Arboriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and Landscape Trailblazer Overview of progress
Trailblazer Apprenticeships • ‘Trailblazers’ are pilots of a completely new system for apprenticeships in England • Trailblazers are defining how apprenticeships will work for all industries in England • All new apprenticeships must now go through the trailblazer process • Employer led and driven with no financial support for the development • Run by Government Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
Development Process BIS BIS Develop Pilot / Develop approve approve assessment initiate standard assessment standard plan delivery plan
Apprenticeship Standards • Short documents written in clear language • Define • The occupation • Skills, knowledge and behaviours required • Qualifications that are regulatory or required to gain work • Duration for an average learner
Assessment Plans • Explains how the apprentice will be tested against the standard • Focus is on assessment at the end of the apprenticeship • The end-point assessment must assess across the whole standard • Must be appropriate, fair and consistent • The end-point assessment must be graded • Independence of assessment – impartial judgements
Achievements When Achievement Autumn 2014 Ministerial approval to develop Arboriculture, Forestry, Horticulture & Landscape standards as part of trailblazer 3 January 2015 Project plan agreed and all groups in place May 2015 Standards drafted and consultation opens on all 4 May 2015 Successful consultation - over 200 responses August 2015 Arborist and forest operative standards submitted for approval September 2015 Assessment plans drafted for all three industries September 2015 40 + providers attended a consultation event on the assessment plans November 2015 Arborist and forest operative standards approved January 2016 Horticulture & landscape operative & supervisor standards submitted for approval
Arboriculture, forestry, horticulture and landscape trailblazer Principal Group: • to oversee the development of the trailblazer Sub Groups: • to develop the apprenticeship standards and assessment plans for the trailblazer
Delivery Structure Principal Group Chair: Ian Barrow Horticulture Sub Arboriculture Sub Forestry Sub Group Group Group Chair: Geraint Chair: Neil Huck, Chair: Ian Barrow, Richards, Duchy of Ground Control Bartlett Tree Expert Cornwall
Job Roles Covered • Arborist • Forest Operative • Horticulture / Landscape Operative • Horticulture / Landscape Supervisor
Horticulture / Landscape • Covers grounds maintenance, public green space, domestic, historic & botanic sectors • Goals: • to develop workers with core skills required to be useful across all the sectors covered • Motivate apprentices to achieve excellence • To give apprentices a broad understanding of the industry • Feasible for employers of all sizes to offer • Cost efficient, practical and proportionate in time for employers • High quality consistent standards • Deliverable for training and assessment providers
Horticulture / Landscape Operative • A ‘hands on’ role covering a range of manual tasks, with specialist skills being learnt through progression. • Level 2 worker • Two years average duration • Specialise by choosing an option – construction or horticulture
Horticulture / Landscape Supervisor • Can manage a site with minimum supervision, supervise a team and maintain the health and safety and security of personnel and resources. • Level 3 worker • Three years from entry to the industry • Specialise by choosing an option – construction or horticulture
Arborist • Chainsaw work, aerial tree work, pruning, dismantling and using appropriate machinery. • Undertakes aerial tree work but may also be ground-based. • A range of tree work jobs with indirect supervision. • Supporting the tree work team across a range of basic technical skills.
Arborist • Level 2 worker • Two year average duration • Significant number of qualifications (tickets) • Emergency first aid at work • Brushwood chipper • Traffic management • Use of a MEWP & use of a chainsaw from a MEWP • Chainsaw crosscutting, maintenance & felling of small trees • Climbing, aerial rescue & aerial cutting of trees
Forest Operative • Carry out practical operations required to maintain and harvest forests and woodlands • Level 2 worker • Two year average duration • Two options • Establishment & maintenance • Harvesting
Forest Operative – qualifications (tickets) • Core • Emergency first aid at work • Chainsaw crosscutting, maintenance & felling of small trees • Harvesting • Felling trees over 380mm • Establishment & maintenance • Pesticides – PA1 & 6 • Brush-cutters & trimmers • Forestry clearing saws
Next Steps • Informal consultation on assessment plans • Additional scrutiny from training and assessment providers • Completion of technical syllabus • Submission of assessment plans to BIS for approval • Target date April 2016 • Delivery initiated late 2016 – possibly some pilots • Drive up demand • Employers • Apprentices • Training & assessment providers
An employer’s perspective Neil Huck, Chairman of the Horticulture/Landscape Sub Group
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