Level 1 Land-based Studies (Including Agriculture)

This course provides an ideal introduction to land-based industries such as agriculture, or animal care and will help you decide if these are areas you would like to work in. It will provide you with the opportunity to gain a variety of transferable skills such as handling both small and large animals, grooming, conducting health checks, tractor driving or fencing. You will experience working in a range of environments relevant to the industry and will be taught in both practical and theory based sessions.
Level 1 Diploma in Land-based Studies
One year
You will cover a diverse range of topics throughout your course. A selection of unit titles is shown below.
Each unit will be assessed by a combination of assignments, class exercises, practical assessments and end-of-unit assessments. There is also an online health and safety test. All students are expected to undertake work experience relevant to their area of interest.
All students following a full-time programme of study at HLC will study English and maths as part of their studies, please refer to the Study Programmes page of this website.
Progression routes are dependent on successful completion of qualifications and meeting entry criteria.