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NHC Foundation Course

Welcome to our application page. Please fill in all the appropriate fields where possible.

Before completing this application make sure you have as much information to hand as possible such as National Insurance number, names and details of anyone who will be giving you a reference, exam results and email addresses.

Please ensure that the email address you enter does not start with or include any Capital (Upper Case) letters as this can cause the system to decline the email. E.g enter cleverclogs@gmail.com and not CleverClogs@gmail.com

You must click on the SUBMIT button at the end to ensure your Application gets to us and if you do not receive an email within 24 hours contact us on 01302 861000 or email info@theNHC.co.uk.

Please note that fields marked with * are mandatory and if not completed your Application will not be submitted.

About You

Title *

Mr
Miss
Ms
Other

First Name *

Surname *

Home Telephone number (if applicable)

Learner Mobile *

Learner Email *

Confirm Email

Gender *

Date of Birth *

Preferred contact methods (Please Select below) *

email
post
telephone
text

Course

Which Course are you applying for? *

Foundation Course (Racehorse Care)
Level 2 Apprenticeship Equine Groom (Racing)
Level 3 Apprenticeship Senior Equine Groom (Racing)
14-16-Year-Old Programme
Level 3 Fee Payer

Address and Personal Details

National Insurance Number

Address Line 1 *

Address Line 2 *

Town/City

County *

Postcode *

Next of Kin/Emergency Contact Name *

Next of Kin/Emergency Contact Relationship *

Next of Kin/Emergency Contact Phone (Cannot be the same as applicant phone number) *

Next of Kin Alternate Phone Number (Optional)

Next of Kin Email *

What is your Height? *

What is your weight? (stone and pounds) *

Are you aged 16 to 18 and living independently/ i.e not living at home

Yes
No

Are you in any of the following categories?

Currently In Care
A Care Leaver
Classed as being a 'Looked After Child'

Legal Sex (at Birth) *

Male
Female

Gender (the gender which you identify yourself) *

Male
Female
Non Binary/Non-Conforming
Other
Prefer not to say

Preferred Pronouns *

He/Him
She/Her
They/Them
Ze/Hir
Other/Please ask me

Do you have any unspent criminal convictions, subject to a police investigation or, on bail? *

If your answer to the above is Yes please give brief details

Residency and Nationality

Is English your first language? *

Yes
No

Are you a British Citizen *

Yes
No

If you answered 'Other' to the question above please add Nationality

Have you lived in the UK/EU/EEA continuously for the last three years? *

Yes
No

Disability/Learning Difficulty or Health Problem

Do you have any kind of physical condition that might prevent you from performing physical, equine related duties? *

Do you consider yourself to have a disability and/or learning difficulty *

Yes
No

Primary Learning Difficulty

Moderate learning difficulty
Severe learning difficulty
Dyslexia (difficulty with words)
Dyscalculia (difficulty with numbers)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Speech, Language and Communication needs
Other Specific learning difficulty
Other

Are you aged 16 to 24 and have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP)/Statement SEN or Learning Difficulty Assessment (LDA) *

Yes
No

Do you have any additional learning needs that require support? *

Yes
No

An Education, Health and Care plan ("EHC plan") is a legal document issued by the Local Authority which describes a child or young person's special educational needs, the support they need, and the outcomes they would like to achieve. Please submit a copy of your EHCP to: m.bardsley@thenhc.co.uk

Your application will be on hold until we receive a copy of your EHCP

Study Details

Questions about previous school and educational experience.

Are you currently studying qualifications, such as GCSE’s,? *

Yes
No

Are you currently in school/college? *

Yes
No

Please provide the name of the school/college or university you are currently attending?r the last one you attended? *

Have you studied at National Horseracing College before? *

Yes
No

Special access arrangements - did you have extra time, a reader, or any other access arrangements for exams in school? *

Yes
No

If yes please provide evidence of this e.g. A ‘form 9’ or a letter from SENCO from your last school. Until this is provided you will not be invited f

Equine Experience

Do you have experience of riding horses? If the answer to this question is yes, please complete the next six questions) (Please Select; Yes; No). If the answer is no, please continue to the Personal Statement

Do you have any experience in riding horses? If the answer to this question is yes, please complete the next six questions) (Please Select; Yes; No) *

Yes
No

How long have you been riding? *

How often do you ride? *

When did you last ride? *

Can you competently walk, trot and canter unaided in an enclosed arena on different horses? *

Do you have experience of undertaking all usual stable duties i.e. mucking out, changing rugs, tacking up, grooming etc? *

Details of any Riding Clubs, Competitions, Pony Clubs, Pony Racing etc

Details of any experience with horses including working in a yard including which yard(s) you have worked on?

Please note that to start an apprenticeship you must be employed on a yard for 16 or more hours a week.

Have you achieved any equine qualifications? If so please list below

Personal Statement

Personal Statement (max. 500 characters). Please include where your interest in racing comes from and your ambition in racing?

If you do not provide enough information relating to why you are applying for the Foundation Course and any related work experience, your application may take longer to process

My Statement

Market Research

Have you attended a Racing to School Day with your school, college or the Pony Club?

No
With School
With College
With Pony Club

If you have attended a Racing to School event, please give brief details of where, when and activities taken part in (optional)

Have you heard of the BHA careersinracing.com?

Yes
No

Have you attended a BHA Careers in Racing event?

Yes
No

Have you attended a DEC event?

Yes
No

Have you attended a n ABRS event?

Yes
No

How did you hear about the NHC?

Internet
Social Media
Friends/Family
School/Careers Advisor
Racehorse Trainer
Horse Event

Other Please Specify

How we use your personal information

We take our responsibility for looking after information seriously. We will keep this information about you confidential but in some instances, we may need to share your data. We will share the information with government funding agencies (the Education and Skills Funding Agency) in order to comply with our legal duties. We may also share the information with social services, the Police, exam boards, other regulatory bodies and national bodies for the purposes of monitoring and research and with employers in the case of work placements. Your information may also be shared with third parties for education, training, employment and well-being or safeguarding related purposes, including for research.

Student Declaration

I believe that all the information contained in this application form is correct to the best of my knowledge and I accept the Terms and Conditions

Signed:

Date:

Parent/Guardian Declaration (not required if applicant is age 18 or older)

I certify I am the parent/guardian of the above applicant and that I fully support their application to the National Horseracing College Workplace Apprenticeship. In addition, I can confirm that the information provided on this application is true and correct.

Please provide an email address for Parent/Guardian or Next of Kin

Signed:

Date:

Would you like to be added to the NHC newsletter? Please Select Yes or No *

Yes
No

Start Date

What date would you be available to start an apprenticeship? *

Declarations

The National Horseracing College/Doncaster Equine College collects information for its own and ESFA use and the privacy statement here covers how NHC and ESFA use your personal information. You must select at least one option from the choices for preferred Contact Methods above. The full NHC/DEC GDPR Policy can be viewed here.

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NHC Foundation Course

About You

Course

Address and Personal Details

Residency and Nationality

Disability/Learning Difficulty or Health Problem

Study Details

Questions about previous school and educational experience.

Equine Experience

Please note that to start an apprenticeship you must be employed on a yard for 16 or more hours a week.

Personal Statement

Market Research

How we use your personal information

Student Declaration

Parent/Guardian Declaration (not required if applicant is age 18 or older)

Start Date

Declarations