RURAL SKILLS PATHWAYS
Campus Information
Community Learning Facilities are located throughout the south of Scotland.
Borders College
Newtown St Boswells Campus, Newtown St Boswells, TD6 0PL, Tel: 01896 662600
Barony Campus, Parkgate, Dumfries, DG1 3NE, Tel: 0800 269 453
Published by Borders College, Marketing Department, Scottish Borders Campus, Nether Road, Galashiels TD1 3HE. Tel: 01896 662600. Designed by Borders College. The College will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver courses in accordance with the description set out in this publication. However, the College will manage its affairs in ways which are efficient and cost effective and therefore reserves the right to alter or amend the contents or methods of delivery of courses, to discontinue courses and to merge or combine courses, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary by the College. This publication is available in other formats on request.
SRUC
We are delighted to present this joint prospectus on the land-based sectors. Borders College and SRUC are committed to establishing clear pathways of provision to ensure the approximately 4,500 new employees being predicted for the Land-based industry in the south of Scotland have access to flexible high-level short course training and practise-based innovation, particularly those requiring upskilling who are currently in the sector.
We see this joint prospectus as a first step in identifying areas for new joint course development, with a focus on modes of delivery and levels of provision which are not serviced within the region and thus either require learners to move out of the region or forgo career progression.
Both Borders College and SRUC offer a wider range of courses within and outside of the Borders region.
Anne Marie Sturrock. Vice Principal – Student Experience, Borders College
Jamie Newbold. Provost and Deputy Principal, SRUC
Learner Pathway
Animal Care, Equine and Veterinary Nursing
Progression
Successful
Learner Pathway
Progression
Successful
Learner Pathway
Conservation, Forestry and Gamekeeping
General Education / Equivalent
Borders College
Rural Skills for Work – Land-based NPA 4 (Schools)
Wildlife Management & Gamekeeping NC
Trees and Timber SVQ
Forestry NPA 5 (Schools)
MA
SRUC
Rural Skills NC
Forestry – Certificate
Gamekeeping SVQ 3 Wildlife and Conservation Management HNC
Forestry MA
Trees and Timber MA
Forestry HNC
Forestry – Advanced Certificate Forestry HND
Arboriculture –Advanced Certificate
Land-based Engineering (Forestry) NC
Wildlife and Conservation Management HNC/BSc/ BSc (Hons)
Wildlife and Conservation Management HND/BSc/ BSc (Hons)
Countryside Management NC
Land-based Engineering (Agricultural Machinery and Forestry) MA
Rural Skills (Conservation & Environment) MA
Progression
Arboriculture MA
General Woodlands and Treework MA Land-based Engineering (Agricultural Machinery and Forestry) MA
Ecological Surveying PDA (DL)
Gamekeeping with Wildlife Management HNC (DL)
Successful completion of these programmes may offer progression opportunities to higher level courses and qualifications such as university degree courses.
Agriculture
Learner Pathway
General Education / Equivalent
Borders College
Rural Skills for Work – Land-based NPA 4 (Schools) Agriculture SVQ 2 MA
Land-based Engineering NC
Investigation of Modern Agriculture NPA (Schools)
Countryside Skills –Introduction
SRUC
Investigation of Modern Agriculture NPA
Land-based Engineering (Agricultural Machinery and Forestry) MA
Local Food Production NPA Agriculture NC
HNC Year 1 Higher Education HND Year 2 Higher Education
Agriculture HNC/BSc/ BSc (Hons)
Agricultural Technology HNC/BSc/BSc (Hons)
Rural Business Management HNC/BA/ BA (Hons)
Poultry Production HNC (DL)
Agriculture HND/BSc/ BSc (Hons)
Successful completion of these programmes may offer progression opportunities to higher level courses and qualifications such as university degree courses. Agriculture MA
Agricultural Technology HND/BSc/BSc (Hons)
Rural Business Management HND/BA/ BA (Hons)
Rural Land use and Management – Technical Apprenticeship
Progression
