. for example, bought in or home produced
• Duty 10 – Carry out and supervise others with animal handling and movement across the site, to meet welfare and safety standards
• Duty 11 – Equip and accommodate the animals’ living environment for optimal health and performance
• Duty 12 – Implement industry relevant legislation and supply chain requirements
• Duty 13 – Proactively interact with staff and external influencers to improve productivity and achieve KPIs
• Duty 14 – Select and prepare livestock ready for sale or transfer in line with customer specification

What makes this course special? Working in the outdoors looking after animals on the region’s best farms make this an incredibly rewarding apprenticeship programme. Tuition and guidance from assessors with over 40 years industry experience who have a passion for learning and agriculture.