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Young people

If you live in England, you will soon have the option to study for an exciting new qualification called the Diploma in Environmental and Land-based Studies.

 

It will be available in some schools and colleges in England from September 2009, and across the whole country by 2013.

 

It’s all about the environmental and land-based sector and includes subjects such as:

  • working with plants

  • environmental sciences

  • the way we use land for the production of food and just for having fun

  • working with all kinds of animals

  • looking after forests, wetlands and wild areas

  • the effect we have on the world around us and how to limit the damage we do.

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You can start to study the Diploma at the age of 14 (years 10-11) at either Foundation or Higher levels and you can continue right up to the age of 19 at Advanced level.  

 

You will study in several different ways, not just in the classroom. You will be given the chance to spend some time in a real working environment and hear from people who know about these subjects first hand. Your studies can help you prepare for a career, an apprenticeship, other training or a college or university course.

 

  

What are the benefits of doing the Diploma?

  • It will give you a head start in the competitive employment market.

  • You will get a valuable insight into one of the UK’s main employment sectors – without committing yourself.

  • The Diploma allows you to go on to university or get a job. The choice is yours.

  • The Diploma gives you the knowledge and skills that employers and universities are looking for.