Participants: If you are interested in any of the courses detailed below please contact ONLY the person, centre, telephone number or email address.

Providers: If you wish to advertise your services Click Here for rates or contact CJS for more information. Or submit your advert here

Long Training Courses (MSc, Degree and day release)

If you're thinking of a career in countryside or conservation then it's probable that you'll need some specialist training.  These pages have details of some of the many longer courses available, suitable for all levels from MSc for people looking to change career to NVQs offered free in return for voluntary work. 

The courses are subdivded according to content.

Agriculture: farming and those related to the agricultural industry

Arboriculture: tree care and management

Botany and Horticulture: covers everything from practical vegetable gardening to research into crop production

Ecology, Biodiversity - includes survey techniques: Includes biodiversity conservation and ecological consultancy, also covers courses such as Evolutionary Biology and behavioural ecology

Environment Education: become a trained leader within environmental education

Land and Countryside Management: for the theory behind the techniques, includes work based practical conservation and landscape management

Marine and Coastal: including offshore renewable energy to marine environmental management

Planning: town planning and related courses

Sustainability, energy, recycling and waste: from permaculture to environmental engineering, renewable energy and sustainable development

Hobby and Craft courses: Not really professional qualifications; this section covers craft courses which can be anything of interest and use in a countrysise career or using traditional skills. This section includes photography.

Please note: Many of the event providers have their own website, with more details than are included here. Several of these are linked to the CJS site, you will find these addresses (and hyperlinks) on our Links page.

And don't forget to have a look at the CJS Focus  publications, these often have information about training specific to their area of interest.

Details believed correct but given without prejudice.   Ends.