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- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer City & Guilds Limited has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and City & Guilds Limited awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from City & Guilds Limited.
01What it is
City & Guilds, in collaboration with the National Land Based College (NLBC) has designed Land Based Technical Qualifications to increase skills levels in the land based sector.
These are the units City & Guilds Limited registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
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02The units
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Business Management in the Land-based Sector Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll explore business management principles within the land-based sector, including industry scope, resources, structures, and marketplace dynamics. The unit also covers financial and physical record-keeping systems essential for effective business operation.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the breadth and importance of an industry within the environmental and land-based sector.
- Understand business resources and structures.
- Understand the business marketplace.
- Understand how to use financial record keeping systems.
- Understand how to use physical record keeping systems.
Livestock Use in Conservation Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the principles of conservation grazing and its role in enhancing biodiversity and sustainable habitat management. The unit covers the strengths and weaknesses of various grazing strategies across different business contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the principles of conservation grazing
- Understand how conservation grazing increases biodiversity and promotes sustainable management for a variety of habitats
- Understand strengths and weaknesses for a range of conservation grazing strategies for a range of businesses
Stalking and Shooting Deer Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners with knowledge of legal requirements and practical skills for deer stalking. You'll develop safe firearm handling, humane culling techniques, and hygienic carcass handling, ensuring responsible deer management practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the requirements of deer stalking
- Handle firearms safely and accurately
- Cull deer and follow-up humanely
- Handle deer carcasses hygienically and keep records
Understand Deer Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to identify wild UK deer species and understand their ecology and behaviour. You'll also gain knowledge of wild deer management principles and practices to support sustainable population control and habitat conservation.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify different species of wild UK deer
- Distinguish between different species of wild UK deer
- Understand the ecology of UK deer species
- Understand the associated behaviour of UK deer species
- Understand the principles of wild deer management
- Understand the practical application of wild deer management techniques
Understand Deer Population Monitoring and Management Plans Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of deer population census methods, their advantages and limitations, and factors affecting data accuracy. You'll learn to carry out census techniques, assess deer impacts on habitats, and understand the requirements of deer management plans.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand appropriate census methods for deer populations
- Understand the factors influencing the choice of census methods
- Carry out deer census techniques effectively
- Accurately record and interpret census data
- Understand how deer impact on habitats
- Understand the consequences of deer impact on habitats
- Understand the requirements of a deer management plan
- Understand the purpose and objectives of a deer management plan
Understand Ecological Concepts and Application Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand behavioural ecology principles and population dynamics including island biogeography and metapopulations. They will plan and conduct ecological surveys of plants and animals, applying practical skills in data collection and analysis within ecological contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the principles of behavioural ecology in relation to life history strategies
- Explain the principles of population dynamics at the level of island biogeography
- Explain the principles of population dynamics at the level of metapopulations
- Develop a plan for carrying out ecological surveys for plants
- Carry out ecological surveys for plants
- Develop a plan for carrying out ecological surveys for animals
- Carry out ecological surveys for animals
Understand Working Dogs Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides knowledge of common working dog breeds and their suitability for countryside management tasks. You'll plan structured training programmes, understand health and first aid issues, and consider housing requirements for working dogs.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the most common breeds of working dogs and their characteristics
- Identify different types of working dogs and their characteristics
- Assess the suitability of different breeds and types of working dogs for specific countryside management tasks
- Plan a structured training programme for a working dog, taking into account its breed and intended role
- Understand common health issues that can affect working dogs
- Understand first aid procedures relevant to working dogs
- Understand the specific housing requirements for a specific breed of working dog, considering its size, temperament and working role
Understand and Carry Out Tree Planting, Aftercare and Protection Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge of environmental and legal considerations relevant to tree planting and protection. They will understand site preparation and protection methods and develop skills to plant and establish amenity or forest trees in accordance with best practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the environmental considerations relevant to tree establishment and protection.
- Understand the legal considerations relevant to tree establishment and protection.
- Understand methods of site preparation for tree planting.
- Understand methods of tree protection.
- Plant amenity or forest trees according to best practice.
- Establish amenity or forest trees according to best practice.
Understand the Principles and Carry Out the Practice of Wildlife Population Surveys, Ecology and Conservation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge of global ecosystem changes, biodiversity loss, and climate change impacts. The unit covers national and international conservation strategies, population dynamics, and teaches you to conduct field studies of habitats and wildlife populations for ecological assessment.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand changes in global ecosystems, including the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss and climate change.
- Understand national and international conservation strategies for wildlife and their habitats, including protected areas and species recovery programmes.
- Understand population dynamics, including factors affecting population size, distribution, and growth.
- Conduct a field study of habitats and wildlife populations, collecting and analysing data to assess ecological conditions.
Understand the Principles of Plant Science Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides an understanding of plant structures and their functions, key physiological processes, and stages of growth and development. You'll explore adaptations of plant structures to different environments and the processes underpinning plant survival and reproduction.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the function of plant structures, including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits
- Understand the main processes of plant physiology, including photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, and nutrient uptake
- Understand plant growth and development, including germination, vegetative growth, flowering, and fruiting
Understand the Principles of Soil Science Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers methods to investigate soil characteristics such as texture, structure, and pH, and analyses their effects on plant growth and development. You'll evaluate how soil properties influence plant selection for specific environments.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate soil characteristics using appropriate methods and equipment.
- Analyse how specific soil characteristics affect plant growth and development.
- Evaluate how soil characteristics influence plant selection for a given environment.
Understand the Principles of Tree Felling and Chainsaw Use Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to maintain chainsaws according to manufacturer guidelines and safely fell and cross cut small diametre trees. The unit also covers stump and brushchipping removal methods and provides knowledge of commonly used tree felling and removal techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Correctly maintain chainsaws according to manufacturer’s recommendations, ensuring safe and efficient operation
- Safely fell and cross cut small diameter trees, adhering to established safety protocols
- Safely use stump and brushchipping removal methods, following risk assessments and safe working practices
- Understand commonly used stump and brushchipping removal and tree felling methods, including their advantages, disadvantages, and environmental impact
Understanding Archaeology and Landscape History Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the characteristics of prehistoric earthworks and landscape features, the changing patterns of land use from the Iron Age through parliamentary enclosures to the present day. You'll gain knowledge to identify key archaeological features and understand their historical significance within landscape history.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the characteristics of prehistoric earthworks
- Identify the characteristics of prehistoric landscape features
- Describe the changing patterns of land use between the Iron Age and the beginning of parliamentary enclosures
- Explain the transformations in British landscape from the parliamentary enclosures to the present day
- Develop a site management plan for an archaeological site
- Implement a site management plan for an archaeological site
Understanding Captive Deer Herd Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge of the biology, ecology, and behaviour of captive deer, including social structures and nutritional needs. The unit also covers planning deer production, record keeping, and humane methods of capture, handling, and culling within a captive environment.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the biology, ecology, and behaviour of deer in a captive environment, including their social structure, feeding habits, and reproductive cycle.
- Understand the specific needs of deer in captivity.
- Plan deer production and record-keeping systems, including breeding programmes, health monitoring, and performance recording.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
- Understand captive deer nutritional requirements, including the importance of balanced diets and access to fresh water.
- Understand the different feeding strategies for deer at different life stages.
- Know the humane capture, handling, and culling of deer, adhering to animal welfare standards and legal requirements.
- Know the appropriate methods for minimising stress during handling and transportation.
Understanding Coastal Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the physical processes shaping coastal habitats, including wave action, tides, and sediment transport. You'll learn to conduct ecological surveys, identify threats such as erosion and pollution, and understand appropriate coastal management techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the physical processes affecting coastal habitats
- Understand the impact of physical processes on coastal habitats
- Carry out ecological surveys of coastal habitats
- Record and analyse data from ecological surveys
- Know the threats to coastal habitats
- Understand the impact of threats on coastal habitats
- Understand suitable coastal management techniques
- Understand the application of coastal management techniques
Understanding Countryside Tourism and Recreation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll explore the social, economic, and environmental benefits of countryside tourism and recreation. The unit also examines factors affecting accessibility and infrastructure, and the roles of organisations involved, enabling learners to monitor and report on tourism impacts.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand reasons for countryside tourism and recreation, considering the social, economic, and environmental benefits.
- Understand factors affecting countryside tourism and recreation, including accessibility, infrastructure, and visitor management.
- Understand tourism/recreation factors affecting the countryside, including environmental impact, conservation, and community relations.
- Know the roles of organisations involved in countryside tourism and recreation, including government agencies, charities, and private businesses.
- Monitor and report on environmental conditions of tourist/recreation sites, using appropriate methods and recording data accurately.
Understanding Ecology of Game Species Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop knowledge of UK game species identification, ecology, and behaviour. The unit covers habitat management to support wild game populations and techniques for estimating game population sizes to inform sustainable management practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify game species commonly found in the UK
- Understand the ecology of different game species
- Understand the associated behaviour of different game species
- Manage habitats to encourage wild game populations effectively
- Know techniques used to determine game population size accurately
Understanding Fishery Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll study fishery management, including identification and legal control of fish predators, fish stock maintenance methods, and sport fishery bank maintenance. The unit promotes sustainable practices to support fishery health and productivity.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the main mammal and avian predators of fish and the methods used to legally control them, in accordance with current regulations and guidelines.
- Know commonly used freshwater fish stock maintenance and improvement methods, including stocking, feeding, and habitat management techniques.
- Use suitable methods of sport fishery bank maintenance, stock assessment and vegetation control, ensuring the health and sustainability of the fishery.
- Understand the basic business requirements of a sport fishery, including licensing, marketing, and financial management.
Understanding Freshwater and Wetland Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge of the ecological characteristics of lentic and lotic freshwater habitats and wetlands, including their physical and chemical properties and common species. The unit also develops practical skills for freshwater habitat conservation management.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand ecological characteristics of lentic freshwater habitats
- Understand ecological characteristics of lotic freshwater habitats
- Understand ecological characteristics of wetland habitats
- Carry out freshwater habitat conservation management activities
Understanding Greenwood Crafts Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge of commonly produced greenwood products and sustainable woodland management practices that support greenwood craft production. They will develop practical skills in greenwood crafting techniques and understand market considerations for these products.
What you'll be able to do
- Know commonly produced greenwood products and their uses
- Understand appropriate woodland management practices for producing wood suitable for greenwood crafts
- Demonstrate practical techniques in greenwood crafts competently
- Know the likely markets for greenwood products and their requirements
Understanding Heathland Habitat Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides knowledge of the origins, ecology, and threats to heathland habitats. You'll understand appropriate management techniques and develop skills to plan and carry out practical heathland management to maintain biodiversity and habitat condition.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the origins of heathland habitats
- Understand the ecology of heathland habitats
- Know potential threats to the existence of heathlands and their impact
- Know appropriate management techniques for heathland sites to maintain biodiversity
- Plan practical heathland management activities effectively
- Carry out practical heathland management activities safely
Understanding Land Use and Environmental Issues Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand land use types and distribution in the UK, alongside the influence of rural policy, organisations, and legislation. The unit covers the environmental impacts of industry, agriculture, energy production, and biodiversity changes on land use.
What you'll be able to do
- Know land uses in the UK
- Understand the effect of rural policy, organisations and legislation associated with land use in the UK
- Understand the impact of industry and agriculture upon the natural environment in the UK
- Understand the development of energy production and use
- Understand changes in biodiversity
Understanding Organism Identification Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit introduces learners to the principles of biological classification and taxonomy, including hierarchical classification and binomial nomenclature. You'll understand the identifying features of the five kingdoms and develop skills to apply classification methods for organism identification.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles underpinning classification
- Understand the principles underpinning taxonomy
- Understand the importance of classification in biological studies
- Know the identifying features of the five kingdoms of living organisms
- Use classification skills to identify organisms
Understanding Principles of Forest Recreation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand a range of forest recreation activities, their environmental impacts, and the social and economic benefits. They will apply principles of sustainable planning and promotion to design forest recreational activities that consider user needs and safety.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand a range of forest recreation activities and their potential impact on the environment.
- Understand the principles of forest recreation planning, development, and promotion, including considerations for accessibility, sustainability, and user experience.
- Demonstrate the ability to plan forest recreational activities, taking into account environmental factors, user needs, and safety considerations.
Understanding Principles of Game Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll explore the physical impacts of game management on habitats and biodiversity, alongside social and ethical arguments related to field sports. The unit also covers relevant UK laws, codes of practice, and the roles of organisations involved in game management.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the physical influences of game management on the UK countryside
- Know the social and ethical arguments for and against field sports
- Know the laws and codes of practice relating to game management in the UK
- Know the roles of organisations associated with game management in the UK
Understanding Principles of Physical and Biological Environmental Processes Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll study scientific principles governing energy transfer and atmospheric processes within the earth-atmosphere system. The unit also covers physical and biological processes in the lithosphere and biosphere, enhancing understanding of environmental systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the scientific principles and processes that influence energy transfer and the atmosphere as part of the earth-atmosphere system, including radiation, convection, and the greenhouse effect.
- Understand the physical and biological processes within the lithosphere, including weathering, erosion, and soil formation.
- Understand the physical and biological processes within the biosphere, including photosynthesis, respiration, and decomposition.
- Know how water is used and managed within the hydrosphere, including water cycles, water resources, and water pollution.
Understanding River Fishery Creation and Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the ecology of different river types, causes of river degradation, and habitat improvement methods. The unit covers UK river fisheries types and success factors, enabling learners to plan the creation and management of riverine fisheries effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the ecological characteristics of different types of rivers
- Understand the factors that influence the ecology of different rivers
- Understand the causes of river degradation
- Understand the methods used to improve riverine habitats
- Know the different types of river fisheries available in the UK
- Know the factors that allow river fisheries to succeed
- Plan the creation of a riverine fishery
- Plan the management of a riverine fishery
Understanding Stillwater Fishery Creation and Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the characteristics of stillwaters and the requirements of various sports fisheries. The unit covers the creation and management of stillwater fisheries, including fish stock management and the application of appropriate fisheries management techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the characteristics of different types of stillwaters
- Understand the requirements of different sports fisheries in stillwaters
- Understand the process of creating a sports fishery in a stillwater environment
- Manage the fish stocks in a stillwater sports fishery effectively
- Undertake a range of stillwater fisheries management tasks
- Apply appropriate techniques for stillwater fisheries management
Understanding Water Quality Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain an understanding of physical, chemical, and biological factors influencing water quality and aquatic species. The unit includes measuring, recording, and interpreting water quality data, alongside principles of water treatment to manage and improve aquatic environments.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the factors that influence water quality
- Understand the physical factors that influence water quality and aquatic species
- Understand the chemical factors that influence water quality and aquatic species
- Understand the biological factors that influence water quality and aquatic species
- Measure basic water quality factors accurately
- Record water quality data effectively
- Interpret water quality data correctly
- Understand the principles of water treatment methods
Understanding Woodland Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners to collect and analyse woodland data and resources, enabling the production of woodland management plans. You'll understand woodland management objectives and planning processes to support sustainable woodland use and conservation.
What you'll be able to do
- Obtain relevant data and information about woodland characteristics and resources.
- Produce comprehensive woodland management plans, outlining objectives and strategies.
- Understand the various objectives of woodland management, including timber production, conservation, and recreation.
- Understand the principles and processes involved in woodland management planning, considering ecological and economic factors.
Undertake Estate Skills Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' practical skills in estate maintenance, including constructing, repairing, and maintaining boundaries, structures, and surfaces. You'll also carry out habitat management tasks using suitable materials and techniques to support estate upkeep.
What you'll be able to do
- Construct, repair or maintain boundaries using appropriate materials and techniques.
- Construct, repair or maintain structures such as fences, gates, and walls, ensuring structural integrity and aesthetic appeal.
- Construct, repair or maintain surfaces such as paths, patios, and driveways, using appropriate materials and techniques.
- Carry out practical habitat management work, including tasks such as hedge laying, coppicing, and woodland management.
Undertake Gamebird Production Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the management of reared gamebirds including biosecurity and disease control. You'll understand incubation principles and develop practical skills to operate incubators and rear gamebirds from day-old chicks to the poult stage.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the management practices for reared gamebirds.
- Know how incubation is organised for gamebird production.
- Operate an incubator to produce day old chicks.
- Operate a hatcher to produce day old chicks.
- Rear gamebirds from day-old to poult stage.
Undertake Grassland Habitat Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to understand the history and ecology of grassland habitats and to survey grassland species effectively. You'll explore management techniques and carry out practical habitat management to support grassland conservation.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the history of grassland habitats.
- Understand the ecology of grassland habitats.
- Survey grassland species.
- Survey grassland habitats.
- Understand management techniques for grassland sites.
- Carry out practical grassland habitat management activities.
Undertake an Investigative Project in the Land-based Sector Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' skills to identify, plan, and conduct an investigative project within the environmental and land-based sector. You'll collect and analyse data and report findings, applying research methods appropriate to their chosen topic.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and research a suitable topic for an investigative project within the environmental and land-based sector, ensuring it is relevant and manageable.
- Plan an investigative project in the environmental and land-based sector, including setting objectives, defining scope, and developing a methodology.
- Carry out an investigative project in the environmental and land-based sector, collecting and analysing data effectively.
- Report on an investigative project in the environmental and land-based sector, presenting findings and conclusions in a clear and concise manner.
Undertake and Review Work Related Experience in the Land-based Industries Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll explore opportunities within the environmental and land-based industries and prepare for work-based experiences. They will undertake and review practical placements, applying health and safety regulations and reflecting on their learning and achievement within the industry context.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and describe the range of opportunities available in the environmental and land-based industries.
- Prepare for a work-based experience in the environmental and land-based industry, including identifying objectives and required resources.
- Undertake a work-based experience in the environmental and land-based industry, adhering to health and safety regulations and industry best practices.
- Review a work-based experience in the environmental and land-based sector, evaluating achievements against objectives and identifying areas for improvement.
Undertaking Commercial Deer Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the organisation and facilitation of commercial deer management activities, including arranging third party deer stalking and planning within a business framework. You'll learn to ensure safe and humane culling and prepare by-products to meet client specifications.
What you'll be able to do
- Arrange third party deer stalking activities.
- Understand how to plan commercial deer management activities within a business framework.
- Facilitate safe third party deer culling activities.
- Facilitate humane third party deer culling activities.
- Prepare deer by-products to meet client requirements.
Undertaking Environmental Interpretation in Land-based Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to understand the role and benefits of environmental interpretation in engaging the public with natural environments. You'll produce interpretive plans, design themed interpretation media, and evaluate the effectiveness of environmental interpretation initiatives.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the role of environmental interpretation
- Explain the role of different types of media in environmental interpretation
- Produce an interpretive plan for a specific site
- Design a relevant piece of themed environmental interpretation
- Evaluate the effectiveness of environmental interpretation methods
- Evaluate the effectiveness of environmental interpretation materials
Undertaking Farm Habitat Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the historical development and ecology of farm habitats and associated wildlife species. The unit includes conducting habitat and species surveys and applying practical management techniques to enhance biodiversity within agricultural landscapes.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the development of the agricultural landscape, including the historical and environmental factors that have shaped it.
- Understand the ecology of farm habitats and wildlife species, including their interactions and importance for biodiversity.
- Carry out farm habitat and species surveys, using appropriate methods to identify and assess their condition.
- Carry out practical farm habitat management, implementing techniques to enhance biodiversity and improve habitat quality.
Undertaking Land-based Machinery Operations Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of the purpose, operation, and limitations of land-based machinery. You'll learn to prepare, safely operate, and carry out routine maintenance and simple repairs on land-based machines in accordance with safety regulations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and operation of land-based machines, including their functions, capabilities, and limitations.
- Prepare land-based machines ready for work, ensuring they are safe, functional, and properly adjusted.
- Safely operate land-based machinery, following established procedures and adhering to safety regulations.
- Carry out operator maintenance and simple repairs on land-based machinery, ensuring their continued functionality and preventing breakdowns.
Undertaking Shoot Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop knowledge of the administrative, legal, and physical resource requirements necessary for managing a shooting enterprise. This includes planning a shooting season and managing shoot days in compliance with relevant licences, permits, and wildlife protection legislation.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the administrative requirements for operating a shooting enterprise
- Explain the legal requirements for operating a shooting enterprise
- Identify the physical resources required for a shoot
- Assess the physical resources required for a shoot
- Develop a plan for a shooting season
- Implement a plan for a shooting season
- Manage activities on a shoot day
- Supervise activities on a shoot day
Undertaking Upland Habitat Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides knowledge of UK upland habitats, their ecological importance, and threats. You'll learn to survey upland habitats, identify key features, and carry out practical management activities to conserve these environments.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the characteristics of upland habitats of the UK.
- Survey a selection of upland habitats, identifying key features.
- Understand the threats to upland habitats.
- Understand the legislative controls in place for upland habitat management.
- Carry out practical upland habitat management activities.
Undertaking Urban Habitat Conservation Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to survey and assess urban habitats, identifying plant and animal species and evaluating habitat quality. The unit also covers ecological processes affecting urban habitats, the impact of pollution and invasive species, and the conservation importance of urban environments.
What you'll be able to do
- Survey the ecological characteristics of urban habitats, identifying plant and animal species and assessing habitat quality.
- Understand ecological processes influencing urban habitats, including succession, competition, and predation.
- Understand the problems caused by pollution and invasive species in urban habitats, and methods for their control.
- Know the conservation value of urban habitats, recognising their importance for biodiversity and human well-being.
Undertaking Vertebrate Pest and Predator Control Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to identify principal UK pest and predator species and understand their ecology. You'll learn to apply lethal and non-lethal control methods in accordance with legislation and best practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the principal UK pest and predator species, taking into account their physical characteristics and common behaviours.
- Understand the ecology of common UK pest and predator species, including their habitats, feeding habits, and reproductive cycles.
- Control pests and predators using lethal methods, adhering to relevant legislation and best practice guidelines.
- Understand pests and predators deterrent using non-lethal methods, evaluating their effectiveness and impact on the environment.
Undertaking Woodland Habitat Management Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit examines the historical development of UK woodlands and the impact of past management practices on biodiversity. You'll survey woodland structures and features and apply principles of woodland habitat management.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the historical development of woodland in the UK and its impact on current woodland ecosystems.
- Understand the influence of past management practices on woodland structure and composition.
- Survey the structures and features within a woodland ecosystem, including tree species, ground flora, and wildlife habitats.
- Identify and record key features of a woodland ecosystem.
- Understand the principles of woodland habitat management, including conservation, restoration, and sustainable timber production.
- Understand the ecological requirements of different woodland species.
- Manage woodland habitats to achieve specific conservation or production objectives.
- Implement appropriate management techniques, such as coppicing, thinning, and planting.
Use of Firearms in the Environmental and Land-based Sector Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with an understanding of firearms and ammunition used in the environmental and land-based sector. You'll learn firearm functions, ballistics principles, and safe handling practices to use firearms efficiently and humanely.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the function of different types of firearms used in the environmental and land-based sector
- Explain the function of different types of ammunition used in the environmental and land-based sector
- Explain the principles of ballistics relating to the safe use of firearms
- Explain the principles of ballistics relating to the efficient use of firearms
- Explain the principles of ballistics relating to the humane use of firearms
- Describe safe firearm handling techniques
- Demonstrate the safe use of firearms
- Demonstrate the efficient use of firearms
03The standards
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Ameliorate soil for tree health Legacy
- Standard
Assist people to comply with fisheries management requirements Legacy
- Standard
Collate and present fisheries population data
- Standard
Develop a Game
- Standard
Develop and implement a game bird production programme
- Standard
Identify and assess rural land use
- Standard
Identify social and community forestry opportunities and activities
- Standard
Implement and monitor wild deer culls
- Standard
Manage public relations for a wildlife management area
- Standard
Manage the Implementation of Game
- Standard
Prepare deer for human consumption (Legacy)
- Standard
Stalk and Cull Deer (Legacy)
04Where it leads
The jobs these credits are mapped to
A qualification is never a dead end here. Each of these is a job record this qualification is a mapped route into.
- 1 record
Where this can lead
Senior Biodiversity Manager
This work can lead to a Biodiversity Manager role overseeing a wider programme, or on to Director of Nature and Biodiversity, shaping strategy across a business.
See the whole journey05The credits
The credits, and who awards them
Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by City & Guilds Limited rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Business Management in the Land-based SectorLivestock Use in Conservation ManagementStalking and Shooting DeerUnderstand Deer ManagementUnderstand Deer Population Monitoring and Management PlansUnderstand Ecological Concepts and ApplicationUnderstand Working DogsUnderstand and Carry Out Tree Planting, Aftercare and Protection
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Navigator · your what-if tutor Illustration The Navigator Your plan for “Understand Deer Population Monitoring and Management Plans” assumes the same two people are free in March. What have you seen that makes you slightly uneasy about that?
You One of them has been pulled onto the migration twice already. Probably fine.
The Navigator That is the thread worth pulling. Let us build the version where it happens a third time and find the move that works either way.
- Bring your own plan Create
For “Understand Deer Population Monitoring and Management Plans” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Map a live decision Analyse
“Understanding Water Quality” runs on a decision you are facing now. Zavmo maps it with you and shows what the second-order effect looks like before you find out the slow way.
- Lead it Apply
“Business Management in the Land-based Sector” is practised on the team you actually have. You talk through the call you are about to make, and Zavmo makes you say it the way you would say it to them.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
City & Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma in Countryside Management
- Ameliorate soil for tree health Legacy
- Assist people to comply with fisheries management requirements Legacy
- Collate and present fisheries population data
- Develop a Game
- Develop and implement a game bird production programme
- Identify and assess rural land use
- Identify social and community forestry opportunities and activities
- Implement and monitor wild deer culls
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Business Management in the Land-based Sector, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Which job do you mean?
Learners will explore business management principles within the land-based sector, including industry scope, resources, structures, and marketplace dynamics. The unit also covers financial and physical record-keeping systems essential for effective business operation.
How the thinking builds
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
It is £70 a month, billed monthly. Your free first module is Future Fluency, and you can cancel any time. Teaching towards this qualification begins when you subscribe.
Built for City & Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma in Countryside Management
45 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by City & Guilds Limited.
- Business Management in the Land-based Sector
- Livestock Use in Conservation Management
- Stalking and Shooting Deer
- Understand Deer Management
- Understand Deer Population Monitoring and Management Plans
- Understand Ecological Concepts and Application
and 39 more in the full unit list below.
Free tools
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Learned on your own work, taught one-to-one.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your free first module is Future Fluency, so you can see how the teaching works before you pay for anything.
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The title, level, credits, guided learning hours and unit learning outcomes on this page are taken from the Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Where this data comes from.