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Generation Apprenticeship - Agriculture and Horticulture Programmes

Generation Apprenticeship - Agriculture and Horticulture Programmes

Discover your talents through apprenticeship Unlike standard college courses, an apprenticeship allows you to earn money and become qualified while you are learning on-the-job, opening up exciting and rewarding careers. An apprenticeship is an opportunity to earn a salary as an employee while gaining valuable knowledge and skills. You will learn both on-the-job and in a college setting while being paid throughout. 50% or more of apprenticeship learning happens on-the-job.

About: An apprenticeship is an opportunity to earn a salary as an employee while gaining valuable knowledge and skills. You will learn both on-the-job and in a college setting while being paid throughout.

An apprenticeship combines learning in an education and training institution with work-based learning in a company. At least 50% of apprenticeship learning is completed in the workplace. Apprenticeships lead to nationally recognised qualifications.

Apprentices ‘earn while they learn’ – they have an employment contract and are paid a salary for the duration of their apprenticeship training.

Apprenticeships vary in length depending on the programme, lasting between two and four years.

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Agriculture and Horticulture Programmes

Apprenticeship is a fantastic way to get started in a career, gaining practical, on-the-job experience and skills along with a qualification which is on the National Framework of Qualifications and is recognised internationally.

Have a look at the Success Stories from qualified apprentices below these FAQs.

There are a wide range of apprenticeship programmes available, in industry areas that include finance, ICT, biopharma, construction, engineering, hospitality and arboriculture.

Explore the full range of available programmes. New programmes become available every year. See the list of programmes that are coming soon below the list of available programmes.

Requirements:
If you don't have the required qualifications, you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning (RPL) where work and other experience is taken into consideration. Alternatively, in some cases you may be able to do a preparatory, ‘pre-apprenticeship’ course.

To become an apprentice in Ireland you must be hired by an employer. Apprenticeship employers are formally approved by SOLAS in advance of employing apprentices. Apprentices get a formal contract of employment as part of their apprenticeship.

To find an apprenticeship, you can search apprenticeship vacancies on the apprenticeship jobs page. You can search for vacancies by location and by apprenticeship.

Your local Education and Training Board may hold details of employers seeking to employ an apprentice.

Full eligibility criteria for each apprenticeship is available within the details of each programme.

To find out more, contact the team looking after the apprenticeship in which you are interested. You will find this information in each programme description.

To find an apprenticeship that interests you browse through the Apprenticeship directory.

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