Commission for the land-based learning review: report to Scottish Ministers

Appendix 7: Land-Based Courses available 2022 at SCQF Levels 4-8

Rural Skills

• Skills for Work Rural Skills SCQF Level 4
• NPA Beekeeping SCQF Level 5
• NPA Crofting SCQF Level 5
• NPA Local Food Production SCQF Level 6
• NC Rural Skills SCQF Level 4
• NPA Rural Skills SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Estate Maintenance SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Estate Management SCQF Level 6
• SVQ in Rural Land Use and Management SCQF Level 8

Agriculture

• HNC/D Agriculture SCQF Level 7/8
• HNC Poultry Production SCQF Level 7 (replacement qualification under development)
• NextGen HNC Agriculture SCQF Level 7 (HND SCQF Level 8 under development)
• NextGen HNC Agricultural Technology SCQF Level 7 (HND SCQF Level 8 under development)
• NPA Investigation of Modern Agriculture
• NC Agriculture SCQF Level 6
• SVQ Agriculture SCQF Level 5
• SVQ Agriculture Crops SCQF Level 6
• SVQ Agriculture Livestock SCQF Level 6
• SVQ Mixed Farming SCQF Level 6
• SVQ in Land-based Engineering (Agriculture) SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Land-based Engineering (Agriculture) SCQF Level 7

Horticulture

• NC Introduction to Horticulture SCQF Level 4
• Cemetery Operations SCQF Level 6
• HNC Garden Design SCQF Level 7
• HND Garden Design SCQF Level 8
• HNC Horticulture SCQF Level 7
• HND Horticulture SCQF Level 8
• NPA Horticulture SCQF Level 4
• NC Horticulture SCQF Level 5
• Next Gen HNC Horticulture SCQF Level 7 (HND SCQF Level 8 under development)
• HND Horticulture with Plantsmanship SCQF Level 8
• HNC Landscape Management SCQF Level 7
• PDA Production Horticulture SCQF Level 6
• HNC Golf Course Management SCQF Level 7
• HND Golf Management SCQF Level 8
• NC Greenkeeping SCQF Level 5
• SVQ Horticulture Level 1
• SVQ in Horticulture SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Landscaping SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Landscaping SCQF Level 6
• SVQ in Parks, Gardens and Green Space SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Parks, Gardens and Green Space SCQF Level 6
• SVQ in Production Horticulture SCQF Level 6
• SVQ in Sports Turf SCQF Level 6
• SVQ in Sports Turf: Green Keeping SCQF Level 5

Aquaculture

• HNC Fish Farming SCQ Level 7
• NPA Aquaculture SCQF Level 4 / SCQF Level 5
• SVQ Aquaculture SCQF Level 5
• SVQ Aquaculture SCQF Level 7
• SVQ Aquaculture Management SCQF Level 9
• CBQ for New Model Apprenticeship Aquaculture SCQF Level 5 (under development)
• CBQ for New Model Apprenticeship Aquaculture SCQF Level 7 (under development)

Animal Care

• HNC Animal Care SCQF Level 7
• HND Animal Care SCQF Level 8
• NC Animal Care SCQF Level 5
• NC Animal Care: An Introduction SCQF Level 4
• NPA Beekeeping SCQF Level 5
• PDA Quality Improvement in Veterinary Practice SCQF Level 7
• HNC Rural Animal Health SCQF Level 7
• HND Rural Animal Health SCQF Level 8
• NPA Racehorse Care and Management SCQF Level 6
• NPA Racehorse Exercise and Performance SCQF Level 5
• NPA Racing Yard Routine SCQF Level 5
• NPA Specialist Racehorse Care SCQF Level 5
• NPA Thoroughbred Preparation SCQF Level 5
• PDA Competition Horse Care SCQF Level 7
• PDA Equine Breeding SCQF Level 7
• HNC Equine Studies SCQF Level 7
• HND Equine Studies SCQF Level 8
• NPA Horse Care SCQF Level 4
• NC Horse Care SCQF Level 5
• NPA Horse Care SCQF Level 6
• NPA Leadership for the Racehorse Industry SCQF Level 6
• NPA Zoo Animal Behaviour and Welfare SCQF Level 6 (expanded NC under development) [developed in partnership with Dundee and Angus College and Camperdown Wildlife Centre]

Environment

• NC Countryside Management SCQF Level 5
• PDA Ecological Surveying SCQF Level 7
• HNC Environmental Management SCQF Level
• HND Environmental Management SCQF Level 8
• HNC Wildlife and Conservation Management SCQF Level 7
• HND Wildlife and Conservation Management SCQF Level
• HNC Rural Business Management SCQF Level 7
• HND Rural Business Management SCQF Level 8
• SVQ in Environmental Conservation SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Environmental Conservation SCQF Level 7

Forestry

• HNC Arboriculture and Urban Forestry SCQF Level 7
• HND Arboriculture and Urban Forestry SCQF Level 7
• Award in Chainsaw Felling Large Trees SCQF Level 6 [suite of occasional chainsaw user qualifications developed in partnership with industry group HCTA]
• Award in Chainsaw Felling Small Trees SCQF Level 6
• Award in Chainsaw Maintenance and Use SCQF Level 6
• Award in Clear Individual Windblown Trees SCQF Level 6
• Award in Clear Multiple Windblown Trees SCQF Level 6
• Award in Hand Winch Operations SCQF Level 6
• Award in Mobile Elevated Working Platform Limbing Operations SCQF Level 6
• Award in Powered Pole Saw Operations SCQF Level 6
• Award in Wood Chipper Operations SCQF Level 6
• HNC Forestry SCQF Level 7
• HND Forestry SCQF Level 8
• PDA Forestry SCQF Level 7
• SVQ in Arboriculture SCQF Level 6
• SVQ in General Woodland and Forestry Treework SCQF Level 6
• SVQ in Trees and Timber SCQF Level 5
• NPA Woodland Operations SCQF Level 6

Game and Wildlife Management

• HNC Game and Wildlife Management SCQF Level 7
• NC Gamekeeping SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Game and Wildlife Management - Deer SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Game and Wildlife Management - Deer SCQF Level 7
• SVQ in Game and Wildlife Management - Game Rearing SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Game and Wildlife Management - Game Rearing SCQF Level 7
• SVQ in Game and Wildlife Management – Gamekeeping SCQF Level 7
• SVQ in Game and Wildlife Management – Lowland SCQF Level 5
• SVQ in Game and Wildlife Management - Upland/Grouse SCQF Level 5