Countryside Management & Gamekeeping

Countryside Management & Gamekeeping

Forestry & Arboriculture

Forestry & Arboriculture

Course list

  • Environmental Studies, Conservation and Arboriculture Level 2 Diploma

Course Levels

2
 

Environmental Studies, Conservation and Arboriculture Level 2 Diploma website

Environmental Studies, Conservation and Arboriculture Level 2 Diploma

You will learn the skills and knowledge required to pursue employment in these industries, or to prepare for further training.

You will learn a range of practical skills in arboriculture and forestry, and countryside and estate management, to prepare you for further study or employment in your chosen pathway.

Course content includes:

Soil science
Environmental business
Ground-based Arboriculture
Work experience
Ecology of trees, woods and forests
British habitat conservation
All 16-19 year olds on full-time programmes will be required to retake GCSE English and Maths or to undertake Functional Skills, if they have not already attained the equivalent of a GCSE grade C in these subjects, every year of their course, until they complete their studies.

This course is designed to provide you with an introduction to the practical skills, knowledge and understanding required for a successful career in the countryside or arboriculture industries.

Practical work is carried out on our extensive 400 acre estate with woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands. You will also complete external work experience, which will help you to develop your skills and experience.

You will have access to our well-equipped workshops and wide range of industry standard machinery, and will be taught by expert staff who have previous experience of working in the industry.

Merrist Wood College

Animal Care and Management Countryside Management and Gamekeeping Equine Care and Management Floristry Forestry and Arboriculture Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Turf

College

Guildford College (Merrist Wood)

Telephone

01483 88 40 00

Website

http://www.merristwood.ac.uk/

Email

mwinfo@guildford.ac.uk

Address

Holly Lane,
Worplesdon,
Guildford,
Surrey,
GU3 3PE

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