Professional Forester Degree Apprenticeship Launched

In September 2022, the University of Cumbria (UoC) Ambleside campus will see the arrival of the first cohort of degree apprentices. The apprenticeship has been developed in partnership with the Forestry Commission (FC), who will be providing blended learning alongside staff from the National School of Forestry at UoC.

This unique programme of study has been validated by the Institute of Chartered Foresters, who also had extensive input in its creation, thus providing a new, sector-developed and sector-delivered programme. Apprentices will follow an intensive three-year plan of study, delivered at various locations, including Cannock Chase Forest Training Centre and the University of Cumbria’s Carlisle campus, to maximise access to appropriate resources.

Additional staff have been recruited at both UoC and the Forestry Commission to support delivery of the programme. Around 30 apprentices will be welcomed at the beginning of September 2022, with the first cohort coming from the Forestry Commission, the National Trust and the Woodland Trust. It is anticipated that this number will expand significantly in September 2023.

Enquiries: Please email Mark Tomlinson.

Image: Students visiting a Caledonian Forest. Image credit: Mark Tomlinson.

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