Our Coppicing and Greenwood Trades qualification will help you to develop skills and knowledge for a successful and rewarding career in the trees and timber sector.

A hands-on vocational course designed to equip you with practical skills in traditional woodland management and greenwood crafts. This unique programme allows you to work directly with the land, learning environmentally conscious methods of managing woodlands with minimum impact, undertaking natural flood management schemes, improving biodiversity, and honing your craft skills with sustainable greenwood use.

This course is offered in partnership with NPTC Group of Colleges.

Why study Sustainable Coppicing and Green Wood Work Skills?

You will study in beautiful and unique woodland settings. This course is ideal for students who want to further their experience of working in forestry to increase their ability and confidence, or for anyone with a passion for nature, craft, and sustainability.

Graduates from this course can pursue a variety of career pathways or self-employment opportunities in roles such as:

• Woodworker
• Forestry Worker
• Tree Surgeon
• Arborist Assistant
• Woodland Conservation Officer
• Environmental Ranger
• Countryside Ranger or National Park Warden

You can also progress to further study, including:

• Level 3 or higher in Green Woodworking and Coppicing, Forestry and Arboriculture, Agroecology and Land Management, Environmental Conservation or Woodland and Wildlife Management courses
• Use this qualification towards entry to the BMC undergraduate course, BA (Hons) Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology and Systems Change