5112 — Horticultural trades
Medium Skilled
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What this occupation covers
Horticultural trades workers intensively cultivate vegetables, plants, fruit, shrubs, trees and flowers in greenhouses, market gardens, nurseries and orchards.
Typical duties
prepares soil in field, bed or pot by hand or machine
mixes soil, composts, fertilisers and/or organic matter and spreads fertiliser and manure
sows seeds and bulbs and transplants seedlings
propagates plants by taking cuttings and by grafting and budding, applies weed-killer, fungicide and insecticide to control pests and diseases
prunes and thins trees and shrubs
supports trees by staking and wiring
Entry routes and qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. NVQs/SVQs in Horticulture are available at levels 1, 2 and 3. Relevant apprenticeships and professional qualifications from the Royal Horticultural Society are also available.
Sponsorship information
Medium Skilled. Actual duties, sponsor, applicant, salary and any transitional or shortage-list conditions must be checked.
DBS assessment
No code-wide DBS assessment is assigned. Check actual duties, activities, workplace, frequency and jurisdiction. This code does not determine the level of check.
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