Green Skills Bootcamps

Level 3 and Level 4 available!

Skills Bootcamp in Agroecological System Design: Farming and Business Practice to help people in growing and farming to upskill and implement agroecological regenerative design methods on their land, in their jobs or business, and upcoming projects and prospects.

What is the difference between the Level 3 and the Level 4 Skills Bootcamp in Agroecological System Design?

The Level 3 incorporates a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC), while the Level 4 focuses on advanced design methodology, the product of which can be counted towards a Permaculture Diploma or Certificate in Applied Permaculture Design.

The Level 3 spends more time on Permaculture as it goes through the entire syllabus for the PDC and incorporates business skills, while the Level 4 focuses on the advanced design aspects of Permaculture and spends more time on both strategic and operational business skills and business development.

Hear from Jo, who completed the Skills Bootcamp, “I have a degree in something unrelated but that course was one of the most valuable courses I’ve done for a very, very long time. It was good quality, well done and very relevant to what I was looking for.”

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This Ecology and Conservation Skills Bootcamp will provide introductory knowledge and understanding of ecology and ecosystems focusing on the broad range of environmental settings in North Devon. The nature of ecosystems and the populations within them will be reviewed in theory and in practice with learners engaging in field work to gather appropriate data.

Learning Outcomes:
-Demonstrate a broad understanding of ecosystems and their dynamic nature, exploring the mechanisms and ecological implications of evolution.
– Analyse human and wildlife interaction and to identify and explain factors affecting population dynamics
-Identify and evaluate conservation strategies for wildlife and their habitats
-Work effectively as part of a group

The skills level will be equivalent to Level 4. Learners are likely to move into the following occupations on successful completion of the Bootcamp: Community ranger, Countryside ranger, Estate ranger, Estate supervisor, Park ranger, Ranger, Recreation ranger, Reserve or countryside warden.

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The Future Climate Leaders Skills Bootcamp is designed to equip learners with the skills, tools and knowledge needed to drive sustainability within their organisation. It prepares learners to be proactive, informed and influential in tackling environmental challenges, making them champions of a sustainable future.

By the end of the course, you will have a well-developed sustainability project ready to implement as well as a robust action plan, leadership skills and a recognised certification that underscores your expertise and commitment to climate leadership.

This course is open to those aged 19+ in employment and based in Devon. It will be run through a blended approach (four in-person full days and ten online half days) where learners will explore hands-on environmental challenges, work through a science-based curriculum and develop a sustainable action plan to implement at work.

This course is open to employees from any sector at any level, as long as they are passionate about making sustainable changes to their organisation. A requirement of this course is for the learner to be given an additional responsibility or role at work, e.g., sustainability lead.

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