Learners interested in the 
Level 3 Advanced Technical Certificate, Diploma and Extended Diplomas in Agriculture will study theoretical aspects of the subject and apply them to practical tasks. 
Compulsory topics include: 
• Safe working in agriculture 
• Machinery operations 
• Agricultural crop production 
• Livestock husbandry 
• Plant and soil science 
• Estate maintenance skills 
Learners will also be able to choose additional optional topics, including: 
• Forage crop production 
• Root crop production 
• Pollution and waste control 
• Habitat management 
• Dairy, sheep, beef, poultry and pig production 
• Spreaders and sprayers 
• Business planning and management 
• Workshop practice 
• Transmission systems 
• Repairing cultivation and harvesting machinery 
You can choose to specialise in: 
• Livestock 
• Arable 
• Farm mechanisation 
Learners interested in the 
Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Land-based Engineering will study theoretical aspects of the subject and apply them to practical tasks. 
Compulsory topics include: 
• Safe working practices 
• Repair diesel and petrol engines 
• Repair land based electric systems 
• Repair land based hydraulic systems 
• Repair land based mechanical power transmission systems 
• Repair land based hydrostatic and hydro-mechanical, CVT transmissions 
• Calculations for land based service engineering 
Learners interested in the 
Level 2 Technical Certificate in Land-based Engineering will study theoretical aspects of the subject and apply them to practical tasks. 
All the following topics are compulsory: 
• Health and safety for land-based industries 
• Land-based engineering workshop practices 
• Transmission and driveline operation principles 
• Engine operation principles 
• Fabrication, cutting and joining 
• Land-based vehicle electrics 
• Hydraulic systems 
• Land-based vehicle and machinery operation 
• Working in the land-based engineering industry 
• Work experience (150 hours) 
Learners interested in the 
Level 2 Technical Certificate in Agriculture will study theoretical aspects of the subject and apply them to practical tasks. 
 
All the following topics are compulsory:
• Health and safety for land-based industries
• Agricultural power unit and machinery operation
• Crop husbandry
• Farm animal production
• Farm estate maintenance
• Physiology of plants and animals
• Working in the agricultural industry
• Work experience on a farm enterprise (150 hours)
For more information, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.