Level 3 Livestock Unit technician Apprentice

  • Company: PM AND L HARRIS AND SON
  • Location: ASHBOURNE, DE6 3DH
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £16,224.00 per year
  • Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
  • Ref: NAS-2000038031
  • Application Deadline Date: 31/07/2026
  • Start Date: 01/01/2027
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Monday - 8.00am - 6.00pm Tuesday - 8.00am - 6.00pm Wednesday - 11.00am - 6.00pm Thursday - College Day Friday - 11.00am - 6.00pm

Brief Description

Looking for an assistant Herdsperson to join our friendly small team. We milk around 200 cows on a busy dairy farm and have just invested in a new milking parlour setup.

Training to be Provided

Reaseheath Training will be the apprenticeship provider for this Level 3 Livestock Unit Technician apprenticeship.



  • Gain Level 3 in Livestock Technician

  • 12-to-18-months depending on previous experience (1 day per week)

  • Level 3 award in Emergency First Aid at Work, which is a minimum of 1-day course (Ofqual regulated)

  • Level 2 in safe use of vet medicines

  • Level 2 safe handling of pesticides or lanta safe use of pesticides 

  • Progress onto Level 4 Assistant Farm Manager Apprenticeship

Future Prospects

To be employed as the herdsperson once fully trained.

Vacancy Detail


  • Milking

  • Livestock treatments such as Worming, vaccines etc.

  • Looking at cow diet

  • Feeding and bedding cattle

  • Calf handling - ear tagging, disbudding, vaccines

  • Some arable work

  • Grass management

Other Information

Own travel is required due to lack of transport routes around place of work.

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