Game Keeper / Shoot Manager

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Countryside Management

Pathway: Game. Learners complete 10 mandatory and 5 optional units.

BTEC

Mandatory Units

  • Professional Working Responsibilities

  • Plant and Soil Science

  • Contemporary Issues in the Land-based Sectors

  • Countryside Estate Skills Activities

  • Countryside Recreation

  • Managing Countryside Visitor Activities

  • Work Experience in the Land-based Sectors

  • Managing Environmental Habitats

  • Woodland Management

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Management.

Recommended optional units:

  • Land-based Machinery Operations

  • Controlling Countryside Pests and Predators

  • Game Keeping

  • Working Dogs

  • Controlling Firearms Safety in the Land-based Sectors.

Lantra Awards Legislative Tests/Skills-based Programmes

The following Lantra Awards courses complement your BTEC Nationals in Countryside Management course, offering your learners additional key work-based skills to help them pursue a career in this sector

Lantra Awards Technical Award in Safe Use and Handling – Shotgun*

Lantra Awards Technical Award in Safe Use and Handling – Rifle*

Lantra Awards Technical Award in All Terrain Vehicle – Sit-in Conventional Steer*

Lantra Awards Technical Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (Including Skills Identity Card)

Lantra Awards Technical Award in Health and Safety for Agriculture and Horticulture


*Majority of content covered within BTEC Level 3 Nationals Extended Diploma in Countryside Management – see specification or Lantra Awards assessment guidance for full details.

 

For help or advice about BTEC Nationals or Lantra Awards please email us at teachinglandbasedstudies@pearson.com or telephone 020 7010 2173.