Modern Apprenticeship Greenkeeping (SCQF Level 5)

Location: Elmwood
Study mode:
Start date: September 2026
Duration: 1 years
Agency code: GRK5

Course overview

These workbased qualifications are part-time and require the student to be in sports turf related employment. They have been developed to include the skills and knowledge required by the modern day greenkeeper and necessary to meet the golf course supervisor job profile.

Progression on to the HNC Golf Course Management, both full-time and distance learning, is possible after successful completion of SCQF Level 6 (SVQ Level 3) Sports Turf.

SCQF Level 5 (SVQ Level 2) Sports Turf includes:

Maintain good standards of health and safety
Operating a tractor and attachments
Carrying out routine maintenance to equipment and machinery

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Course Funding

Full-time students of SVQ Greenkeeping SCQF Level 5 (SVQ Level 2) can apply for a Further Education Bursary.

Once you’ve accepted a place, we’ll email the bursary funding online application. Complete the application and return it along with any required documents. You should apply even if you're still waiting for exam results.

Tuition fees are waived for students who qualify for a bursary.

More information about funding your course

Find out more about your payment options for this course in our fees and funding section.

Fees & funding

Other possible routes to funding

Care experienced bursary: Any care experienced students studying full time can apply for a bursary of around £202.50 per week. Find out more from our student funding teams at registryfunding@SRUC.ac.uk
Care experienced bursary: Any care experienced students studying full time can apply for a bursary of around £202.50 per week. Find out more from our student funding teams at registryfunding@SRUC.ac.uk
Education Maintenance Allowance: Students between the ages of 16-19 who meet specific criteria may be entitled to an EMA. This means-tested allowance depends on the income of the home the student stays in.
Discretionary Fund
Childcare

Modern Apprenticeship Greenkeeping (SCQF Level 5)

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