Reference Quantity: ST0208
Particulars of normal
Period of Apprenticeship: The apprenticeship will sometimes take a minimal of 36 months for an individual to finish their schooling and coaching to turn out to be absolutely competent. Nonetheless, this may rely upon the earlier expertise of the candidate and entry to alternatives to achieve the total vary of competencies.
Entry Necessities: Particular person employers will set their very own choice standards however sometimes candidates will maintain an current Stage 3 qualification in Greenkeeping or equal and have some supervisory expertise.
It is strongly recommended that an apprentice additionally achieves degree 1 ICT as a part of their apprenticeship (if not already achieved).
Most candidates can have achieved grade C or above in English and Maths at GCSE degree previous to graduation of their apprenticeship. Nonetheless, ought to a candidate not have reached this degree, employers should guarantee they obtain Stage 2 in English and maths.
Introduction: A Golf Course Supervisor, (generally employers favor to title the job Head Greenkeeper) is required to have wonderful administration abilities in addition to a excessive degree of technical, agronomic and mechanical information and abilities.
A Golf Course Supervisor is accountable for the administration of the golf course, sources and employees, on behalf of their employer. They plan and implement upkeep schedules for the golf course and tools and are accountable for the allocation of labor, recruitment of employees to the greenkeeping workforce and can implement human useful resource polices inside their workforce. They may implement strategic and budgetary plans. It’s their job to supervise the manufacturing of high quality enjoying floor and make sure the course provides a constant problem and an satisfying expertise for golfers.
The Golf Course Supervisor’s function can take you wherever the sport of is performed, from engaged on a small 9-hole golf course to giant internationally famend services, together with Championship programs.
This Commonplace contains the talents, information and behaviours which might be required to turn out to be a reliable Golf Course Supervisor and mirror the range of the occupation.
Abilities:
A Golf Course Supervisor should be capable of:
- Handle, promote and keep a wholesome, secure and safe upkeep facility and golf course for his or her employees, golfers and members of the general public.
- Plan, monitor, consider and handle golf course upkeep and the setting in accordance with the Golf Course Coverage doc.
- Handle the allocation of human and bodily sources, tools and provide chain for tasks and duties on a day after day foundation.
- Plan and handle the upkeep and substitute of equipment and tools.
- Plan and handle the management of weeds, pests and illnesses and their affect on plant well being and pathology.
- Analyse and interpret a spread of knowledge collected from the golf course and the administration of sustainable enjoying surfaces.
- Plan and handle tasks, together with the development of golf course options and occasions.
- Handle water utilized and faraway from the golf course, together with irrigation and drainage.
- Develop and evaluate a Golf Course Coverage doc in co-operation with the employer.
- Establish and decide insurance policies and methods for the event of the golf course, according to Golf Course Coverage doc.
- Put together, submit and handle upkeep budgets and capital expenditure proposals.
- Conduct, handle and evaluate threat assessments on tools, supplies, folks and services.
- Talk to golf course employees, colleagues, golfers and others on a spread of topics.
- Handle the recruitment, choice and induction of employees and the efficiency, coaching, equality and variety of the greenkeeping workforce.
- Handle battle, self-discipline and grievances inside the workforce and others.
- Encourage and encourage excellence inside the greenkeeping workforce.
- Organise and handle conferences with the greenkeeping workforce and others.
- Promote the golf membership and its core values, as decided by the employer.
- Encourage a customer support tradition inside the greenkeeping workforce.
- Handle their very own Persevering with Skilled Growth.
- Make shows each written and verbal to the greenkeeping workforce, administration and golfers.
- Use data know-how to handle the golf course by knowledge assortment and evaluation.
Data and Understanding:
A Golf Course Supervisor should know and perceive:
- All related well being, security and environmental laws and rules to make sure a secure working setting for self, workforce and others.
- How you can conduct and evaluate threat assessments utilizing strategies related to the administration and upkeep of the golf course.
- The superior elements of soil and plant biology as a way to produce sustainable enjoying surfaces.
- How you can establish and management weeds, pests, illnesses and problems and their affect on sustainable enjoying surfaces, laws and document conserving.
- How you can plan, handle and evaluate upkeep, enchancment and renovation programmes for the golf course making the optimum use of sources out there.
- The significance of sustaining high quality requirements by the gathering and analysis of knowledge.
- How you can plan, handle and assemble golf course options.
- The environmental and ecological finest follow to keep up a sustainable golf course and the affect of present laws.
- How you can design, set up and handle drainage and irrigation techniques and the significance of water administration on the golf course.
- How you can plan, handle and evaluate equipment and tools upkeep programmes.
- How you can develop and evaluate a tactical and strategic enterprise administration plan, according to the Golf Course Coverage doc.
- The significance of customer support to the enterprise.
- The rules of recruitment, appraisal, battle, teamwork, employees co-ordination, provide chain administration, efficiency administration and the event of employees.
- The significance of fine working relationships, the wants of others and equality and variety of others within the office.
- How you can plan, lead and document conferences.
- The completely different types of communication (written, verbal, digital) and consider the very best resolution for various circumstances.
- How you can establish the suitable software program techniques to make sure efficient communication and document conserving.
- The Guidelines of Golf, golf course etiquette and the way they affect on occasions and the enjoying of the sport of golf.
- The significance of non-public {and professional} improvement of themselves and their workforce.
The Behaviours of a Golf Course Supervisor:
Golf membership employers are very buyer targeted and require their Golf Course Supervisor to have skilled inter private abilities and behaviours to make sure success of their present and future roles as a person and in assembly the corporate’s enterprise goals and goals.
The behaviours required by a Golf Course Supervisor are:
- Guarantee a powerful work ethic together with satisfaction in work, consideration to element, integrity and good time administration
- Have a versatile, constructive angle to work
- The power to work as a lone employee and as a member of a workforce
- A willingness to be taught and contribute to their very own persevering with skilled improvement
- Guarantee a security mindset for self, the greenkeeping workforce, golfers and members of the general public.
- A transparent and efficient communicator who can use a wide range of communication strategies to offer/obtain data precisely and in a well timed and constructive method
- Downside fixing and efficient determination making
- Characterize the golf membership in an expert method always.
- Recognise and ship distinctive customer support.
Skilled Recognition and Profession Development:
This customary is recognised by the British & Worldwide Golf Greenkeepers Affiliation (BIGGA), the Skilled Physique for Greenkeepers. Firstly of the apprenticeship the apprentice will probably be registered with BIGGA. Upon completion of this customary the apprentice will probably be eligible to turn out to be a full member of BIGGA and achieve BIGGA Accreditation.
Job alternatives will even be enhanced for these apprentices who’ve accomplished the programme with promotion to extra senior positions inside a golf membership facility, corresponding to Golf Membership Supervisor, Estates Supervisor or Director of Golf or a administration place in one other sector.
Stage 5
Reviewed after 3 years
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