  This course has been designed as a qualification which is wholly assessed in an electronic format,
ie by means of on-line examination. It provides the opportunity to develop the skills,
knowledge and understanding students
need in the workplace, set in the context of
Environmental and Land-Based Science. It is designed to motivate students by providing
a style of teaching which allows students to take charge of their own learning,
to develop the practical skills needed to work in land-based enterprises.
Content Units
Unit 3 is mandatory, plus two units to be selected from the remainder:
Unit 1 - Plant Cultivation
Unit 2 - Amenity horticulture
Unit 3 - Management of the natural environment
Unit 4 - Care of animals
Unit 5 - Livestock husbandry
Assessment
All units will be e-assessed. Three units will be externally set and marked on-line.
The Skills Assessment Unit, comprising an e-portfolio, is based on the following areas:
Practical Skills: Six practical skills, two from each of the units
studied.
Work-related report: A short work-related report set in the context
of one of the optional units (including enterprise and business issues, career structure,
training, environmental issues etc.)
Scientific investigation: Scientific, business, livestock or data
collection study relating to the units studied.
External Unit Examination
Optional Unit |
External Unit Examination
Optional Unit |
External Unit Examination
Mandatory Unit |
Skills Assessment Unit
Practical Skills, Work-related Report, Investigative Project |
|
16.7% |
16.7% |
16.7% |
50% |
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