Level 3 Extended Diploma Agriculture
2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
The total service fee for this program:
€ 499
Pre payment for this program:
€ 99
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ABOUT
Introduction:
About the course
Our Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture is equivalent to three A-levels and is designed to fully prepare you for Higher Education or to go directly into the agricultural industries. Through both classroom and practical activities, you will deepen your knowledge of livestock, crops and machinery. The course provides ample opportunities to engage with the farming community through visits and work experience.
What you’ll study
This course will provide you with ample opportunity to work outdoors, where you will learn about crop husbandry, livestock husbandry, as well as machinery maintenance and tractor driving. These varied sessions are delivered by our own teaching and technical teams who have extensive subject knowledge and experience.
Careers and employability
After completing this course, there are a number of options and routes that you can take. You could choose to continue your studies into Higher Education or pursue a career in an agriculture-related industry. There is an option, once you have achieved the right combination of results, to continue your studies into one of NTU’s degree courses.
Future jobs within the agricultural industry that are attainable with a Level 3 qualification include:
- Machinery Salesperson – you could earn up to £27,000 per year
- Dairy Herd Manager – you could earn up to £35,000 per year
- Senior tractor driver – you could earn up to £32,000 per year
- Agronomist – you could earn up to £40,000 per year
- Nutritionist – you could earn up to £43,000 per year
Additional certificates
As well as completing your course, you will have the opportunity to undertake additional industry-focused certificates including:
- Telehandler
- Spreaders and Sprayers
- Safe use of veterinary medicines
You’ll also learn to drive agricultural machinery such as quads and tractors.
Entry requirements
For 2022 entry you’ll need:
- Four GCSEs at grade 4 / C or above including:
- Science
- Maths or English Language (with the other subject at grade 3 / D or above).
- We will accept students with grade 3 / D in Maths or English Language where the other subject is at least grade 4 / C. You will need to complete Maths or English Language GCSE retakes as a mandatory part of your study programme.
Equivalent qualifications will be considered.
You will also be required to attend an interview.
Applications are welcome from mature and international students.
Fees and funding
If you are aged 16-18 and applying for a Level 2 or 3 course
There are no course fees if you’re aged under 19 on 31 August of the year you start your course.
If you are aged 19+ and applying for a Level 2, Level 3 or Access to Higher Education course
If you’re studying your first full Level 3 or Access to Higher Education qualification you may be eligible for free tuition. You will still need to pay the registration fee applicable for your course.
If you are applying for the Level 2 qualification or have already completed a full Level 3 qualification, tuition and registration fees will apply.
To cover the cost of tuition when applying for a Level 3 and Access to Higher Education qualification, you can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan from the UK Government. It is easy to apply, your household income is not taken into account and there is no credit check. You will not have to pay anything back until your income is over £25,000.
Late Applications
If you missed the UCAS January deadline, it’s not too late to apply to join us in September 2022.
Applying to university after the January deadline isn’t anything to worry about – we accept applications for most of our undergraduate courses until Thursday 30 June 2022.
If you apply after Thursday 30 June 2022, your application will automatically be entered into Clearing. Clearing opens on Tuesday 5 July 2022, but we recommend submitting your application as soon as possible.
FREE VISA SERVICE
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accommodation
The new international applicants who want to study at the Nottingham Trent University in the UK can use the NTU accommodation options (residence halls, studio flats, postgraduate mature student flats, summer accommodation, homestay accommodation, and so on) or use the help of the university to find private accommodation (they must pay extra for the utilities, fixtures, fittings, security, and council tax) in the UK according to their budgets and situations, however, we recommend you to choose shared rooms in the university to feel more at home which will help you make new friends and do not get homesick, also it will help you with the expenses.
After Graduation
The students can use the financial support of the university and pay for their living or study expenses in the UK, however, if the students want to work while studying at Nottingham Trent University and gain more financial support, skills, and field experience in real situations, they can use the help of the university to find proper and related part-time jobs in this country with CV writing and interview techniques that they teach all the students, on the other hand, the students can use the JobShop or the Unitemps to find different kinds of part-time jobs at the NTU (ambassador, teacher assistant, and so on) or the local job market.