Head Office
Scottish Borders Campus
Nether Road, Galashiels
TD1 3HE
Tel: 08700 50 51 52
Fax: (01896) 758179 Charity Number SC021180
Course Information
Landbased & Leisure
Course List
- Agriculture - SVQ Level I
- Amenity Horticulture - SVQ Level I
- Amenity Horticulture - SVQ Level II:
- Amenity Horticulture - SVQ Level III
- Animal Care - BTEC First Certificate & Diploma
- BASE Downhill 1
- BASE Downhill 2
- BASE Football 1
- BASE Rugby - Strength and Conditioning Programme
- BASE Rugby 1
- BASE Rugby 2
- Exercise and Fitness - BTEC First Diploma
- Gamekeeping - NC
- Gamekeeping - SVQ Level III
- Gamekeeping With Wildlife Management - HNC
- Gamekeping - SVQ Level II
- Horse Care - SVQ Level I
- Horse Care - SVQ Level II
- Horse Care - SVQ Level III
- Introduction to Landbased Industries
- Landscaping - Foundation Certificate
- Landscaping - SVQ Level II:
- Mixed Farming - Modern Apprenticeship
- Mixed Farming - SVQ Level II
- Mixed Farming - SVQ Level III
- Preparation for Entry to the Army
- Rural Mechanics - NC
- Short Course Programmes
- Sport - BTEC Level 3
Department Overview
FACILITIES
The department operates over two sites, at Newtown St Boswells and Galashiels, both providing excellent classroom and workshop facilities. The many modern farms, estates and horticultural units provide first class practical facilities for its courses, while local equestrian centres provide the base for the Horse Management courses and Riddell Estate the base for the Gamekeeping courses.
EQUIPMENT & RESOURCES
The department has a wide range of equipment, from basic hand tools to the larger equipment found on farms, estates, horticultural units, riding centres and agricultural workshops, weight rooms and sports facilities.
INDUSTRIAL LINKS & WORK PLACEMENT
The department offers Work Placement as an integral part of many landbased and leisure courses. Students gain a wide range of realistic, practical work experience by working on farms and estates, in horticultural units, agricultural engineering workshops, pet shops, rescue centres, vets, kennels, catteries, riding establishments, sports facilities and leisure centres.
DEPARTMENT HEAD
KENNY FRASER - Tel No: 08700 50 51 52
E-mail: kfraser@borderscollege.ac.uk
PROGRAMME LEADERS
ANDY WINWOOD - Tel No: 08700 50 51 52
E-mail: awinwood@borderscollege.ac.uk
ANDREW JOHNSON - Tel No: 08700 50 51 52
E-mail: ajohnson@borderscollege.ac.uk
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