Entry to Land-Based Industries

This course is ideal for students with few or no qualifications. It is designed to allow students to gain excellent practical skills in a variety of Landbased areas including agriculture, horticulture, conservation, estates skills and engineering. Students will develop many practical skills such as feeding, health checking and moving farm animals, maintaining areas of habitats, maintaining footpaths, upkeep of green areas and carrying out basic motor vehicle maintenance.

The subjects studied include:

Farm Animal Accommodation and Feeding

Introduction to Farm Animals

Plants and Wildlife

Basic Motor Vehicle Maintenance

Conservation Skills

Horticulture Skills

Estates Skills

Health & Safety

Develop Personal Performance

The course is made up of classroom-based activities, practical work and sessions to help build up your English and Maths skills. Your practical sessions will make up half of your college work.