Course Overview
The City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Land and Wildlife Management supports learners to build skills and knowledge needed for a career in countryside management, conservation, environmental management and wildlife industries. This practical two-year programme combines ecological theory with hands-on land management, preparing you for employment, apprenticeships or higher education.
You will learn how to manage habitats, survey wildlife, conserve biodiversity and undertake practical countryside management activities. Industry experience, employer engagement and real-world projects are embedded throughout the course to ensure learners develop the professional skills required by the sector.
What will I study?
- Principles of Health and Safety
- Undertake and Review Work Related Experience in the Land-Based Industries
- Land-Based Industry Machinery Operations
- Population Surveys, Ecology and Conservation
- Countryside Recreation
- Principles of Physical and Biological Environmental Processes
- Woodland Habitat Management
- Undertake Estate Skills
- Fresh Water and Wetland Management
- Undertake a Specialist Project in the Land-Based Sector
Specialist Countryside Units
- Business Management in the Land-Based Sector
- Farm Habitat Management
- Grassland Habitat Management
- Ecological Concepts and Application
- Heathland Habitat Management
- Plant and Soil Science
- Expedition Activities
These units develop specialist knowledge in ecology, habitat management, environmental conservation and countryside leadership, giving learners a broad understanding of modern countryside management practices.
To complete the course, learners must also undertake a minimum of 150 work experience hours with an external employer.
