Hound Care Interaction & Handling Level 2

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Haddon Training has been working with The Hunting Office to ensure that skills from previous generations of hunt staff are passed on to new entrants. The future of all forms of hunting will rely upon the training, education and qualifications for all staff coming into the industry, to ensure animal welfare is maintained to the highest standard in the future.

“The Apprenticeship gives our future huntsmen the opportunity to receive guidance from experienced members of hunt staff. By living and working in kennels, they understand the importance of hound welfare, improve their hunting knowledge and skill, and also obtain a formal qualification.” 

The Hunting Office 

This apprenticeship offers the opportunity to:

• Access nationally recognised qualifications based on practical work skills.
• Have your knowledge and achievements from within the workplace recognised.
• Be identified as working to a well-respected national standard in their chosen specialist area.
• Leave school at 16 and work in the hunt kennels and earn a wage.

  What qualifications are available?

Animal Care and Welfare Assistant – Level 2 Apprenticeship

Celebrating success

“An Apprenticeship provides the knowledge and skills hunt staff need to work in hunt service. The Apprenticeship gives young people a valuable qualification with transferable skills that will enable them to make career progression within the hunting industry. We are now in a position of having Huntsmen who have graduated from the programme, that are now responsible for the training of new applicants; thus investing again in the future of hunting.

Chris Hewlett, Managing Director of Haddon Training

• Entry requirements

  To apply for this apprenticeship you will need to be of school leaver age and you will need to have been an EU resident for a minimum of 3 years.

  To be eligible to apply for this apprenticeship can no longer be in any full-time education; school, college, university or on another apprenticeship or have completed a Level 2 in Animal Care or have completed a Level 4 qualification or higher (Foundation Degree or Degree) in any subject.

  If you are still in full-time education; school, college, university, on another apprenticeship, or just unsure of your suitability just contact our friendly team to discuss.

• Teaching, learning and assessment

  Apprentices will be regularly assessed in the workplace by their Trainer-Coach with testimonies from the relevant Employer/Trainer.

  Throughout the apprenticeship journey, every learner will learn the core apprenticeship components, taking part in monthly sessions with their Trainer-Coach, accessing different learning systems and spending time learning new skills, knowledge and behaviours whilst at work. The Equine Groom apprenticeship is then assessed by a final end point assessment (EPA).

  Every four months the apprentice will sit practice tests and assessments in preparation for their EPA. Once they are ready they will sit a knowledge test, be observed at work and take part in a professional discussion. These are all designed to prove competence in the workplace and each of our learners is fully supported in their preparation for this.

  All our Trainer-Coaches are experts in the equine industry and will be on hand to support apprentices throughout their apprenticeship. They will check knowledge and understanding through a variety of methods including written assignments, workbooks, tailored resources, and observations before agreeing for a learner to sit their final endpoint assessment.

• Save 10% on dog grooming products

  Working with two partners we are pleased to be able to offer our students a 10% discount on grooming products, just follow the details below.

  Groomers

  To sign up as a student and get a discount code, all you need to do is fill in the student form – which can be found here

  When you are asked ‘how you get your training’ please select Haddon Training, if for any reason this is not immediately visible please click other and then type Haddon Training in the box provided.  Once this application is complete you will be provided with a unique code to get 10% off on any orders placed via phone or on their website.

  Christies Direct

  To get your 10% discount please complete the form found here, when your account is set up with Christies you will be able to place an order on the phone and the discount will be applied straight away.

  If ordering on the website please ensure that you enter the unique code which will be emailed to you when setting up your account. This will be in the first email.

  Please note the 10% discount for Christies is only valid for 6 months after you sign up.