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• Cover animal handling, health and behaviour and study related scientific subjects
• Learn in our animal studies centre, with its aquatic, reptile and companion animal rooms
• Get valuable experience with a work placement

Lantra

• Further your knowledge of plants and planting design
• Explore planting combinations, texture and form
• Learn to create planting schedules to present to clients

• Learn how to design and create floral arrangements
• Use our purpose-built floristry building at Writtle College
• Materials included and no experience necessary

• Extend your skills in floristry design with our intermediate Level 2 Award
• Use our purpose-built floristry building at Writtle College
• Study with us one evening per week

• This dog grooming course is suitable if you have little to no experience
• Study one day or one evening per week
• We recommend applying early to avoid disappointment

• Learn essential techniques and gain hands-on experience in creating stunning floral arrangements
• Study for one full day a week
• Suitable for students with or without previous floristry experience

• Suitable for those with basic floristry skills and knowledge and beginners
• You'll learn with a strong emphasis on practical training
• Complete at least five days of supervised work in a floristry business

• Learn more about animal care, handling and management
• Get practical experience with animals at Writtle College, and on a work placement
• Gain a recognised City & Guilds qualification

• Learn about crop production, machinery operation, and farm maintenance
• Study on our rural campus in Writtle, with its working farm
• Work extensively with livestock throughout your course

• Explore aspects of biology and behaviour
• Learn how to safely handle and look after a range of species, including basic veterinary nursing
• Visit a zoo and animal rescue centres

• Learn about horse care, handling and management
• Get hands-on in our specialist equine facilities
• Gain valuable experience with a work placement in the equine industry

• Study in purpose-built floristry facilities
• Suitable for those with basic floristry skills and knowledge, and beginners
• You’ll have a work placement one day per week

• Learn about sustaining and protecting the natural environment
• Study on our rural campus at Writtle College
• Work with a range of animal species during your course

• Gain the skills to handle and look after a range of animals
• Work with companion and aquatic animals, reptiles, horses and livestock
• Learn about animal behaviour and communication

• Learn the theory and practise of horse care and management
• Visit places like the National Stud and the Olympia Horse Show
• Gain valuable experience with a one-week work placement in the equine industry

• Learn more about all aspects of the agriculture industry
• Consider how we can meet demands for food in a sustainable way
• Study at Writtle College, on our rural campus with its working farm

• Get the skills and knowledge you need to start a career in animal care or management
• Learn theory in the classroom and get hands-on experience in our specialist facilities
• Spend one day a week at a work placement

• Learn more about horse health, behaviour and welfare
• Study in specialist facilities at Writtle College, home to around 70 horses
• Gain valuable experience with a short work placement

British Florist Association

Chartered Institute of Horticulture

• Learn how to manage a range of natural environments and wildlife species
• Study on our rural campus at Writtle College
• Get hands-on experience in college and through work experience

• Get the knowledge and skills you need to work in the agricultural industry
• Study at Writtle College, on our rural campus with its working farm
• Gain hands-on experience with an extended work placement

• Prepare for a career in animal care and management
• Learn theory and get hands-on in our specialist facilities
• Gain experience with a work placement

• Learn the practical side of animal care
• Explore business aspects of animal management
• Gain valuable experience with a work placement

• Fine-tune your practical skills while expanding your knowledge of equine health, nutrition, behaviour and welfare
• Get a two-week work placement in the equine industry
• Suitable training to start a career in the equine industry

• Our specialist facilities include indoor and outdoor riding arenas, therapy barns and an equine water treadmill
• Qualify for a hands-on role with horses
• If you wish, you can bring your own horse

Chartered Institute of Horticulture

• Gain the skills you need to work in the countryside
• Explore ways to manage and conserve habitats
• Get hands-on experience on our rural campus, and through work experience