Conservation

Conservation

About the Level 3 Conservation Certificate

As the earth's population increases, the human race is using more and more materials. This is why conservation is more important than ever. In order to protect the planet and limit the damage we are causing to the environment, we must learn to preserve our resources. The Level 3 Conservation certificate aims to equip students with the awareness, knowledge and skills they need to make positive change in the world.

During the course of their studies, students will undertake eight separate modules. Each unit outlines a different factor affecting the environment and summarises ways to combat environmental damage. Students will cover topics such as deforestation, pollution, water and soil, fisheries management and marine conservation.

Who should study this course?

This course has been designed for people with a strong interest in the environment. Whether you want to work in the environmental sector or you simply strive expand your own knowledge of the subject, this course will help you to make positive change.

At learndirect, you do not need prior qualifications before you enrol on one of our distance learning courses. For this course, all we ask is that you are enthusiastic about conservation and have the motivation to engage in home study.

What happens after the course?

By the end of this course, you will have a greater understanding of the threats currently posed to our environment. You will be able to identify effective methods of conservation and be able to apply these in a number of situations.

Following this course, you may choose to embark on further study. There are a range of additional environmental courses offered by learndirect which may interest you. Alternatively you may decide to study conservation at an undergraduate level.

Knowledge of conservation is useful in every employment sector. Some jobs in conservation will require a degree, whereas others don’t. If you choose to go straight into employment, you may choose from a number of jobs. These include:

• Estate ranger
• Wildlife officer
• Learning assistant

For more information about this course, give us a call on this number: 01202 006 464

Modules

• Introduction to ecology
• A perspective of the problems of environment
• Forestry and deforestation
• Water and the soil
• Pollution
• The greenhouse effect, the ozone layer, poisons and waste materials
• Management of vegetation and birds
• Fisheries management
• Marine conservation

For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here

Entry Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

What's Included

• All study materials
• Study Guide
• Full Tutor and Admin support
• The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00)

At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

Level 3 Conservation Certificate of Achievement

The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales

To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.