Aquaculture Production

Course description

This apprenticeship is designed to support the development of apprentices working in aquaculture operative and junior technician roles in either finfish or shellfish.  The apprenticeship will be assessed to determine work-based competency to agreed industry standards.

There are several aquaculture operative and junior technician roles available e.g., marine, or freshwater operative/technician, yardperson, 

harvest operatives, fish, or shellfish farm assistants. These roles cover maintaining health and welfare of stock, maintaining facilities both onshore and off-shore, using and maintaining equipment and maintaining site health and safety and biosecurity. These roles may also include operating a workboat or support craft, maintaining a hatchery, harvesting stock and taking deliveries. The goal of the apprenticeship is to enable apprentices to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to be able to competently operate in operative and junior technician aquaculture production roles.