The Royal Parks Horticultural Apprenticeship Scheme - Greenwich Park
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Company: idverde Ltd
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Location: London, SE10 8QY
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £25,775.88 per year
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Sector: Agriculture, environmental and animal care
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Ref: NAS-2000022294
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Application Deadline Date: 20/04/2026
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Start Date: 07/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Thursday, 7.00am - 4.00pm and Friday, 7.00am - 3.00pm.
Brief Description
The Royal Parks Horticultural Apprenticeship Scheme is an ideal way to begin a career in horticulture and open space management. Our scheme is typically a 3 year apprenticeship combining college based learning with unrivalled workplace training in one of London's historic Royal Parks.
Training to be Provided
Horticulture/Landscape Operative Apprenticeship Standard which includes:
- Functional Skills English and maths Level 1
- Emergency First Aid
- Level 2 award in the safe use of pesticides PA1
- Pesticide application PA6/PA6W
- Level 2 award in safe use of pedestrian controlled mowers
- Level 2 award in safe use of ride on self propelled mowers
- RHS level 2 certificates as appropriate
- Course work will be through one day release at Capel Manor Regents's Park campus
Future Prospects
- Many past Royal Parks Apprentices are now employed as Park Managers, Supervisors or Contract Managers for The Royal Parks contractors or in key local authority posts
- At the end of your apprenticeship, you will be ideally placed to continue your career in the horticultural industry either in a hands-on role or by progressing to a management or supervisory post. This could be within open space management, landscape construction or design industries
Vacancy Detail
This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your horticultural skills whilst working in one of the UK's most famous parks. These parks are widely recognised as among the best of their kind in the world.
Day to Day park based tasks will include;
- Shrub bed maintenance
- Hedge Trimming
- Planting bedding, shrubs and trees
- Grass cutting
- Planting area and bedding maintenance
- Weed Control
- General gardening
- Litter and leaf collection
- Playground marking and tree surgery
- Spraying of chemicals - subject to qualification
- Driving - subject to qualification and authorisation
- Ad-hoc soft landscaping
- Ad-hoc involvement in the events / ceremonies within The Royal Parks
- Work as part of a highly skilled team to maintain The Royal Parks landscape
- Sports pitch management
- Floral displays
Apprentices will be supported by The Royal Parks Guild and will attend masterclass days and celebration events as part of their apprenticeship.
Course work will be through day release at Capel Manor Regent's Park campus.
Other Information
You must consider that the role is physically demanding, throughout all variances of weather. Must be willing to work outside in all weathers. Other aspects of the work include early starts and an ability to cope with regular physical work. The role involves working on very high profile sites, with many visitors, so a high level of professionalism is required.