This vocational course enables students to develop the knowledge and skills in the practices required to play a full and rewarding part in the management and conservation of our natural heritage; this course provides students with an understanding of the countryside and the pressure that our flora and fauna are facing; they are introduced to concepts of biodiversity which provides the skills to manage the environment in a sustainable way; the event management modules have been developed in response to the growth of event management as a subject in its own right, within the business discipline of operations management.