Case Study: Mitchell White

Courses undertaken at The College of Animal Welfare

Level 2 Diploma in Countryside and Environment

What did you learn on this course?

During this course the knowledge gained has been very beneficial, this varies from tasks like woodland management and surveying. For example, a couple of our chestnut trees had sadly fallen down on the farm, using my knowledge gained from this course I was able to safely survey these trees to make sure there was no harm to wildlife in the process of removing them off of a crop. The help and advice my tutor has given me, also gave me inspiration and ideas to research information both on the VLE and online, to better my own knowledge.

A great skill I have kept with me from this course is learning to be independent during tasks carried out. Along with everything I have learnt, this course has also helped me build confidence with interviews, whether that is to pursue a career in being a park ranger or a career in agriculture. My tutor’s advice and encouragement really helped me move forwards, especially when I found myself stalling late in the course, my tutor helped me to re-think my approach and catch up again.

What did you enjoy most about this course?

I have to say, during this course I had most fun doing my surveys. When I started this course, I had very little knowledge on surveying or different habitat types. Using the resources on the VLE I was able to have a much better understanding of how surveys are performed. With lots of practice and fun trips out to different habitats and revision I was able to use many different techniques on these surveys.

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