Careers in Land Based Engineering

Land-based engineering offers an exciting and dynamic career. With the increased focus on Agri-Tech there has been a rapid increase in the adoption of technology in the agricultural, horticultural and wider land-based sector. Sustainability in food production and net carbon neutral targets are creating a surge in technology for modern agriculture. Whether it’s robotic milking machines or driverless tractors, there has never been a bigger need for highly skilled technicians to design, develop, commission and maintain tools and machines of the future

Sub-sectors: tractors / agricultural machinery, construction plant, irrigation/drainage, forestry, horticulture, amenity, agri-food processing, precision agriculture, livestock systems, drones, robotics, autonomous vehicles.

Occupations: agricultural engineer, service technician, technical sales, technical support, machinery design/development, environmental technician, forestry engineer, advisory services.

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Land Based Engineering As A Career

Welcome To The World Of Land-Based Engineering

Grow Careers

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock Countryside Management and Gamekeeping Floristry Forestry and Arboriculture Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Our world would be nothing without plants. They feed us, keep us warm and dry, clean our air and provide us with a beautiful, green environment to live in. Working

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British Association of Landscape Industries

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Sub sector: Landscaping

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

An inspiring and educational online resource for the landscape industry, helping to promote and develop real life careers, share personal stories and projects and provide rewarding opportunities for people of

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British Horseracing Authority

Equine Care and Management

Sub sector: Horse Racing

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The Racing and Breeding Industries are a diverse and exciting world to work in.  When millions of people watch a race such as the Grand National it is the culmination of a

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Equine Excellence Career Pathway

Equine Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Internationally recognised, the BHS Equine Excellence Pathway supports a progressive career with relevant industry knowledge and experience. You can be sure that your qualifications embed the latest research and technologies

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Forestry Skills Forum

Forestry and Arboriculture

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The enormous variety of uses and the diversity of operations involved in producing wood products and getting them to market, give rise one of the most wide-ranging and complex supply

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Landbased Engineering

Land Based Engineering

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Historically, Land Based Engineering would have meant building bigger and more powerful tractors and farm machinery. Today, the game has changed. The challenge is real, the solutions achievable – and

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Lantra: Floristry

Floristry

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Valentine’s Day, birthdays, weddings, funerals other special occasions all point to one thing: buying flowers. This is an important part of many special occasions, it’s no wonder the floristry industry,

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Seafish, the authority on seafood

Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The UK seafood industry offers a wide variety of careers for people from all backgrounds. Whether you consider yourself academic, creative, practical, or hands-on, the seafood industry is one of

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The National Stud

Equine Care and Management

Sub sector: Stud

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The Thoroughbred Breeding industry is a major employer within the equine sector, employing approximately 9,000 people in the UK. This website supports the racing industry in breeding the racehorses of

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Wine Jobs England

Viticulture & Oenology

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Wine Jobs England was created as a service to the wine and hospitality trades. The purpose of the site is to connect employers with job seekers and provide each with

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All About Careers

Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

A career in fisheries management may sound like you’re going to be leading team meetings with a shoal of trout, shouting orders at a school of salmon or conducting a

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Association of British Wild Animal Keepers

Animal Care and Management

Sub sector: Zookeeping

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Careers as zoo or wild animal keepers offer unique opportunities in the specialised and demanding profession of maintaining captive exotic animals for conservation, research, public education and recreation. Zoo keepers

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British Grooms Association

Equine Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

There are many different industry sectors that you can work in as a groom. Your career might see you start in one area and then move into another, or some

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British Poultry Council

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock

Sub sector: Poultry

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Poultry farms are the backbone of the industry, which operates across the length and breadth of the UK. Those who work on farms are the first line of a much

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British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA)

Animal Care and Management

Sub sector: Veterinary Activities

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Registered veterinary nurses work alongside veterinary surgeons in order to provide a high standard of care for animals. Veterinary nurses normally work within a veterinary surgery or veterinary hospital and

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Cats Protection

Animal Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

There are many employment opportunities across various UK locations, from cat care assistants to accountants and shop managers to fundraisers. Cats Protection also welcomes volunteers with open arms, whether you

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Confor

Forestry and Arboriculture

Sub sector: Forestry

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Confor is a membership organisation that promotes sustainable forestry and wood-using businesses. Confor are a not-for-profit organisation that works to support sustainable forestry and wood-using businesses through political engagement, market

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Institute of Fisheries Management

Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

This advisory booklet is intended as a guide for persons seeking careers in fisheries. Points of entry into a generalised career structure are indicated for persons with differing levels of

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Institute of Groundsmanship

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Sub sector: Sports Turf

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Just graduated, looking for change, or a new career in grounds management? The Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) promote, support and celebrate surfaces and services – and are ’THE’ leading not-for-profit member organisation,

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Lantra: Animal Care

Animal Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The Animal care industry is worth £1 billion to the UKs economies. It has 13,000 businesses, 78,000 employees and lots of volunteers. When talking about the animal care industry, we

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Lantra: Aquaculture

Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

Sub sector: Aquaculture

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and marine plants and animals. The industry is currently worth more than £500 million to the UK’s GDP. It is a young and growing

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Lantra: Equine

Equine Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The equine industry includes anything and everything to do with horses, ponies and donkeys. There are more than 19,000 horse businesses, 41,200 employees and lots of volunteers. Equine businesses include

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Lantra: Farriery

Equine Care and Management

Sub sector: Farriery

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Farriery is the ancient and highly skilled craft of making and fitting horseshoes. It demands the skills to handle horses and identify health and fitness problems. All farriers must be

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Lantra: Fisheries

Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

Sub sector: Fisheries Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The fisheries management industry includes everything to do with the care and upkeep of fish and their environments. Angling is one of the UK’s biggest participation sports and the total

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Lantra: Production Horticulture

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Sub sector: Production Horticulture

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The production horticulture industry consists of 7,700 businesses, with 95,000 people and is worth an estimated £3 billion. The industry splits into the distinct areas of ornamental plant, flower and

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Lantra: Veterinary

Animal Care and Management

Sub sector: Veterinary Activities

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Veterinary activities play a vital role in the promotion of animal health and welfare; veterinary surgeons, veterinary practices, veterinary nurses, support staff and those working in a paraprofessional role such

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National Careers Service

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock Animal Care and Management Aquaculture and Fisheries Management Countryside Management and Gamekeeping Equine Care and Management Floristry Forestry and Arboriculture Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf Land Based Engineering Viticulture & Oenology

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

This website lists job profiles for careers related to animals, plants and land. These jobs could interest you if you enjoy the outdoors and the natural world. They include science

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National Sheep Association

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock

Sub sector: Sheep

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The sheep sector into the UK needs innovative, enthusiastic and professional young people coming through in order to survive. National Sheep Association Next Generation is dedicated to encouraging and supporting

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Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Animal Care and Management

Sub sector: Veterinary Activities

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

We quality assure undergraduate veterinary education and, under our Charter, offer postgraduate qualifications for both vets and veterinary nurses. Information for anyone who wants to be a veterinary surgeon or

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RSPCA

Animal Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Everyone, from our frontline staff to our support staff and admin, is working towards our vision of making the world a better place for animals. Whether you want to become

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The British Horse Society

Equine Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Many thousands of people enjoy a fulfilling career with horses, either directly, as coaches/teachers, grooms, stable staff, yard managers, ride leaders, or indirectly in journalism, merchandising, research and related industries.

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The Farriers Registration Council

Equine Care and Management

Sub sector: Farriery

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

All persons who shoe horses, including their own within Great Britain*, are required to be registered under the Farriers (Registration) Act 1975, as amended. In Great Britain the approved route

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The National Gamekeepers’ Organisation

Countryside Management and Gamekeeping

Sub sector: Gamekeeping

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

For centuries, gamekeepers, stalkers and river keepers have been the unsung guardians of the British countryside. Nine times as much of the British countryside is looked after by gamekeepers as is

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Wildlife Trusts

Countryside Management and Gamekeeping

Sub sector: Countryside Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The Wildlife Trusts is the leading UK conservation organisation for all wildlife, with an inspirational vision for the future. The 47 individual Wildlife Trusts manage around 2,300 nature reserves, run

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Animal Jobs Direct

Animal Care and Management Equine Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Want to work with animals but don’t know which is the right animal care career for you?  Choosing a relevant animal care training course will give you the best chance

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Arboricultural Association

Forestry and Arboriculture

Sub sector: Arboriculture

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

A summary of the various ways of starting a career in arboriculture, the qualification structure and career progression

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British Growers

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

British growing needs a huge range of skills, disciplines and knowledge to maintain and continue it’s exciting progress. So whether you’re an aspiring plant scientist, mechanical engineer, fruit grower, IT

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British Trout Association

Aquaculture and Fisheries Management

Sub sector: Aquaculture

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

If you are looking for a career in fish farming, also commonly known as aquaculture, there are many opportunities for career development and skills training in aquaculture.

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Forestry Commission

Forestry and Arboriculture

Sub sector: Forestry

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

We are a vibrant organisation with highly talented and motivated staff, working to improve people’s lives through the many benefits that woods and forests can provide.

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Institute of Chartered Foresters

Forestry and Arboriculture

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

A wide variety of forestry and arboricultural courses are offered by universities and colleges throughout the UK. Many of these courses embrace elements of environmental management, conservation and other disciplines

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Landscape Institute

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Sub sector: Landscape Architecture

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Landscape practitioners create and conserve great places. They work with the built and natural environment to create innovative public spaces, green spaces, roof gardens, wildlife habitats, install sustainable infrastructure, improve

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Lantra: Agriculture

Agriculture, Crops and Livestock

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The agriculture industry has around 150,000 businesses – that’s 6% of all UK businesses – and 660,000 employees. The industry includes livestock businesses such as managing dairy cows, cattle for

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Lantra: Environmental Conservation

Countryside Management and Gamekeeping

Sub sector: Environmental conservation

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Environmental conservations include activities such as managing our landscapes, habitats, species and access to our countryside. It is all about protecting the UK’s natural environment. It is not about profits

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Lantra: Game & Wildlife Management

Countryside Management and Gamekeeping

Sub sector: Game and wildlife management;

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The game and wildlife industry includes everything to do with the management of upland, lowland, woodland and wetland game and wildlife species, including partridge, grouse, pheasant and deer. The industry

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Lantra: Land Based Engineering

Land Based Engineering

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

The land-based engineering industry is worth £4 billion a year. It has 3,350 businesses and 22,850 employees. Think dealerships, manufacturers, ground care, forestry and garden machinery dealers and manufacturers.

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Lantra: Trees & Timber

Forestry and Arboriculture

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Combining forestry, arboriculture, harvesting and timber processing businesses, the trees and timber industry contributes more than £286 million to the UK economy. It employs an estimated 22,452 people through 3,920

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PDSA

Animal Care and Management

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

A sick and injured pet tugs at our heartstrings. Helping them back to health and seeing the happiness on their owner’s face is hugely satisfying. It’s about caring: seeing the

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Royal Horticultural Society

Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

Sub sector: Horticulture

Availablility: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Find out how you can work or volunteer in the Royal Horticultural Society, and ways we can help your horticultural career

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Scottish SPCA

Animal Care and Management

Availablility: Scotland

Making a difference and helping save lives. Find out more about a career with the Scottish SPCA, Scotland’s charity of the year 2013. Working with Scotland’s animal welfare charity is

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