Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 2 is the most recognised.
Level 2 most recognisedOpen entry
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
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Qualifications employers recognise (Level 2)
Any of these strengthens your application.
- BTEC Level 2 Technical Diploma in Equine Studies L21 course
- Level 2 Diploma in Work Based Horse Care L21 course
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Where this can take you
No set entry qualifications; the Level 2 equine groom apprenticeship is the recognised route, with Level 3 senior groom beyond it.
Courses for this career
Level 2
- BTEC Level 2 Technical Diploma in Equine Studies L21 course
- Level 2 Diploma in Work Based Horse Care L21 course