RURAL SKILLS

LEVEL: NATIONAL CERTIFICATE

DURATION:

One year

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

A keen interest in working outdoors in all seasons to develop your land-based skills and to help you move on to a higher level in further education or employment.

PROGRESSION ROUTES:

On successful completion of this course, students can progress onto land-based courses at other FE colleges or related employment.

Newbattle is a place where not only do you gain qualifications but gain friendships, life skills, confidence, support, respect and responsibilities.

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This full-time practical course offers an introduction to gardening and estate maintenance in the college’s Community Garden, Italian Garden, woodlands and 125 acre estate.

The college provides all protective equipment and tools. The course runs for three days a week in college with an additional half day of private study. Students gain valuable work experience within the college estate.

This course is now full.
Applications for 2025/2026 will open in early 2025.

COURSE CONTENT

Rural estate management

Rural work activities

Developing skills for employment

Intro to the rural environment

Enterprise activity

Constructing rural features and structures

Soft landscaping

Communication and IT

LEVEL: NC

DURATION:

1 year

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

A keen interest in working outdoors in all seasons to develop your land-based skills and to help you move on to a higher level in further education or employment.

PROGRESSION ROUTES:

On successful completion of this course, students can progress onto land-based courses at other FE colleges or related employment.

Image: rural skills
This full-time practical course offers an introduction to gardening and estate maintenance in the college’s Community Garden, Italian Garden, woodlands and 125 acre estate.

The college provides all protective equipment and tools. The course runs for three days a week in college with an additional half day of private study. Students gain valuable work experience within the college estate.

COURSE CONTENT

Newbattle is a place where not only do you gain qualifications but gain friendships, life skills, confidence, support, respect and responsibilities.

This course is now full.
Applications for 2025/2026 will open in early 2025.

Image: rural skills
This full-time practical course offers an introduction to gardening and estate maintenance in the college’s Community Garden, Italian Garden, woodlands and 125 acre estate.

The college provides all protective equipment and tools. The course runs for three days a week in college with an additional half day of private study. Students gain valuable work experience within the college estate.

LEVEL: NATIONAL CERTIFICATE

DURATION:

1 year

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

A keen interest in working outdoors in all seasons to develop your land-based skills and to help you move on to a higher level in further education or employment.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

A keen interest in working outdoors in all seasons to develop your land-based skills and to help you move on to a higher level in further education or employment.

PROGRESSION ROUTES:

On successful completion of this course, students can progress onto land-based courses at other FE colleges or related employment.

COURSE CONTENT

HNC Horticulture

“Newbattle is a place where not only do you gain qualifications but gain friendships, life skills, confidence, support, respect and responsibilities”.

This course is now full.
Applications for 2025/2026 will open in early 2025.