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NQ Countryside Skills and Deer
Management for Conservation

SCQF level 6

This exciting course combines a range of demonstrate equivalent competence. A
practical countryside skills and industry reasonable level of competency in
awards with an emphasis on the sustainable Communication and ICT skills is necessary
and integrated management of deer in a to complete project work. You must have an
variety of landscapes. You will gain Industry interest in, and enthusiasm for, taking on the
Awards in specialist skills such as dry stone whole package, from practical and often
walling, chainsaw use, firearms safety, quad physically demanding outdoor work in all
bikes and First Aid. weathers, to classroom-based study. Mature
students are very welcome, and all
Take a step into a new career by studying: applicants will be considered on merit and
• practical countryside skills: fencing, foot be invited for interview.

paths, working with timber, using tools and What next?
machinery You will have the knowledge, skills and
• habitat studies confidence to progress to employment in a
• countryside recreation and access range of countryside roles, from estate
• industry training awards workers and forestry, to biological recording,
• sustainable deer management environmental education and land
• practical deer management management. Further study options include
• deer behavior HNC/HND in Game Keeping, Forestry,
• 3 week work placement in a deer Conservation and in Wildlife Management.
management environment
• embedded development of core and
essential skills

Key Information Base: Broadford, Isle of Skye
Course Study Key

Entry requirements £FE STUDY
You must be at least 16 years of age by the STYLE
start date of the course. Some work
placement and Industry Award options may
be restricted to those who are 18 and over.
There are no mandatory entrance
qualifications, but you must be able to
demonstrate eagerness and ability to study
and will ideally have relevant qualifications
and/or experience. For example: proven
practical skills; NC Rural Skills; National 4 /5
Geography/Biology/English or be able to

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