Learners interested in the Level 3 Advanced Technical Certificate, Diploma and Extended Diplomas in Land and Wildlife Management will study theoretical aspects of the subject and apply them to practical tasks.
Compulsory topics include:
• Safe working practices
• Population Surveys, ecology and Conservation
• Machinery operations
• Countryside Recreation
• Estate maintenance skills
Learners will also be able to choose additional optional topics, including:
• Pest and predator control
• Water quality
• Habitat management
• Deer management
• Tree felling and chainsaw use
• Managing volunteers
• Overland expeditions
• Game management
• Working dogs
• Fishery management
• Cyprinid farming
You can choose to specialise in:
• Countryside
• Game
• Fisheries
For more information, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.
The Level 3 Advanced Technical Certificate, Diploma and Extended Diplomas in Land and Wildlife Management could lead to the following employment opportunities:
• Estate worker
• Countryside warden
• Volunteer manager
• Estate supervisor
• Boundary contractor
• Underkeeper
• Gamekeeper
• Stalker
• Shoot manager
• Fisheries worker
• Fish farm worker
• Fish feed manufacturing
To deliver these qualifications, centres/colleges will need to provide their learners with a suitable learning environment and the resources they need to complete the practical and theoretical aspects of the qualification.
To find all the resource requirements, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.