Course overview
This course will provide you with the foundation skills and knowledge required for a career within the environmental conservation industry.
You will study five topics from the course topic list and will be assessed with one external exam and three projects. This part-time course is right for you if you are restricted by time and/or other commitments. You will need to complete mandatory work experience as part of this course.
You will learn
- Professional working responsibilities
- Plant and soil science
- The contemporary issues that impact the land-based sectors
- Countryside estates skills
- How to manage environmental habitats
- Woodland management
- Wildlife ecology and conservation
- Machinery operations
- Countryside recreation
- Coastal habitats management
- Freshwater and wetland management
- Physical and biological environmental procedures
- Ecological concepts
- How to manage countryside visitor activities
BTEC National Extended Certificate in Countryside Management – Pearson Education Ltd (Formerly EDEXCEL) Reference: 60308709
You will need at least five GCSEs at grade 5 and above (A* to C) including maths, English or science, or have achieved an overall Distinction in a relevant Level 2 Siploma or equivalent.
Before you start your course, if you are aged between 16 and 18 years, you will be invited to attend a fun and practical one-day preparation workshop where you will meet your tutors and other students on your course. Further details of this will be provided at your admissions interview.
Successful completion of this course will enable you to progress to higher education, undertake one of our professional training courses or obtain employment in the industry in a broad range of jobs, including: ranger, community liaison, junior ecologist, reserve manager, environmental advisor, estate manager or environmental politics.
If you are aged 16 to 18 years old at the start of your course, there are no course fees to pay. If you are aged 19 or over you will need to pay the course fees yourself, or apply for an Advanced Learner Loan (ALL). More information can be found on our Fees and Funding page.
