Careers Advice Hub
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Careers Advice Hub
Careers advice hub
Dyson Summer Series applications are open!
The annual scheme offers young people with an interest in farming and growing the opportunity to get first-hand experience of the industry on one of the country's most innovating and forward-thinking farm businesses.
Applicants must be 18 or over and be available from July 7 to 11, 2025.
About this hub
The hub has collated and will regularly update a comprehensive collection of resources for careers professionals, parents and guardians.
Showcase the industry
So, if you know of any organisations, resources or have any opportunities, bursaries or competitions that are not listed, please contact Ruthie Peterson, our Careers Manager, via email.
Try virtual work shadowing with our dairy programme
We've created a virtual work shadowing programme, allowing you to get a better understanding of how real dairy farms work, the people behind them and the technology they use.
Importantly, we show how seriously everyone on-farm takes animal welfare and how they use technology to ensure all the herd is cared for, happy and healthy.
Find out more about the programme and get started for yourself here!

Job profiles
We're bringing the best of this information together to give you a real insight into the sector and the people who make it so exciting.
Each of the organisations below provides quality profiles of real jobs in agriculture and horticulture.

Learning resources
Countryside Classroom - LEAF
Careers in the Science Curriculum - TIAH
Food - a fact of life - AHDB
NFU Education
Skills Change Lives - City & Guilds
Virtual farm visits
Bursaries and grants
The main places to find details of what's available are the Agri Food Charities Partnership’s website and the Chartered Institute of Horticulture.
It's worth noting that many of the opportunities have geographical or sector-based restrictions to who they may award to, but there's a wealth of provision out there.
Agri-Food Charities Partnership (AFCP)
Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH)
Agricultural and horticultural colleges
Oxford Farming Conference bursaries and scholarships
The Goodall Agri-Development Pathway
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust
Competitions and opportunities
Dyson Farming Summer Series
G's Careers - marketing in farming and growing
Our guide to T Levels
Harper Adams University Experiences
JCB - Agricultural engineering
LEAF - school competitions
Royal Agricultural University Summer School
Supporting organisations
Find out more about some of the organisations that can provide advice, information and grants to those wanting to progress their careers in agriculture or horticulture.
Farming and growing media
The work of the ICAP Group
Farming and growing's place in the classroom
TIAH and the ICAP Group has responded to the government's review of the National Curriculum, aiming to reinforce the importance of representing farming and growing across its content.
You can read our open letter to farmers and growers and find out more about the National Curriculum review.