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Countryside Skills with Ranger Training (Level 5)

UHI West Highland

Venues

Fort William Campus

Content

Take a step into a new career with this exciting new course. A unique opportunity to learn skills that will develop your employment prospects while knowing you're contributing to the conservation of Scotland's countryside.

West Highland College UHI is joining with Nevis Landscape Partnership to offer this rewarding and fast-paced course through the Nevis Volunteer Ranger Scheme so you can gain nationally recognised qualifications whilst working alongside well-known conservation bodies and landowners.

You'll learn a wide range of practical skills, as well as specialising in Ranger Training, land use and visitor management issues. A regular one day a week work placement will put you in touch with potential employers and help you understand practical conservation, habitat monitoring and visitor related tasks.

Entry Requirements

National 5 Biology and Geography or NC Countryside Skills (Level 4). Interview.

Progression Routes

Relevant HNC or HND

Start Date

January

Qualification

NQ

Study Method

Full time

Course Length

18 weeks

Department

Land and Sea

SCQF Level

5

Career Sectors

Agriculture

Aquaculture and Fishing

Arboriculture and Horticulture

Earth Studies

Environmental and Rural Resource Management

Environmental Services

Forestry

Work with Animals