Level 3 BTEC National Extended Certificate or Foundation Diploma in Countryside Management

Course overview

The time is right for a change in your career, why not become a Countryside
Ranger or an Estates Manager.

Discover this new, engaging part time course which offers a qualification to
support learners who want to pursue a new career in the Countryside Management
sector or would simply like to understand how to manage the environment.

This qualification can be undertaken to allow direct entry into a career in
Countryside Management with the Diploma being delivered over 2 days and the
Certificate one day per week. This course has been designed for career changes
and therefore no prior knowledge of Countryside Management is necessary. This
course is also designed for young adults wishing to join the countryside sector.

The certificate course consists of 5 units and the Foundation Diploma course
consists of 7 units which set the scene for your new career. You will be
assessed through project-based work and sit an externally set timed written
task.  This course attracts a maximum of 56 UCAS points for Higher
Education entry.

You can choose to study the extended certificate which includes 5 units or
our foundation diploma with includes 7 units, both set the scene for your new
career. You will be assessed through project-based work and sit an externally
set timed written task.

Modules

• Professional Working Responsibilities
• Plant and Soil Science
• Work Experience in the Land-based Sectors
• Countryside Estate Skills Activities
• Managing Environmental Habitats
• Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Management
• Woodland Management

Progression routes