Environmental Sustainability Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma

What's it all about? The BTEC Extended Diploma course aims to provide an understanding of environmental sustainability including climate change, ecology and conservation, biological and physical processes, environmental science, pollution control and coastal and water management. This course will enable you to progress your career into areas such as environmental protection, energy management, water pollution and waste management. The course also equips you for careers in more diverse areas such as facilities management, construction, local authority management and tourism, for which sustainability issues are a key concern. What skills and qualities do I need? An interest in environmental sustainability (green issues) An analytical, methodical and accurate approach to your work Good communication skills What would I learn at College? The underpinning maths and science related to sustainability How to assess proposed actions for environmental sustainability How to improve energy efficiencies to reduce carbon emissions How activities of the construction and the built environment impact on the natural environment Explore the range of geological natural resources that we depend on