Senior Equine Groom Level 3

This apprenticeship has been designed for the job role requirements of the Senior Groom. The role of a Senior Groom consists of advanced horse care understanding and the ability to organise and lead a team.

The role of a Senior Groom includes:

• A clear grasp of horse anatomy and physiology.
• Assessing and promoting equine health.
• Treating common minor injuries and ailments.
• Grooming, plaiting, clipping and presenting horses to a professional standard.
• Managing a small to medium sized equine yard and supervising a team.
• Offering advice, support and guidance to a team.

The Senior Equine Groom will provide for and coordinate the day to day care of the horses in the workplace. They will possess all the necessary skills to lead by example and will have the knowledge required to implement effective systems relating to the running of the yard. They will be capable of organising and monitoring the quality of work and ordering and maintaining supplies.

If you have a passion for horses, becoming a Groom is a very rewarding and fulfilling job.

A work-based apprenticeship will:

• Help you work at the commercial speed equine employers expect.
• Increase your confidence in leading a team in the workplace.
• Give you the skills and knowledge to become a qualified senior member of staff.
• Give you a reference for your CV that demonstrates you can do your job to a high level.
• Gain essential employability skills to give you the best start in your career.

• Maths and English

  Maths and English will be included in the delivery of the programme; unless you have achieved Grade A-C or 4-9 at GCSE level, or a Level 2 Functional Skills qualification.

  You will have to complete your Functional Skills at Level 2 to achieve the full qualification. Teaching and support for Maths and English will be given in the workplace and contextualised to the working environment.

• Entry requirements, eligibility and employment

  Entry requirements and eligibility 

  To access the Government funding to become an apprentice Senior Groom you will need to:

  • Be any age.
  • Have been an EU resident for a minimum of 3 years.
  • Not be in full time education; school, college, university or on another apprenticeship.
  • Not have already completed a Level 3 in Horse Care through college or an Apprenticeship.
  • Not have completed a Level 4 qualification or higher (Foundation Degree or Degree) in an Equine subject.

  To complete the Senior Groom Apprenticeship you will need to have a Level 2 qualification in Horse Care or the equivalent experience.

  Employment 

  • You will be a full time, employed member of staff
  • You can be paid the minimum of £3.90 per hour (The National Minimum Apprenticeship Wage will rise on the 1st April 2020 to £4.15), unless you are aged 19 or over and completed the first year of your apprenticeship.
  • You will need to have a contract of employment with your employer

   

  Working hours in line with the Working Time Directive

  If you are aged between 16-17, the maximum weekly hours you can work is 40 hours. You can only work a 5 day a week and you must receive two consecutive days off.

  If you are aged over 18 years old, the maximum you can work is 40 hours. You do not need to have two consecutive days off.

• Teaching, learning and assessment

  You will be regularly assessed in the workplace by your Trainer-Coach with testimonies from your Employer/Trainer. Case studies, pictures/videos and some written assignments/workbooks may also be used by your Assessor to check your knowledge and understanding.

• What are the next steps in your career?

  After completing a Level 3 Apprenticeship you can be hired as a fully qualified and highly competent member of staff.

  If you want to move into higher education the apprenticeship does not carry UCAS points but it does give you industry experience and a thorough understanding of horse care, which will help enhance your application to do a Foundation Degree or full Degree.

  The equine industry is vast. In your career with horses there’ll be scope to move up the ladder, across disciplines and it can even take you abroad.

  Take a look at our Groom Career Path, click here!

• How to apply?

  There are so many ways to apply…

  An online form, by phone or in person at our Head Office in Marlborough.

  01672 519977 opening hours: 8.30-5pm Mon-Thurs and 8.30-4.30pm Fri. or text us on 07795 881 859 where our team can arrange a telephone appointment.

  What next…?

  • Once your application has been submitted, a member of the Apprenticeship Team will be in contact to run through your application and the vacancies available in your area and inform you of the next steps in the application process.
  • Have an interview with the company and set up a trial
  • If successful, start your apprenticeship!

  Need more information? Call our Apprenticeship Team on 01672 519977 or email enquiries@haddontraining.co.uk.