Environment, Animals and Plants

Printed material

Working with Animals

Real Life Guides: Working with Animals & Wildlife

Working In The Environment

Working with the Environment

Real Life Guides: Working Outdoors

Starting Your Own Gardening Business: An Insider Guide to Setting Yourself up as a Professional Gardener

Working with Animals and Plants

Working Outdoors

Published April 2006. Contains 19 real-life case studies covering: land, buildings, environment and people.

This publication is now only available as a PDF or MS Word 'text only' file and can be downloaded from the Connexions Direct website.

www.connexions-direct.com/_library/publications/WIOutdoors-06.pdf
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Useful websites

DfES Jobs4u - Environment, Animals and Plants*

www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u (opens in new window)

Jobs4u is an occupational database which has introductory summaries and further, more detailed, information on over 800 jobs. The regularly updated database offers search facilities to give young people and adults ideas about the kind of careers that might suit them, searching on subjects, qualifications, salary information and interests.

* Follow link to 'Job Families & Articles' then 'Environment, Animals and Plants'.

Apprenticeships

www.apprenticeships.org.uk (opens in new window)
Apprentices learn on the job, building up knowledge and skills, gaining qualifications and earning money at the same time.

Lantra

www.lantra.co.uk (opens in new window)
The Sector Skills Council for the Environmental and Land-based sector.

Growing Careers

www.growing-careers.com (opens in new window)
The growing-careers.com website is run by the Careers Centre at Writtle College, Chelmsford, Essex. They provide a free vacancy service to job hunters seeking a ‘career with a difference’, and a cost-effective vacancy advertising service to employers and other organisations.

A Future in

www.afuturein.com
Useful website from Lantra featuring information in the 17 detailed careers information and the opportunities available to you in environmental and land based sectors.

Careers Advice Service

http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk/helpwithyourcareer/jobprofiles/
View over 700 job profiles. (opens in new window)

Graduate Prospects

www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/
Explore_types_of_jobs/p!elmjX (opens in new window)
Graduate career website offering detailed description of a wide range of jobs/careers

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