Course Outline
- Designed for professionals providing environmental advice to farms and the farmed environment, along with farmers and land managers across the UK.
- Successful completion of the Certificate in Sustainable Land Management course provides the required qualification to entry for joining the BASIS Environmental
Dates:
- 14 November 2024
- 15 November 2024 (Morning only)
- 27, 28 November & 5 December 2024
- 10 December (Zoom revision session (3 hours)
- Instructor: Graham Bryant
- Exam: 12 & 13 December (2 days on-line) to be confirmed
- Venue: The Barns at Lodge Farm, Epping Road, Epping, CM16 6FS
- Cost: £1100 plus VAT plus exam fee, £395
Course Content
- Sustainable land management legislation, systems and digital mapping
- Agri-environment schemes, options and farm business economics
- Habitat and species management
- Soil and water management
- Air quality and climate change
- Energy and waste management
- Integrated pest management
- Farming and the wider environment
- Integrated delivery
Exam
- Written paper – A written paper formed of 25 multi-choice questions and a choice of 5 from 10 short answer questions, to be completed in 2 hours and 10 minutes.
- Viva panel – 20-minute discussion with BASIS Exam Chair and examiner covering aspects of the Certificate in Sustainable Land Management syllabus and practical application of learning to the field.
Knowledge
- It is recommended that those attending the training course have a minimum of six months in-field experience before attending the course.
