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Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Agriculture (QCF)

The 15-credit BTEC Level 2 Certificate offers a specialist qualification that focuses on particular aspects of employment within the appropriate vocational sector. The BTEC Level 2 Certificate is a qualification which
can extend a learner’s programme of study and provide a vocational emphasis. The BTEC Level 2 Certificate is broadly equivalent to one GCSE.
The BTEC Level 2 Certificate is also suitable for more mature learners, who wish to follow a vocational programme of study as part of their continued professional development or who want to move to a different
area of employment.

The credit value of a unit specifies the number of credits that will be awarded to a learner who has achieved the learning outcomes of the unit.
The credit value of a unit is based on:
one credit for those learning outcomes achievable in 10 hours of learning; learning time being defined as the time taken by learners at the level of the unit, on average, to complete the learning outcomes of the unit to the standard determined by the assessment criteria the credit value remaining constant in all contexts, regardless of the assessment method used for the qualification(s) to which it contributes.
Learning time should address all learning (including assessment) relevant to the learning outcomes, regardless of where, when and how the learning has taken place.

The Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Agriculture is a 15-credit and 90-guided-learning-hour (GLH) qualification that consists of units that provide for a combined total of 15 credits.

Edexcel BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Agriculture:
Unit Optional units Credit Level
3 Introduction to Crop Establishment 10 2
4 Introduction to Farm Animal Production 10 2
6 Introduction to Animal and Plant Husbandry 10 2
8 Participate in Providing Estate Maintenance 10 2
10 Introduction to Principles of Land-based Machinery 5 2
13 Tractor Driving 5 2
14 Assist with Agricultural Crop Production 10 2

Guided learning hours are defined as all the times when a tutor, trainer or facilitator is present to give specific guidance towards the learning aim being studied on a programme. This definition includes lectures, tutorials and supervised study in, for example, open learning centres and learning workshops. It also includes time
spent by staff assessing learners’ achievements. It does not include time spent by staff in day-to-day marking of assignments or homework where the learner is not present.

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