Apprenticeship in Horse Care – Equine Groom Level 2 Futurerate Limited
Day to day horse care including the routine care and condition of the horses, preparing them for competition or riding, health care and treatment, exercising, grooming, trimming and travelling.
This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.
Apply nowClosing date: 31 Jul 2022
Apprenticeship summary
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Weekly wage
£144.30
Wages explained
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).
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Working week
Shifts TBC
Total hours per week: 30.00
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Expected duration
13 months
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Possible start date
07 Aug 2022
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Date posted
03 Jan 2020
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Apprenticeship level
Intermediate
Level 2 (GCSE) -
Reference number
VAC001605761
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Positions
1 available
Duties will include all aspects of horse care:
- Grooming
- Mucking out
- Trimming
- Lungeing
- Health care
- Travelling
- Grooming at competitions
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
- It would be advantageous to have some previous experience with horses
Personal qualities
- Always try your best
- Be reliable at all times
- Attend work and off-the-job training punctually and reliably
- Be polite, tidy and cheerful
- Complete the work set out in your Action Plans by the target date
- Follow instructions
- Work safely
- Always ask if you are not sure about anything
Desired qualifications
- No formal qualifications required
Future prospects
- Progression to Advanced Apprenticeship
Things to consider
- You will be working outside and often at weekends. Working with horses can be physically demanding so a level of fitness is required
- The hours of work will be agreed with the employer and the weekly pay will be in accordance with the hours worked. You may be asked to start early e.g. 7.00am or finish late e.g. 7.00pm and some weekend work being involved, but this will be agreed with the employer
- The National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for Apprentices will be £3.90 per hour from 1 April 2019. This applies to 16 - 18-year-old Apprentices and those aged 19 and over in the first year of their Apprenticeship. For all other Apprentices the Apprentice National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies. The wage for Apprentices applies to both time spent on the job plus time spent in training
- World class training and online learning available for all apprentices
- International level yards in show jumping, eventing and dressage
- SCT works throughout the East Midlands and Yorkshire, with employers in riding schools, livery yards, competition yards up to international level
About the employer
Our particular speciality is to buy quality young jumping event horses. Every horse is given extensive training and we are dedicated to making sure that they all reach their maximum potential.
Employer
Futurerate Limited
http://www.stubbingcourttraining.com/
Address
Rempstone Grange Farm
Loughborough
LE12 6RW
Training
Training provider
STUBBING COURT TRAINING LIMITED
Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by Stubbing Court Training Limited
Contact
Kelly Salt 01246 566193
- Equine Groom Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional Skills
Apprenticeship standard
Equine groom
Level 2 (GCSE)
Employer's Application Instructions
Thank you for your interest in the vacancy. Please could you now look on the information on our web site, www.stubbingcourttraining.com Please go to the Apply Online section and print off the Apprentice Agreement and our Application form, and return as soon as possible to SCT. We will telephone you within 5 working days of receipt. Thank you.
This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.
Apply nowClosing date: 31 Jul 2022