Agriculture, Land Management and Production - Livestock Production (T Level)

Develop the core knowledge and skills which are needed for agriculture, land management and production careers.

The Common Core content provides foundational knowledge and skills for learners in the agriculture and land management industries, ensuring they understand various job roles. The Core Pathway focuses specifically on the Agriculture sector, equipping students with essential knowledge and skills for Occupational Specialism. Overall, students will develop the competencies necessary to enter the industry and demonstrate their abilities over time with appropriate support and training.

The T Level comprises of 80% classroom and workshop-based learning, and 20% industry placement. This placement, of 315 hours over the duration of the course or approximately 45 days, provides learners with meaningful experience working within an industry relevant to their T Level programme.

Common Core

• Sustainability, including environmental legislation, sustainable development, climate change and waste management principles
• The principles of biosecurity
• Employment rights and responsibilities and progression opportunities within the sector
• Ethical principles
• The supply chain and principles of stock management
• Business organisations, enterprise skills and project management
• Characteristics protected by equality legislation
• Communication
• Principles of customer care
• Finance
• Health and safety
• Information and data

Common Pathway - Livestock Production

• Health and safety
• Sustainability
• Biosecurity
• Supply chain
• Stock management ‘non feed’
• Bodily systems
• Nutrition
• Medicine
• Technology and equipment
• Data and information

Employer set project

• Plan approach to meeting the brief
• Apply core knowledge and skills as appropriate
• Select relevant techniques and resources to meet the brief
• Use maths, English and digital skills
• Realise project outcome and review how well the outcome meets the brief

Occupational Specialism

• Optimise animal breeding and production
• Rear and optimise livestock production
• Maintain areas surrounding livestock
• Tasks could include: Husbandry tasks, Rearing, Livestock production, Feeding and accommodation, Crop production, Machinery and equipment, Estate maintenance, Environment and accommodation, Health, welfare and performance, Areas of the livestock production environment, as well as Performance data

You will be assessed by exams, assignments, industry experience on a range of theoretical knowledge, occupational specialism, and employer set project.

The T Level includes 9 weeks minimum working with an employer on a commercial farm.

5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including Maths and English

Into industry

Higher education