City & Guilds Limited · RQF Level 3
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Environmental Conservation
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits53
- Guided learning442 hours
- Units in this qualification93
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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, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Advise on environmental information and developmentsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to advise on environmental information and developments by identifying and evaluating sources. The unit covers effective communication tailored to stakeholder needs and ethical considerations.
What you'll be able to do
- Advise on environmental information and developments.
- Understand how to advise on environmental information and developments.
Assist community groups to develop plans for collective actionReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to assist community groups in developing plans for collective action. The unit covers providing guidance, support, and resources, facilitating inclusive discussions, and understanding planning frameworks and engagement techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Assist community groups to develop plans for collective action by providing guidance, support, and resources.
- Facilitate community group discussions and decision-making processes to ensure that plans are inclusive and representative.
- Understand how to assist community groups to develop plans for collective action, including knowledge of relevant planning frameworks, community engagement techniques, and resource mobilisation strategies.
Assist community groups to evaluate and select options for collective actionReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain skills to assist community groups in evaluating and selecting options for collective action. The unit covers providing guidance, supporting decision-making, and understanding approaches to facilitate effective community involvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Assist community groups to evaluate and select options for collective action, providing guidance and support throughout the decision-making process.
- Understand how to assist community groups to evaluate and select options for collective action, considering different approaches and potential outcomes.
Carry out habitat managementReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll perform habitat management tasks across different habitat types, managing vegetation according to plans. The unit includes equipment selection, use, maintenance, safe working practices, and minimising environmental damage.
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance tasks.
- Manage vegetation in different types of habitat.
- Select equipment for managing vegetation.
- Use equipment for managing vegetation.
- Maintain equipment for managing vegetation.
- Work safely when managing vegetation.
- Minimise environmental damage when managing vegetation.
- Describe how to carry out maintenance tasks.
- Explain the need to manage vegetation.
- Understand the need to manage vegetation.
- Identify the types of equipment required to manage vegetation.
- Describe how to maintain the types of equipment required to manage vegetation.
- Explain the current health and safety legislation relevant to managing vegetation.
- Explain environmental good practice relevant to managing vegetation.
Carry out habitat management work to maintain suitable coastal site conditionsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to maintain suitable coastal site conditions through habitat management techniques. You'll select and use equipment safely, monitor effectiveness, and minimise environmental damage.
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain suitable coastal site conditions.
- Select, use and maintain equipment for maintaining suitable coastal site conditions.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage.
- Maintain suitable coastal site conditions.
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them.
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
Carry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for grasslandReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to maintain suitable site conditions for grassland through habitat management. You'll select and maintain appropriate equipment, work safely, and minimise environmental impact while applying practical techniques for grassland upkeep.
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain suitable site conditions for grassland
- Select equipment for maintaining suitable conditions for grassland
- Use equipment for maintaining suitable conditions for grassland
- Maintain equipment for maintaining suitable conditions for grassland
- Work safely when maintaining suitable conditions for grassland
- Minimise environmental damage when maintaining suitable conditions for grassland
- Maintain suitable site conditions for grassland
- Know the types of equipment required for maintaining suitable conditions for grassland
- Maintain the equipment required for maintaining suitable conditions for grassland
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to grassland maintenance
Carry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for heathlandReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll carry out habitat management tasks to maintain suitable conditions for heathland, including vegetation clearance, invasive species control, and grazing management. The unit covers equipment selection, safe use, maintenance, and environmental protection.
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Select equipment for maintaining suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Use equipment for maintaining suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Maintain equipment for maintaining suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Work safely when maintaining suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Minimise environmental damage when maintaining suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Describe how to maintain suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Identify the types of equipment required to maintain suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Describe how to maintain the types of equipment required to maintain suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Explain the current health and safety legislation relevant to maintaining suitable site conditions for heathland.
- Explain environmental good practice relevant to maintaining suitable site conditions for heathland.
Carry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for hedgerows / farmlandReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain skills to maintain suitable site conditions for hedgerows and farmland through habitat management. The unit includes safe equipment use, environmental protection, and problem recognition and resolution during management activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to maintain suitable site conditions for hedgerows or farmland
- Demonstrate the ability to select, use and maintain equipment for maintaining suitable site conditions for hedgerows or farmland
- Demonstrate the ability to work safely and minimise environmental damage during habitat management work
- Understand how to maintain suitable site conditions for hedgerows or farmland
- Know the types of equipment required for habitat management and how to maintain them
- Understand the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice relevant to habitat management
Carry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for moorlandReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to carry out habitat management to maintain suitable moorland site conditions. You'll select and maintain equipment, work safely, and minimise environmental damage in accordance with site requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain suitable coastal site conditions for moorland
- Select equipment for maintaining suitable site conditions for moorlands
- Use equipment for maintaining suitable site conditions for moorlands
- Maintain equipment for maintaining suitable site conditions for moorlands
- Work safely when maintaining suitable site conditions for moorland
- Minimise environmental damage when maintaining suitable site conditions for moorland
- Describe how to maintain suitable site conditions for moorland
- Identify the types of equipment required to maintain suitable site conditions for moorland
- Describe how to maintain the types of equipment required to maintain suitable site conditions for moorland
- Explain current health and safety legislation relevant to maintaining suitable site conditions for moorland
- Explain environmental good practice relevant to maintaining suitable site conditions for moorland
Carry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for wetlandReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to carry out habitat management in wetland environments. You'll maintain water levels, control vegetation, ensure water quality, select and maintain equipment, and work safely to minimise environmental impact.
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain suitable site conditions for wetland habitats effectively.
- Select appropriate equipment for maintaining suitable site conditions for wetland habitats.
- Use equipment safely and effectively for maintaining suitable site conditions for wetland habitats.
- Maintain equipment in good working order for maintaining suitable site conditions for wetland habitats.
- Work safely at all times when carrying out habitat management work in wetlands.
- Minimise environmental damage when carrying out habitat management work in wetlands.
- Describe the methods used to maintain suitable site conditions for wetlands.
- Identify the types of equipment required for maintaining suitable site conditions for wetlands.
- Explain how to maintain the equipment used for maintaining suitable site conditions for wetlands.
- Describe the current health and safety legislation relevant to habitat management work in wetlands.
- Explain environmental good practice relevant to habitat management work in wetlands.
Carry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for woodlandsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to maintain suitable woodland site conditions using habitat management techniques. The unit covers equipment selection and maintenance, safe working practices, and minimising environmental impact.
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain suitable site conditions for woodlands.
- Select, use and maintain equipment for maintaining suitable site conditions for woodlands.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage during habitat management activities.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to maintain suitable site conditions for woodland.
- Identify the types of equipment required for woodland maintenance and explain how to maintain them.
- Explain the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice relevant to woodland habitat management.
Chainsaw maintenanceReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop competence in maintaining chainsaws, including inspection, sharpening, cleaning, lubricating, part replacement, and testing to ensure correct functionality.
What you'll be able to do
- Carry out maintenance of a chainsaw
Co-ordinate and oversee habitat management workReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain skills to co-ordinate and oversee habitat management work, ensuring activities meet required standards. The unit includes promoting health and safety and environmental good practice throughout management processes.
What you'll be able to do
- Effectively co-ordinate habitat management work activities.
- Oversee habitat management work to ensure it meets required standards.
- Promote health and safety procedures during habitat management work.
- Promote environmental good practice during habitat management work.
- Understand the processes involved in co-ordinating habitat management work.
- Understand the processes involved in overseeing habitat management work.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation pertaining to habitat management.
- Understand relevant environmental good practice guidelines pertaining to habitat management.
Communicate information within the workplaceReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to communicate effectively within the workplace by developing skills in receiving and transmitting information. You'll understand relevant legislation and the impact of communication styles and channels.
What you'll be able to do
- Receive information within the workplace, demonstrating active listening and comprehension skills.
- Transmit information within the workplace, using appropriate communication methods and channels.
- Understand how to receive and transmit information within the workplace effectively, considering different communication styles and preferences.
- Understand the relevant legislation in receiving and sending information, including data protection and confidentiality requirements.
Communicate with, and care for, the public and othersReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' communication skills with the public and others, focusing on empathy, respect, and professionalism. You'll understand relevant legislation and organisational policies, adapting communication styles to meet diverse needs.
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate effectively with the public and others in a professional manner
- Work with, and care for, the public and others, demonstrating empathy and respect
- Understand relevant legislation related to interacting with the public and others
- Understand organisational policies and procedures related to interacting with the public and others
- Understand how to communicate effectively with the public and others, adapting communication styles to suit different audiences
- Understand how to work with, and care for, the public and others, addressing their needs and concerns appropriately
Conduct and report on a field survey for access networksReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the skills required to conduct and report on field surveys for access networks. You'll collect and record accurate survey data, apply safe working practices to minimise environmental damage, and produce clear reports based on their findings.
What you'll be able to do
- Collect and record field survey data for access networks accurately and comprehensively.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage while conducting field surveys.
- Report on the findings of the field survey for access networks, presenting data clearly and concisely.
Conduct and report on a field survey for animalsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop the ability to conduct and report on field surveys for animals, including accurate data collection using standardised formats. The unit emphasises safe working practices and minimising environmental damage during survey activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Collect field survey data for animals accurately and systematically.
- Record field survey data for animals clearly and comprehensively.
- Work safely when conducting field surveys for animals.
- Minimise environmental damage when conducting field surveys for animals.
- Report on the findings of the field survey for animals in a clear and concise manner.
Conduct and report on a field survey for habitat typesReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to conduct and report on field surveys for habitat types. You'll accurately and systematically collect and record data, work safely, minimise environmental damage, and produce clear and comprehensive reports.
What you'll be able to do
- Collect field survey data for habitat types accurately and systematically, using appropriate methods and equipment.
- Record field survey data for habitat types clearly and comprehensively, ensuring it is organised and readily accessible.
- Work safely during the field survey, adhering to relevant health and safety guidelines and procedures.
- Minimise environmental damage during the field survey, following environmental good practice and minimising disturbance to habitats and wildlife.
- Report on the field survey for habitat types, presenting the findings in a clear, concise, and informative manner.
Conduct and report on a field survey for peopleReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to conduct and report on field surveys for people. You'll collect and record data accurately using appropriate methods, work safely, and minimise environmental impact during survey activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Collect and record field survey data for people accurately and systematically, using appropriate methods and tools.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage during the field survey, adhering to health and safety regulations and environmental best practices.
- Report on the field survey for people clearly and concisely, presenting the findings in a format suitable for the intended audience.
Conduct and report on a field survey for physical featuresReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to conduct and report on field surveys for physical features. You'll collect and record data accurately and systematically, work safely, minimise environmental damage, and produce clear and comprehensive survey reports.
What you'll be able to do
- Collect field survey data for physical features accurately and systematically, using appropriate methods and equipment.
- Record field survey data for physical features clearly and comprehensively, ensuring it is organised and readily accessible.
- Work safely during the field survey, adhering to relevant health and safety guidelines and procedures.
- Minimise environmental damage during the field survey, following environmental good practice and minimising disturbance to habitats and wildlife.
- Report on the field survey for physical features, presenting the findings in a clear, concise, and informative manner.
Conduct and report on a field survey for plantsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to conduct and report on field surveys for plants, ensuring accurate data collection and recording. The unit emphasises safe working practices and minimising environmental damage during survey activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Collect field survey data for plants accurately
- Record field survey data for plants effectively
- Work safely during the field survey for plants
- Minimise environmental damage during the field survey for plants
- Report on the findings of the field survey for plants accurately and comprehensively
Consult and work with the local communityReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to consult and work collabouratively with local communities. The unit covers using appropriate consultation methods, identifying community needs and concerns, and participating in activities to achieve common goals.
What you'll be able to do
- Consult with the local community to identify their needs and concerns
- Work with the local community to achieve common goals
- Understand the principles of effective community consultation
- Understand the methods used to consult and work with the local community
- Understand the importance of building relationships with the local community
Contribute to managing aggressive and abusive behaviour of peopleReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge and skills to contribute to managing aggressive and abusive behaviour. The unit covers recognising triggers, applying de-escalation communication techniques, responding according to organisational policies, and accurate incident reporting.
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute effectively to the management of episodes of aggressive and abusive behaviour of people.
- Understand how to contribute to the management of episodes of aggressive and abusive behaviour of people, including recognising triggers and de-escalation techniques.
Contribute to restoring polluted environments to acceptable conditionsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to contribute to restoring polluted environments. You'll assess pollution extent, identify restoration methods, assist in restoration operations, and work safely to minimise environmental damage.
What you'll be able to do
- Assess the site to determine the extent of pollution and identify appropriate restoration methods.
- Assist and complete operations in the restoration of polluted environments to acceptable conditions, following established procedures and guidelines.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage during restoration activities, adhering to health and safety regulations and environmental best practices.
- Know the methods and reasons for restoration of polluted environments to acceptable conditions, demonstrating an understanding of the principles and techniques involved.
- Understand the methods and reasons for the restoration of polluted environments to acceptable conditions, including the ecological and environmental factors to consider.
- Select, use and maintain equipment for restoring polluted environments to acceptable conditions, ensuring safe and effective operation.
- Know the types of equipment required for restoring polluted environments and how to maintain them in good working order.
- Know the current health and safety legislation and environmental good practice relevant to the restoration of polluted environments.
Contribute to running a projectReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop an understanding of how to contribute effectively to projects by agreeing on briefs, planning, executing tasks, and participating in evaluations. The unit emphasises clarifying objectives, fulfilling responsibilities, and working collabouratively within project teams.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to contribute to agreeing to a project brief, including clarifying objectives and scope.
- Understand how to contribute effectively to a project, fulfiling assigned tasks and responsibilities.
- Understand the purpose of contributing to the evaluation of a project, including identifying successes and areas for improvement.
- Contribute to preparing and planning a project, assisting with tasks such as resource allocation and scheduling.
- Contribute to running a project, working collaboratively with team members to achieve project goals.
- Contribute to evaluating the outcomes of a project, providing feedback on its effectiveness and impact.
Contribute to the prevention of aggressive and abusive behaviour of peopleReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop the ability to take appropriate actions to discourage aggressive and abusive behaviour. The unit covers de-escalation techniques, reporting procedures, and an understanding of strategies to prevent such behaviours in various settings.
What you'll be able to do
- Take appropriate action to discourage aggressive and abusive behaviour of people
- Understand the range of actions that can be taken to discourage aggressive and abusive behaviour of people
Control vertebrate pest populations using chemical meansReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with the ability to control vertebrate pest populations using chemical methods. You'll assess pest presence, select and apply chemical controls safely, maintain records, and minimise environmental damage.
What you'll be able to do
- Determine the need for vertebrate pest control based on site assessment
- Control vertebrate pest populations using chemical means in a safe and effective manner
- Work safely when controlling vertebrate pest populations using chemical means
- Minimise environmental damage when controlling vertebrate pest populations using chemical means
- Maintain accurate records of vertebrate pest control activities
- Understand how to assess a site to determine the need for vertebrate pest control
- Understand the methods used to control vertebrate pest populations using chemical means
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation pertaining to vertebrate pest control using chemical means
- Understand environmental good practice related to vertebrate pest control using chemical means
- Understand how to maintain accurate records of vertebrate pest control activities
Control vertebrate pests and predators by shootingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners with the skills and knowledge to assess the need for, and safely control, vertebrate pests and predators by shooting. It includes safe firearm handling, humane dispatch methods, environmental considerations, and accurate record maintenance.
What you'll be able to do
- Determine the need for vertebrate pest and predator control measures.
- Shoot vertebrate pests and predators effectively and humanely.
- Handle firearms and ammunition safely and in accordance with legal requirements.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage during vertebrate pest and predator control activities.
- Maintain accurate records of vertebrate pest and predator control activities.
- Understand how to determine the need for vertebrate pest and predator control.
- Understand how to shoot vertebrate pests and predators effectively and humanely.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to vertebrate pest and predator control.
- Understand how to maintain accurate records of vertebrate pest and predator control activities.
Control vertebrate pests and predators using trapsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll determine the need for vertebrate pest and predator control by assessing activity evidence and environmental impact. The unit includes selecting and using traps safely, minimising environmental damage, and maintaining accurate records.
What you'll be able to do
- Determine the need for vertebrate pest and predator control in a given situation.
- Trap vertebrate pests and predators effectively and humanely.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage when controlling vertebrate pests and predators.
- Maintain accurate records of vertebrate pest and predator control activities.
- Understand how to determine the need for vertebrate pest and predator control.
- Understand how to trap vertebrate pests and predators using appropriate methods.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to pest control.
- Understand how to maintain accurate records of pest control activities.
Cross-cut and stack small diameter timber using a chainsawReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to cross-cut and stack small diametre timber using a chainsaw safely and accurately. The unit includes safe chainsaw operation, adherence to safety regulations, and producing timber to specified dimensions with organised stacking.
What you'll be able to do
- Cross-cut small diameter timber using a chainsaw, adhering to safety regulations and industry best practices.
- Stack small diameter timber using a chainsaw, ensuring stability and efficient use of space.
Deal with accidents and emergencies involving children and young people during environmental activitiesReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to respond appropriately to accidents and emergencies involving children and young people during environmental activities. The unit includes practical responses, adherence to organisational procedures, and understanding relevant safety protocols.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to deal with accidents and emergencies whilst working with children and young people during environmental activities
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to deal with accidents and emergencies when working with children and young people during environmental activities
Deliver a presentationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with the skills to prepare, deliver, and evaluate presentations. You'll understand how to define objectives, plan content, use enhancement techniques, engage audiences, and assess presentation effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose of preparing for a presentation.
- Understand the purpose of evaluating a presentation.
- Understand the techniques used to enhance a presentation's impact.
- Prepare effectively for the delivery of a presentation.
- Deliver a presentation in a clear and engaging manner.
- Evaluate a presentation, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
Deliver and evaluate interpretive entertainment and educational activitiesReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the delivery and evaluation of interpretive entertainment and educational activities. You'll develop techniques to engage diverse audiences, adapt delivery methods, respond to feedback, and assess the effectiveness of their activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Deliver interpretive and educational activities to engage audiences with environmental topics
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interpretive and educational activities in achieving learning objectives
- Explain how to deliver engaging and informative interpretive entertainment and educational activities
- Explain how to evaluate the effectiveness of interpretive and educational activities, using appropriate methods
Design and install drainage systemsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the calculation of drainage requirements and the installation of drainage systems. You'll promote health and safety, maintain equipment, and evaluate system effectiveness while understanding environmental considerations during installation.
What you'll be able to do
- Calculate drainage requirements accurately
- Install drainage systems effectively
- Promote health and safety during drainage installation
- Promote good environmental practice during drainage installation
- Maintain equipment during installing drainage
- Use equipment safely during installing drainage
- Understand the calculations required for drainage
- Understand why it is important to be able to install drainage systems
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used for drainage installation
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental practice related to drainage
Develop a presentationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the purpose of preparing and evaluating presentations and develop skills to plan, structure, and deliver presentations effectively. The unit includes audience analysis, message definition, information gathering, and the use of feedback for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose of preparing for a presentation.
- Understand the purpose of evaluating a presentation after delivery.
- Develop a presentation on a given topic.
Encourage and motivate volunteersReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to encourage and motivate volunteers by promoting the ethos and values of volunteering. The unit covers recognising volunteer contributions through timely acknowledgement and constructive feedback.
What you'll be able to do
- Motivate volunteers by promoting the special ethos and values of volunteering.
- Recognise voluntary effort by valuing volunteer contributions.
- Understand how to motivate volunteers by promoting the special ethos and values of volunteering within an organisation.
- Understand how to recognise voluntary effort by valuing volunteer contributions to an organisation.
Encourage involvement in recyclingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners to promote recycling initiatives by selecting and adapting communication methods for different audiences. You'll understand the environmental, social, and economic benefits of recycling and relevant health and safety legislation.
What you'll be able to do
- Promote recycling to others using appropriate communication methods.
- Understand the need to encourage and involve people in recycling initiatives.
- Know the implications of encouraging involvement in recycling with respect to health and safety regulations.
- Know the implications of encouraging involvement in recycling with respect to waste legislation.
- Know the implications of encouraging involvement in recycling with respect to waste regulations.
Establish and protect grassland vegetationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides knowledge and practical skills to establish and protect grassland vegetation. You'll understand relevant health and safety legislation, environmental good practice, and equipment maintenance to effectively manage grassland habitats.
What you'll be able to do
- Establish and protect grassland vegetation
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required for establishing and protecting grassland vegetation
- Maintain the equipment required for establishing and protecting grassland vegetation
- Establish and protect grassland vegetation effectively
- Distinguish between a grassland habitat and other types of habitat
- Work safely when establishing and protecting grassland vegetation
- Minimise environmental damage when establishing and protecting grassland vegetation
- Select relevant equipment for establishing and protecting grassland vegetation
- Use relevant equipment for establishing and protecting grassland vegetation
- Maintain relevant equipment for establishing and protecting grassland vegetation
Establish and protect heathland vegetationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge and skills to establish and protect heathland vegetation, including appropriate methods and equipment use. The unit covers relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe how to establish heathland vegetation
- Describe how to protect heathland vegetation
- Explain relevant health and safety legislation for establishing and protecting heathland vegetation
- Explain environmental good practice for establishing and protecting heathland vegetation
- Identify the types of equipment required for establishing and protecting heathland vegetation
- Describe how to maintain the types of equipment required for establishing and protecting heathland vegetation
- Establish heathland vegetation
- Protect heathland vegetation
- Distinguish between a heathland habitat and other types of habitat
- Work safely when establishing and protecting heathland vegetation
- Minimise environmental damage when establishing and protecting heathland vegetation
- Select relevant equipment for establishing and protecting heathland vegetation
- Use relevant equipment for establishing and protecting heathland vegetation
- Maintain relevant equipment for establishing and protecting heathland vegetation
Establish and protect hedgerows/farmland vegetationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge of establishing and protecting hedgerows and farmland vegetation. The unit covers site preparation, species selection, planting techniques, protection methods, relevant health and safety legislation, environmental good practice, and equipment maintenance.
What you'll be able to do
- Establish hedgerows and farmland vegetation, including site preparation, species selection, and planting techniques.
- Protect hedgerows and farmland vegetation from damage, including fencing, pest control, and weed management.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to hedgerow and farmland vegetation management.
- Know the types of equipment required for hedgerow and farmland vegetation management and how to maintain them in good working order.
- Establish hedgerows and farmland vegetation according to best practice guidelines.
- Protect hedgerows and farmland vegetation from damage using appropriate methods.
- Distinguish between a hedgerow/farmland habitat and other types of habitat based on their characteristics and ecological functions.
- Work safely when establishing and protecting hedgerows and farmland vegetation, adhering to relevant health and safety procedures.
- Minimise environmental damage when establishing and protecting hedgerows and farmland vegetation, following environmental good practice.
- Select, use, and maintain relevant equipment for hedgerow and farmland vegetation management effectively and safely.
Establish and protect moorland vegetationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge and practical skills to establish and protect moorland vegetation. It includes relevant health and safety legislation, environmental good practice, and equipment selection and maintenance.
What you'll be able to do
- Establish and protect moorland vegetation.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them.
- Establish and protect moorland vegetation.
- Distinguish between a moorland habitat and other types of habitat.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage.
- Select, use and maintain relevant equipment.
Establish and protect wetland vegetationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the establishment and protection of wetland vegetation, including relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice. You'll understand appropriate methods, equipment maintenance, and habitat identification to support wetland conservation.
What you'll be able to do
- Establish wetland vegetation
- Protect wetland vegetation
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
- Know relevant environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required for establishing and protecting wetland vegetation
- Maintain equipment used for establishing and protecting wetland vegetation
- Establish wetland vegetation
- Protect wetland vegetation
- Distinguish between a wetland habitat and other types of habitat
- Work safely when establishing and protecting wetland vegetation
- Minimise environmental damage when establishing and protecting wetland vegetation
- Select relevant equipment for establishing and protecting wetland vegetation
- Use relevant equipment for establishing and protecting wetland vegetation
- Maintain relevant equipment for establishing and protecting wetland vegetation
Establish and protect woodland vegetationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge and practical skills to establish and protect woodland vegetation, including compliance with health and safety legislation and environmental good practice. The unit covers species selection, habitat distinction, equipment use, and maintenance.
What you'll be able to do
- Establish woodland vegetation
- Protect woodland vegetation
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
- Know relevant environmental good practice
- Know the types of equipment required for woodland vegetation establishment and protection
- Maintain equipment used for woodland vegetation establishment and protection
- Establish woodland vegetation
- Protect woodland vegetation
- Distinguish between a woodland habitat and other types of habitat
- Work safely when establishing and protecting woodland vegetation
- Minimise environmental damage when establishing and protecting woodland vegetation
- Select relevant equipment for woodland vegetation establishment and protection
- Use relevant equipment for woodland vegetation establishment and protection
- Maintain relevant equipment for woodland vegetation establishment and protection
Establishing plants or seeds in soilReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners with the knowledge and skills to establish plants or seeds in soil safely and effectively. You'll select and maintain suitable equipment, transport plant materials appropriately, and apply best practices to promote healthy plant growth while minimising environmental harm.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate equipment for establishing plants or seeds in soil
- Use equipment safely and effectively for establishing plants or seeds in soil
- Maintain equipment used for establishing plants or seeds in soil in good working order
- Select suitable plants and/or seeds for establishment
- Transport plants and/or seeds safely and effectively
- Establish plants and/or seeds correctly in soil
- Work safely during the plant or seed establishment process
- Minimise environmental damage during the plant or seed establishment process
- Describe the requirements for establishing healthy plants
- Explain how to deal with damage and pollution incidents during plant or seed establishment
- Describe the types of equipment required for plant or seed establishment and their maintenance requirements
- Explain current health and safety legislation related to plant or seed establishment
- Explain environmental good practice related to plant or seed establishment
Give customers a positive impression of yourself and your organisation.Real unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' abilities to establish rapport with customers, respond to their needs, and communicate effectively to create a positive impression. You'll understand professionalism and how to represent themselves and their organisation appropriately.
What you'll be able to do
- Establish rapport with customers, creating a positive and welcoming interaction
- Respond appropriately to customers, addressing their needs and concerns effectively
- Communicate information to customers clearly and accurately, using appropriate language and tone
- Understand how to give customers a positive impression of themselves and the organisation, demonstrating professionalism and helpfulness
Identify and respond to incidents of floodingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to identify and respond to flooding incidents safely and in accordance with legislation. You'll assess damage, implement response plans, and coordinate resources while adhering to health, safety, and environmental good practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Work safely and in line with relevant legislation when responding to flooding incidents, adhering to health and safety protocols.
- Assess incidents of flooding, evaluating the extent of the damage and potential risks.
- Implement plans for dealing with incidents of flooding, coordinating resources and personnel effectively.
- Know the relevant health and safety and legislation and environmental good practice related to flood response activities.
- Know the types of incidents of flooding, including causes, characteristics, and potential impacts.
- Produce and implement plans for dealing with incidents of flooding, including risk assessment, resource allocation, and communication strategies.
- Deal with incidents of flooding, including techniques for water control, damage mitigation, and public safety.
- Communicate effectively during incidents of flooding, providing clear and timely information to stakeholders.
Identify areas at risk of floodingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll identify areas at risk of flooding using given criteria and record and report findings to relevant authorities. The unit covers factors influencing flood risk, including rainfall, topography, and land use, and considers climate change impacts and mitigation strategies.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify areas at risk of flooding based on given criteria.
- Understand how to identify areas at risk of flooding, considering relevant factors and indicators.
Identify the need for, and plan, habitat management workReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to assess habitat conditions and identify necessary management work. You'll develop plans detailing objectives, tasks, resources, and timelines to maintain or improve habitats effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify habitat management work that is required in a specific location.
- Plan for habitat management work, considering resources and objectives.
- Understand how to identify the need for habitat management work based on ecological principles.
- Understand the need to plan habitat management work to ensure its effectiveness and sustainability.
Implement environmental good practice at workReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to encourage environmental good practice and improve work activities to enhance environmental performance. You'll promote awareness, implement improvements, and understand strategies for sustainable workplace behaviour.
What you'll be able to do
- Encourage environmental good practice at work.
- Improve work activities to enhance environmental performance.
- Describe how to encourage environmental good practice at work.
- Describe how to improve work activities to enhance environmental performance.
Interpret surveys and report on findingsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to interpret survey data accurately, identify trends, and draw conclusions. The unit covers structuring reports clearly and using visual aids to present findings effectively to various audiences.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret survey data accurately
- Report on survey findings clearly and concisely
- Understand how to interpret survey data, including statistical analysis and data visualisation
- Understand how to report on survey findings, including structuring reports and presenting data effectively
Involve people in community recyclingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to involve community groups in recycling projects. The unit covers planning, engaging participants, monitoring involvement, and understanding health and safety, waste legislation, and regulatory implications.
What you'll be able to do
- Involve groups within the community in a recycling project, following agreed procedures.
- Understand how to involve people in community recycling, considering different approaches and communication methods.
- Understand the implications for work in respect of health and safety, waste legislation and regulations, ensuring compliance with relevant guidelines.
Maintain and store records within the workplaceReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with skills to maintain and store workplace records securely and accurately. You'll understand data protection, confidentiality, organisational procedures for record keeping, and appropriate disposal methods.
What you'll be able to do
- Maintain and store records within the workplace in accordance with organisational procedures.
- Understand how to maintain and store records within the workplace, including the importance of data protection and confidentiality.
Maintain child welfare and safety during environmental activities and outingsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop the ability to prepare and maintain safe environments for children and young people during environmental activities and outings. The unit covers risk assessment, hazard control, safety equipment, and adapting activities to ensure welfare and safety.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare a safe environment for children and young people during activities and outings
- Maintain a safe environment for children and young people during activities and outings
- Understand how to prepare a safe environment for children and young people during activities and outings
- Understand how to maintain a safe environment for children and young people during activities and outings
Maintain equipment and machinesReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to maintain equipment and machines safely and effectively. You'll prepare equipment for maintenance, perform routine procedures, identify faults, and adhere to health and safety and environmental standards.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare equipment and machines for maintenance, ensuring they are safe and ready for the process.
- Carry out maintenance procedures on equipment and machines, following established protocols and guidelines.
- Work safely when maintaining equipment and machines, adhering to health and safety regulations and minimising risks.
- Minimise environmental damage when maintaining equipment and machines, following good environmental practices.
- Prepare equipment and machines for maintenance, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the preparation process.
- Carry out maintenance procedures for equipment and machines, demonstrating knowledge of appropriate techniques and methods.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation applicable to equipment and machine maintenance, demonstrating awareness of legal requirements.
- Know environmental good practice relevant to equipment and machine maintenance, demonstrating awareness of environmentally responsible procedures.
Maintaining plants outdoorsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to select and use tools for outdoor plant maintenance, including watering, feeding, and pest control. The unit covers safe working practices, equipment maintenance, and minimising environmental damage to support plant health.
What you'll be able to do
- Select and use appropriate tools and maintain relevant equipment for maintaining plants outdoors.
- Maintain the health of plants outdoors, including watering, feeding, and pest control.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage when maintaining plants outdoors.
- Understand how to maintain the health of plants outdoors.
- Understand relevant health and safety and animal welfare legislation and environmental good practice related to maintaining plants outdoors.
Manage and deal with actual or potential breaches of the law or securityReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to manage and respond to actual or potential breaches of the law or security. You'll demonstrate practical skills in simulated environments and understand legal implications, reporting procedures, and organisational protocols.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to manage and deal with breaches of the law or security
- Understand how to manage and deal with actual or potential breaches of the law or security
Manage environmental emergencies and incidentsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners to manage environmental emergencies and incidents by responding appropriately, containing impacts, and reporting to authorities. You'll follow established procedures to mitigate environmental harm effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Manage environmental emergencies.
- Manage environmental incidents.
- Describe how to manage environmental emergencies.
- Describe how to manage environmental incidents.
Manage the work of volunteersReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to plan, prepare, lead, and assess the work of volunteers within an organisation. The unit includes promoting health and safety, environmental good practice, and maintaining accurate records related to volunteer activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the work of volunteers
- Prepare resources for volunteers
- Lead the work of volunteers
- Assess the work of volunteers
- Provide feedback to volunteers
- Promote health and safety good practice when managing volunteers
- Promote environmental good practice when managing volunteers
- Maintain accurate records of volunteer work
- Understand how to plan the work of volunteers
- Understand how to prepare resources for volunteers
- Understand how to lead the work of volunteers
- Understand how to assess the work of volunteers
- Understand how to provide feedback to volunteers
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
- Understand relevant environmental good practice
- Understand the importance of accurate record keeping when managing volunteers
Manage vegetation by coppicingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to manage vegetation through coppicing safely and effectively. You'll select, use, and maintain equipment, apply appropriate techniques, and minimise environmental impact in line with site management requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Select relevant equipment for managing vegetation by coppicing
- Use relevant equipment for managing vegetation by coppicing
- Maintain relevant equipment for managing vegetation by coppicing
- Work safely when managing vegetation by coppicing
- Minimise environmental damage when managing vegetation by coppicing
- Carry out the coppicing operation in line with site management requirements
- Describe how to carry out coppicing safely
- Recognise the vegetation to be managed by coppicing
- Identify the types of equipment required for managing vegetation by coppicing
- Describe how to maintain the types of equipment required for managing vegetation by coppicing
- Explain relevant health and safety legislation for managing vegetation by coppicing
- Explain environmental good practice for managing vegetation by coppicing
Manage vegetation by cutting/mowingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to select, use, and maintain equipment for managing vegetation by cutting or mowing. The unit emphasises safe working practices, environmental protection, and adherence to site management requirements during cutting or mowing operations.
What you'll be able to do
- Select relevant equipment for managing vegetation by cutting/mowing
- Use relevant equipment for managing vegetation by cutting/mowing
- Maintain relevant equipment for managing vegetation by cutting/mowing
- Work safely when managing vegetation by cutting/mowing
- Minimise environmental damage when managing vegetation by cutting/mowing
- Carry out the cutting/mowing operation in line with site management requirements
- Carry out the cutting/mowing safely
- Recognise the vegetation to be managed by cutting/mowing
- Know the types of equipment required for managing vegetation by cutting/mowing
- Maintain the equipment required for managing vegetation by cutting/mowing
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to cutting/mowing
Manage vegetation by fellingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the selection, use, and maintenance of equipment for managing vegetation by felling. You'll learn to carry out felling operations safely, minimise environmental damage, and comply with site management requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Select relevant equipment for managing vegetation by felling
- Use relevant equipment for managing vegetation by felling
- Maintain relevant equipment for managing vegetation by felling
- Work safely when managing vegetation by felling
- Minimise environmental damage when managing vegetation by felling
- Carry out the felling operation in line with site management requirements
- Carry out the felling safely
- Recognise the vegetation to be managed
- State how to recognise the vegetation to be managed
- Know the types of equipment required for managing vegetation by felling
- Maintain equipment used for managing vegetation by felling
- Know relevant health and safety legislation
- Know relevant environmental good practice
Manage vegetation by hedge maintenanceReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to manage vegetation by hedge maintenance safely and effectively. The unit covers equipment selection, use, maintenance, environmental considerations, and adherence to site management requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Select, use and maintain relevant equipment for managing vegetation by hedge maintenance.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage.
- Carry out the hedge maintenance operation in line with site management requirements.
- Carry out the hedge maintenance safely.
- Recognise the vegetation to be managed.
- Know the types of equipment required and how to maintain them.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
Manage vegetation by mulchingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with the skills to manage vegetation through mulching safely and effectively. You'll select, use, and maintain appropriate equipment, minimise environmental impact, and comply with site management requirements during mulching operations.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate equipment for managing vegetation by mulching
- Use equipment safely and effectively for managing vegetation by mulching
- Maintain equipment used for managing vegetation by mulching in good working order
- Work safely during the mulching operation
- Minimise environmental damage during the mulching operation
- Carry out the mulching operation in line with specific site management requirements
- Describe the procedures for carrying out mulching safely
- Identify the vegetation to be managed by mulching
- Describe the types of equipment required for mulching and their maintenance requirements
- Explain relevant health and safety legislation related to mulching operations
- Explain environmental good practice related to mulching operations
Manage vegetation by pruningReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop the ability to select, use, and maintain equipment for pruning vegetation safely and effectively. The unit covers adherence to site management requirements, environmental considerations, and recognition of pruning needs.
What you'll be able to do
- Select relevant equipment for managing vegetation by pruning
- Use relevant equipment for managing vegetation by pruning
- Maintain relevant equipment for managing vegetation by pruning
- Work safely when managing vegetation by pruning
- Minimise environmental damage when managing vegetation by pruning
- Carry out the pruning operation in line with site management requirements
- Carry out the pruning safely
- Recognise the vegetation to be managed by pruning
- Know the types of equipment required for managing vegetation by pruning
- Maintain the equipment required for managing vegetation by pruning
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to pruning
Manage vegetation by sprayingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit focuses on managing vegetation by spraying, including selecting and maintaining appropriate equipment, safe operation, and environmental protection. You'll carry out spraying operations aligned with site management requirements and recognise hazards.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate equipment for managing vegetation by spraying, based on site requirements
- Use equipment safely and effectively for managing vegetation by spraying
- Maintain equipment used for managing vegetation by spraying in good working order
- Work safely during vegetation spraying operations, adhering to health and safety guidelines
- Minimise environmental damage during vegetation spraying operations
- Carry out the spraying operation in line with specific site management requirements and objectives
- Describe how to carry out vegetation spraying safely, adhering to health and safety guidelines
- Identify and recognise the vegetation species to be managed through spraying
- Describe the types of equipment required for vegetation spraying and how to maintain them
- Explain relevant health and safety legislation pertaining to vegetation spraying operations
- Explain environmental good practice and its application to vegetation spraying activities
Manage vegetation by thinningReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to select, use, and maintain equipment for vegetation thinning while working safely and minimising environmental impact. You'll carry out thinning operations in accordance with site management requirements and understand safe practices and hazard recognition.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate equipment for managing vegetation by thinning, based on site requirements
- Use equipment safely and effectively for managing vegetation by thinning
- Maintain equipment used for managing vegetation by thinning in good working order
- Work safely during vegetation thinning operations, adhering to health and safety guidelines
- Minimise environmental damage during vegetation thinning operations
- Carry out the thinning operation in line with specific site management requirements and objectives
- Describe how to carry out vegetation thinning safely, adhering to health and safety guidelines
- Identify and recognise the vegetation species to be managed through thinning
- Describe the types of equipment required for vegetation thinning and how to maintain them
- Explain relevant health and safety legislation pertaining to vegetation thinning operations
- Explain environmental good practice and its application to vegetation thinning activities
Manage vegetation by uprootingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners to manage vegetation by uprooting safely and effectively. You'll select, use, and maintain appropriate equipment, implement safe working practices, and minimise environmental damage during vegetation management.
What you'll be able to do
- Select, use and maintain relevant equipment for managing vegetation by uprooting, ensuring safe and efficient operation.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage during vegetation uprooting, adhering to best practices and regulations.
- Carry out the uprooting operation in line with site management requirements, ensuring effective vegetation control and habitat management.
- Carry out the uprooting safely, including risk assessment and safe working practices.
- Recognise the vegetation to be managed, including identification of target species and potential impacts on the ecosystem.
- Know the types of equipment required for vegetation uprooting and how to maintain them in good working order.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to vegetation management activities.
Monitor and evaluate the construction and maintenance of structures and surfacesReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll monitor and evaluate the construction and maintenance of structures and surfaces against specifications. The unit covers quality assessment, identification of deviations, recommendation of corrective actions, and adherence to health, safety, and environmental standards.
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and evaluate the construction and maintenance of structures and surfaces
- Understand how to monitor and evaluate the construction and maintenance of structures and surfaces
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to the construction and maintenance of structures and surfaces
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of habitat management workReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to monitor and evaluate habitat management effectiveness by implementing suitable methods and analysing data. The unit supports making informed recommendations to improve management outcomes.
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor the effectiveness of habitat management work using appropriate methods.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of habitat management work against agreed objectives.
- Understand how to monitor the effectiveness of habitat management work.
- Understand how to evaluate the effectiveness of habitat management work.
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of promoting the characteristics and values of the organisationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of promotional activities by selecting appropriate methods and tools. You'll assess promotion impact against targets and understand the importance of measuring outcomes for organisational values.
What you'll be able to do
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of promotion activities, using appropriate methods and tools.
- Understand the need to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of promotion, including measuring its impact on target audiences and organisational goals.
Monitor and report on environmental conditionsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to monitor environmental conditions using appropriate methods and report findings accurately. It emphasises health and safety procedures and environmental good practice during monitoring activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Accurately monitor environmental conditions using appropriate methods.
- Promote health and safety procedures during environmental monitoring activities.
- Promote environmental good practice during environmental monitoring activities.
- Report on the results of monitoring environmental conditions in a clear and concise manner.
- Understand the need to monitor environmental conditions to inform decision-making.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation pertaining to environmental monitoring.
- Understand relevant environmental good practice guidelines pertaining to environmental monitoring.
- Understand the need to report on environmental conditions to relevant stakeholders.
Negotiate changes to the use of land or sea areasReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to identify environmental, social, and economic issues related to land or sea use. The unit covers developing recommendations, negotiating changes with stakeholders, and monitoring implementation using effective communication strategies.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify issues with the use of land or sea areas, considering environmental, social, and economic factors.
- Develop recommendations for managing changes to the use of land or sea areas, taking into account stakeholder perspectives and potential impacts.
- Negotiate changes to the use of land or sea areas, employing effective communication and conflict resolution skills.
- Monitor the implementation of changes of use of land or sea, ensuring compliance with agreed plans and regulations.
- Understand how to identify issues related to land or sea use, including data collection and analysis techniques.
- Understand how to develop recommendations for change of use for land or sea, considering feasibility and sustainability.
- Understand why the involvement of others is important in negotiating changes to land or sea use, recognising the value of diverse perspectives.
- Understand how to negotiate effectively, employing strategies for reaching mutually beneficial agreements.
- Understand why it is important to monitor the implementation of the agreed action, ensuring accountability and achieving desired outcomes.
Operate work boatsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain the skills and knowledge to operate work boats safely and efficiently. The unit includes manoeuvring, routine maintenance, hazard identification, and adherence to health and safety and environmental good practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Operate work boats.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage.
- Operate work boats.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
Plan the construction and maintenance of structures and surfacesReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll develop the ability to plan construction and maintenance of structures and surfaces, including resource allocation and site assessment. The unit also covers relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan the construction of structures and surfaces.
- Plan the maintenance of structures and surfaces.
- Understand how to plan the construction of structures and surfaces.
- Understand how to plan the maintenance of structures and surfaces.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation relating to the construction and maintenance of structures and surfaces.
- Understand environmental good practice relating to the construction and maintenance of structures and surfaces.
Plan, deliver and evaluate environmental projectsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain the skills to plan, deliver, and evaluate environmental projects effectively. The unit includes developing project plans, managing resources and risks, overseeing delivery, and assessing outcomes against objectives and stakeholder requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan environmental projects effectively
- Deliver environmental projects to agreed specifications
- Evaluate environmental projects against set criteria
- Understand how to plan environmental projects, including resource allocation and risk assessment
- Understand how to deliver environmental projects, including managing teams and stakeholders
- Understand how to evaluate environmental projects, including data collection and analysis
Prepare and maintain the operational condition of work boatsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with the knowledge and skills to prepare and maintain workboats for operational use. You'll conduct safety checks, perform routine maintenance, and comply with health and safety and environmental regulations.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare workboats for operation according to manufacturer guidelines and safety regulations
- Maintain the operational condition of workboats through regular checks and servicing
- Work safely when preparing and maintaining workboats, adhering to safety protocols
- Minimise environmental damage when preparing and maintaining workboats, using appropriate disposal methods
- Prepare workboats for operation, including pre-start checks and equipment readiness
- Maintain the operational condition of workboats, including routine maintenance and repairs
- Know relevant health and safety legislation related to workboat operation and maintenance
- Know relevant environmental good practice related to workboat operation and maintenance
Prepare interpretive entertainment and educational activitiesReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll prepare interpretive, entertainment, and educational activities by selecting resources, planning content, and organising the physical environment. The unit emphasises health, safety, and environmental good practice in activity preparation.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare interpretive, entertainment and educational activities in a land-based context.
- Promote health and safety practices in the workplace.
- Promote environmental good practice in the workplace.
- Understand how to prepare interpretive entertainment and educational activities effectively.
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation pertaining to land-based activities.
- Understand environmental good practice and its importance in the land-based sector.
Prepare sites for landscape worksReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with the skills to prepare sites for landscape works. You'll form ground profiles to specification, maintain and use equipment safely, and promote health, safety, and environmental good practice on site.
What you'll be able to do
- Form ground profiles for landscape works according to specifications
- Maintain equipment used during preparation of sites for landscape works
- Use equipment safely and effectively during preparation of sites for landscape works
- Promote health and safety practices on site
- Promote environmental good practice on site
- Understand the methods used to form ground profiles for landscape works
- Understand the reasons for maintaining equipment used in landscape works
- Know relevant health and safety legislation related to site preparation
- Know relevant environmental good practice related to site preparation
Prepare sites to create habitatsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit focuses on preparing sites for habitat creation by clearing vegetation, modifying soil, and managing water. You'll work safely, minimise environmental damage, and select, use, and maintain relevant equipment following health and safety legislation.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare sites for habitats, ensuring appropriate conditions for the intended species and ecosystem.
- Work safely and minimise environmental damage during site preparation, adhering to best practices and regulations.
- Select, use and maintain relevant equipment for site preparation, ensuring efficient and safe operation.
- Prepare sites to create habitats, including techniques for soil preparation, vegetation management, and water control.
- Know relevant health and safety legislation and environmental good practice related to site preparation activities.
- Know the types of equipment required for site preparation and how to maintain them in good working order.
Prepare to undertake and report on a field surveyReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of accurate data collection and recording methods for field surveys. You'll understand the importance of precise data handling and develop skills to report survey findings clearly and effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe how to collect data for field surveys accurately
- Describe how to record data effectively for field surveys
- Describe how to report on field surveys effectively
Prepare, conduct and report on field surveysReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit equips learners to prepare for, conduct, and report on field surveys while promoting health, safety, and environmental good practice. You'll plan surveys, collect and record data accurately, understand team roles, and communicate findings effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare to collect data for field surveys
- Collect data through field surveys
- Record data through field surveys
- Promote health and safety good practice during field surveys
- Promote environmental good practice during field surveys
- Understand how to prepare for conducting surveys
- Understand the roles of team members in conducting surveys
- Understand how to conduct field surveys
- Understand how to report on field surveys
- Understand relevant health and safety legislation
- Understand relevant environmental good practice
Prepare, produce and evaluate interpretive mediaReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll prepare briefs, monitor production, and evaluate the effectiveness of interpretive media. The unit includes defining objectives and target audiences, applying research methods, and using communication strategies to engage stakeholders.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare briefs for producing interpretive media, clearly defining objectives, target audience, and key messages.
- Monitor the production of interpretative media, ensuring adherence to the brief and quality standards.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of interpretative media, assessing its impact on the target audience and achievement of objectives.
- Understand how to prepare briefs for producing interpretative media, including research, planning, and communication skills.
- Understand how to produce and monitor interpretive media, including different media formats and production processes.
- Understand how to evaluate the effectiveness of interpretive media, using appropriate methods and tools.
Preparing ground for seeding and plantingReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll prepare ground for seeding and planting by selecting, using, and maintaining equipment safely and effectively. The unit covers hazard awareness, weed identification, and environmental considerations to achieve suitable ground conditions.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate equipment for preparing ground for seeding and planting.
- Use equipment safely and effectively for preparing ground for seeding and planting.
- Maintain equipment in good working order for preparing ground for seeding and planting.
- Prepare ground effectively for seeding and planting.
- Work safely at all times when preparing ground for seeding and planting.
- Minimise environmental damage when preparing ground for seeding and planting.
- Describe the methods used to prepare the ground for seeding and planting.
- Identify the types of hazards associated with preparing ground for seeding and planting.
- Recognise different types of weeds that may be present in the ground.
- Identify the types of equipment and materials required for preparing ground for seeding and planting.
- Explain how to maintain the equipment used for preparing ground for seeding and planting.
- Describe the current health and safety legislation relevant to preparing ground for seeding and planting.
- Explain environmental good practice relevant to preparing ground for seeding and planting.
Present and promote the characteristics and values of the organisationReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to present and promote an organisation's characteristics and values. You'll understand methods to represent the organisation positively and communicate its core principles effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Present the characteristics of the organisation to others
- Promote the values of the organisation to others
- Promote the characteristics of the organisation effectively
- Promote the values of the organisation effectively
- Know the importance of representing the organisation in a positive light
Produce management plans for environmental sitesReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to assess environmental site resources and produce comprehensive management plans. You'll consider legislation, policies, and stakeholder interests in plan development and presentation.
What you'll be able to do
- Assess site resources
- Produce site management plans
- Describe how to assess site resources
- Explain the factors which influence the production of site management plans
- Describe how to present site management plans
- Explain the relevant legislation and policies related to site management plans
Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security of the workplaceReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain knowledge and skills to promote, monitor, and maintain workplace health, safety, and security. The unit covers hazard identification, promoting good standards, responding to emergencies, and maintaining accurate records.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of the work area
- Understand how to promote good standards of health and safety within the workplace
- Understand how to deal with health emergency situations effectively
- Understand the records required for health and safety and their importance
- Monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of the work area effectively
- Promote good standards of health and safety within the workplace
- Respond to health emergencies within the work area in a timely and appropriate manner
Protect the environment through legal enforcementReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to protect the environment through legal enforcement. The unit covers identifying and confirming enforcement needs, gathering and presenting evidence of non-compliance, initiating and monitoring enforcement procedures, and promoting health, safety, and environmental good practice.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and confirm the need for enforcement in specific environmental situations
- Provide clear and accurate evidence of non-compliance with environmental regulations
- Initiate enforcement procedures to protect the environment, following established protocols
- Monitor enforcement procedures to ensure their effectiveness in protecting the environment
- Promote health and safety practices within the context of environmental enforcement
- Promote environmental good practice in all enforcement activities
- Describe how to identify and confirm the need for enforcement in specific environmental situations
- Explain how to initiate enforcement procedures to protect the environment, following established protocols
- Describe relevant legislation pertaining to environmental protection, including health and safety regulations
- Explain relevant codes of practice related to environmental enforcement
- Explain environmental good practice and its application to enforcement activities
Remove unwanted plant growth to maintain developmentReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
It teaches you to identify unwanted plant growth, including weeds and invasive species, and select appropriate equipment for removal. You'll understand plant development maintenance techniques and equipment care in compliance with health and safety legislation.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the different types of unwanted plant growth.
- Describe how to maintain plant development.
- Identify the types of equipment required to remove unwanted plant growth.
- Describe how to maintain the types of equipment required to remove unwanted plant growth.
- Explain the current health and safety legislation relevant to removing unwanted plant growth.
- Explain environmental good practice relevant to removing unwanted plant growth.
- Select equipment for removing unwanted plant growth.
- Use equipment for removing unwanted plant growth.
- Maintain equipment for removing unwanted plant growth.
- Identify unwanted plant growth.
- Remove unwanted plant growth.
- Work safely when removing unwanted plant growth.
- Minimise environmental damage when removing unwanted plant growth.
Research and plan environmental interpretationsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit provides learners with skills to research and plan environmental interpretations. You'll identify and evaluate information sources, define interpretation objectives, and develop structured plans to deliver engaging and accurate environmental content.
What you'll be able to do
- Research information for environmental interpretations.
- Plan information for environmental interpretation activities.
- Understand how to research information effectively for environmental interpretations.
- Understand how to plan for environmental interpretations to ensure they are effective and engaging.
Set Up an IT SystemReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll gain the skills to set up an IT system by selecting and connecting a personal computer with associated hardware and storage media. The unit includes connecting to communication services, installing and configuring operating systems and software, and verifying system functionality.
What you'll be able to do
- Select a personal computer and associated hardware and storage media to meet specified needs
- Connect a personal computer safely with associated hardware and storage media
- Select an IT system to connect to a communication service to meet specified needs
- Connect an IT system to a communication service successfully
- Install an operating system for use on an IT system
- Configure an operating system for use on an IT system
- Install application software for use on an IT system
- Configure application software for use on an IT system
- Check that the IT system is working successfully
- Check that the communication service is working successfully
Work in co-operation with other organisationsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
This unit covers the legal and ethical requirements for working in cooperation with other organisations. You'll learn to communicate clearly and collabourate effectively to contribute to joint projects.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the legal and ethical requirements for working in cooperation with other organisations
- Understand the importance of clear communication and collaboration when working with other organisations
- Work in cooperation with other organisations to achieve common goals
- Communicate effectively with representatives from other organisations
- Contribute to joint projects and initiatives with other organisations
Work in co-operation with other organisationsReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll understand the principles of working cooperatively with other organisations, including communication protocols and shared objectives. The unit develops skills to contribute positively to joint efforts and maintain effective inter-organisational relationships.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the requirements for working in cooperation with other organisations, including communication protocols and shared objectives.
- Work effectively in cooperation with other organisations, contributing to shared goals and maintaining positive working relationships.
Work with children and young people during environmental activitiesReal unit · City & Guilds Limited
You'll learn to establish and maintain a healthy, safe, and secure environment for children and young people during environmental activities. The unit includes hazard identification, risk management, behaviour expectations, and child protection measures.
What you'll be able to do
- Establish a healthy, safe, and secure environment for children and young people during environmental activities
- Maintain a healthy, safe, and secure environment for children and young people during environmental activities
- Work effectively with children and young people during environmental activities, providing appropriate support and guidance
- Protect children and young people during environmental activities, ensuring their well-being and safety
- Describe how to establish and maintain a healthy, safe, and secure environment for children and young people during environmental activities
- Explain the implications of working with children during environmental activities, including safeguarding and duty of care
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 3 credits are regulated. 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’ve earned and what’s next.
Advise on environmental information and developmentsAssist community groups to develop plans for collective actionAssist community groups to evaluate and select options for collective actionCarry out habitat managementCarry out habitat management work to maintain suitable coastal site conditionsCarry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for grasslandCarry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for heathlandCarry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for hedgerows / farmland
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
Assessor
Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
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Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Environmental Conservation
- Advise customers on service and estimate resources and costs
- Carry out prescribed burning as part of vegetation management
- Carry out tree and vegetation management in proximity to underground utilities Legacy
- Carry out vegetation management in proximity to above ground utilities
- Carry out work to create, restore or manage habitats
- Conduct Field Surveys
- Consult and negotiate to protect or improve the use of land or marine sites
- Consult and work with the local community legacy
Where this can lead
Lead Environmental Monitoring Assistant
Your journey as a Lead Environmental Monitoring Assistant is just one step on a path that can lead to significant impact, whether you choose to lead teams, become a world-class technical expert, or shape the broader environmental strategy of an organisation. We're here to help you build that career.
See the whole journey →Opens the roleLead Environmental Monitoring AssistantOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleSenior Environmental Monitoring AssistantOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleSenior Environmental Health OfficerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleLead Environmental LawyerOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the rolePublic Affairs CoordinatorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Future FluencyAll ten future skillsSee how every unit is contextualised by the tenExplore →
Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
Advise customers on service and estimate resources and costsCarry out prescribed burning as part of vegetation managementCarry out tree and vegetation management in proximity to underground utilities LegacyCarry out vegetation management in proximity to above ground utilitiesCarry out work to create, restore or manage habitatsConduct Field SurveysConsult and negotiate to protect or improve the use of land or marine sitesConsult and work with the local community legacyContribute to Maintaining the Statutory Local Land Charges RegisterControl unwanted vegetation LegacyControl vertebrate pest populations using chemical means (Legacy)Control vertebrate pest populations using chemical methods LegacyControl vertebrate pests and predators by shooting LegacyControl vertebrate pests and predators using traps LegacyCreate and maintain site infrastructure and assetsDevelop a game and wildlife habitat management planImplement and monitor a game and wildlife habitat management planLead and motivate volunteers+25 more
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Which job do you mean?
Learners will acquire skills to advise on environmental information and developments by identifying and evaluating sources. The unit covers effective communication tailored to stakeholder needs and ethical considerations.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Work-based Environmental Conservation
92 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by City & Guilds Limited.
- Advise on environmental information and developments
- Assist community groups to develop plans for collective action
- Assist community groups to evaluate and select options for collective action
- Carry out habitat management
- Carry out habitat management work to maintain suitable coastal site conditions
- Carry out habitat management work to maintain suitable site conditions for grassland
and 86 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is
take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying
for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with
you, on your real work, is for.
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.