Conservation and Countryside Courses at DCG
Safeguarding wildlife habitats, monitoring biodiversity, maintaining waterways, managing estates, helping people to enjoy and understand the environment … there are many exciting and fulfilling aspects to a conservation and countryside career. At DCG you’ll learn all about working in the countryside – and how the countryside works.
Careers in the great outdoors – such as countryside ranger, conservation worker, ecologist and environmental education officer – are highly competitive, so it pays to have recognised qualifications and wide-ranging practical experience under your belt.
At DCG you’ll build hands-on estate skills and operate land-based machinery, while learning how to conduct ecological surveys, identify wildlife species, monitor pollution and undertake countryside crafts like dry stone walling and hedge laying. The setting could not be better: Broomfield Hall is a haven of ancient woodlands, rolling farmland and historic gardens but you’ll also be able to broaden your horizons with work placements, field trips and investigative projects in the wider land-based industries.
Our Diploma in Land and Wildlife Management will put your career plans on track. We also support Countryside Worker apprenticeships and run part-time courses for anyone interested in themes like ecology, woodland management and butterflies.
lecturing countryside management here at
Broomfield Hall welcome to the DC G
virtual information event I’m here to
talk to you about our conservation and
countryside courses here at Brimfield
hall but I’ll give you a bit of
background knowledge about the college
first to put you everything into
perspective for you so we were made up
of four campuses including Broomfield
Hall where your studies will take place
but we also have the Roundhouse the
Joseph Wright Center and Ilkeston all
together these make up the Darby college
group also known as DC G so why choose
DC G we have a multitude of support
areas available to every student at DC G
from the moment we meet you right up and
to have completed your study program and
are deciding on your next steps whether
you still need to go in your maths and
English GCSEs or if you are looking for
top quality work experience to help gain
valuable industry knowledge we will
offer you tailored support to suit your
individual needs as you will see this
evening
DCG has invested in first-class industry
standard equipment which you can view in
more detail after this presentation we
do everything we can to help you succeed
during your time here and this has been
recognized by Ofsted who have graded us
as a good provider which is the second
highest rating that is available to any
school or college another fantastic
asset we have here at DC G are our
employer academies these have helped our
students gain valuable work experience
create key industry contacts and really
bring to life or their college learning
experience our students are at the heart
of everything that we do and our
inclusion and support service at DC G is
here to help you maximize your potential
and reach your learning goals whatever
learning difficulty or disability you
may have we can offer you tailored
support to match your individual needs
we work in partnership with teaching
staff other internal services and
external organizations to provide
a person-centered approach we have
teamed up with career coach which is
designed to help you find a good career
by providing the most current local data
on wages employment job postings and
associated education and training head
over to the careers and courses section
of our website and select career coach
from here you can easily browse or
search for the available courses at DCG
that lead to the career you want you can
also take a career assessment on career
coach to learn about yourself and then
it will give you a career suggestions
based on your interest all free of
charge as you can see the projected
employment count for the conservation
and countryside industry and related
occupations in a DCG region is predicted
to keep rising each year from now
through to 2028 and here are a few of
the top posted job titles over the past
year for this industry these are the
industry recognised qualifications that
we currently offer at Broomfield hall
the level 2 & 3 apprenticeship in
Environmental Conservation and a level 3
full-time
technical in land and wildlife
management the mission of Derby college
group DCG
is to predict and serve the needs of our
business and civic communities we are
committed to working in partnership with
employers to co-create talent for the
success of the region generate new jobs
increased social mobility and bolster
economic prosperity we are therefore
always working hard on securing the best
most relevant employer partners to help
support our students here is an example
of a few of our countryside and
conservation employer partners so some
of the questions asks are there jobs
available yet plenty of jobs for
experienced people cancel our job
surface is an excellent website where
you can start to look at the jobs and
careers out there that you can apply for
once you’ve got the qualifications and
experience our apprenticeships offer you
on-the-job training and our technical
in land and wildlife management gives
you plenty of practical experience in
fencing HLA machinery and surveying
techniques this with your academic
subjects gives you the knowledge
industry expects you will also need a
relevant work experience position I can
advise at Interview Darby College has a
significant impact on many individuals
businesses and the wider community we
are committed to producing a talent pool
equipped with the right skills and
attitudes to meet the needs of employers
we are proud of our contribution to
economic growth and social prosperity by
guiding people onto learning pathways
that lead to positive destinations we
encourage progress and aspirational
outcomes many of our learners have gone
on to achieve great things since leaving
the college and here are a few examples
of the many inspirational success
stories we have to share with you now
please feel free to have a look around
and ask any questions you may have we
also have our lovely student helpers
showcasing some of their work this
evening so take a look at that too and
ask them any questions about their
experience at DCG that you may have
they will then lead you back to the
Roundhouse once you’re all ready and you
can either have over to another subject
area or you can have a chat with one of
our many support areas back in the round
we have a detailed step-by-step guide on
how to apply which is accessible from
both our website and in our perspectives
that you should have been given tonight
here is a summarized breakdown of the
steps you can expect to take during the
application process with DCG when you
head back to the event home page after
this head over to our student services
team who are here to help you apply now
if you wish to or at least they can give
you advice and answer any questions you
might have in relation to the
application process thank you very much
for listening to me and have a good
evening
Conservation and Countryside – Course Listings
Adult and Community (2)
Course Type: Adult and Community
Location: Broomfield Hall
Start Date: 11/10/2025
Course Type: Adult and Community
Location: Broomfield Hall
Start Date: 27/10/2025
Apprenticeships (1)
Course Type: Apprenticeships
Location: Broomfield Hall
School Leaver - Vocational/Technical (2)
Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: Broomfield Hall
Course Type: School Leaver - Vocational/Technical
Location: Broomfield Hall
Key Information
Our Teachers
Our expert teachers come from different backgrounds in the land-based economy and have excellent contacts with employers such as local authorities, national parks and environmental organisations as well as voluntary groups. These collaborations give you the chance to take part in projects that benefit the wider community, such as creating outdoor study areas for schools.
DCG students have gained work and voluntary experience with organisations ranging from the Heights of Abraham to the Butterfly Conservation Trust. We have also joined forces with Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust to launch an Employer Academy, paving the way for you to contribute to projects aimed at restoring biodiversity and accessibility along the canal route.
Our facilities and location
Discover our campuses and facilities here. Each campus page contains:
- 360-degree images of our facilities
- A location map
- A list of courses that are run at the campus
- Student Success Stories
Find out more
How to Apply
Conservation and Countryside – Success Stories
Leo Kokoszko
School Leaver Vocational
Helen Towle
Adult and Community
Graeme Turner
School Leaver Vocational