Modern Apprenticeship Level 3: Land-based Service Engineering
Category: Engineering
Course Type: Work Based Training
Qualification: Modern Apprenticeship
Course Details:
This course is suitable for those who wish to pursue a career at Craftsman or advanced Craftsman level. It is designed to meet the standards of the Sector Skills Council (Lantra). Lasting around 60 weeks, the programme is mostly work-based, with short periods of block attendance at the College. To achieve an MA, candidates must complete the SVQ 3, plus a package of industrial tests:
- Advanced hydraulics
- Forklift truck operations
- Specialist transmission
- Self management and Customer Care
- Air Conditioning
- Diagnostics
On completion of this qualification you would be in a position to register with the Institution of Agricultural Engineers as LTA2
Entry Requirements:
Successful completion of National Certificate programme and Level 2 Modern Apprenticeship.
STUDENT CASE STUDY
Mark Thomas from Sanquhar left school and started work with Buccleuch Estates, then went to work as a fencing contractor. He had always had an interest in tractors and farm machinery, and was becoming discontented with his fencing career, so decided on a change.
That’s when he came to Barony College on the full-time Land-Based Engineering course. As part of Mark’s work experience on the course, he worked with John McNae (Claas Dealer) at Tarbolton. They were very impressed with Mark’s attitude and application, so much so that they offered him a job when he completed the course. Mark felt that the knowledge he learnt at the College stood him in good stead for working in the industry.
