Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.

Level 3 most recognisedOpen entry

Your route in

You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances

2

Add-on certificates

Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.

3

Where this can take you

With experience, you could become a farm manager. You could also move into other types of rural business, like stables or countryside management, or use your business and administrative skills in other industries.

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