Are you passionate about plants and gardening? If so, you should
channel your enthusiasm into gaining qualifications that will lead
to a career in the land and environment industry.
Be part of our success
Join us here at Shuttleworth College and benefit from our
national reputation and 60 years of experience delivering land and
the environment courses. You can have confidence that you are
learning from the best. Our tutors are experts in their fields,
having had successful careers working for a wide range of
organisations such as the National Trust, the Royal Society for the
Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the National Institute of
Agricultural Botany (NIAB) crop research. We work with leading
plant nurseries, research organisations and top garden
designers.
You will be encouraged to enter competitions and win awards to
ensure that you stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs or
university. Some recent student successes include David Spooner and
Luke Johnston winning silver awards at the East of England Show for
their ‘Mediterranean’ and ‘Relaxing Sensory’ gardens. Luke Anstee
also won bronze for his creation around the theme of Fire and Ice.
In 2010 William Colebrook won gold at the East of England Show for
his ‘Star Garden’.
Use fantastic facilities
Your classroom will be the beautiful estate and land that
Shuttleworth College is surrounded by. You will have access to 98
hectares of land and almost every kind of habitat including
grasslands, wetlands, farmland, heathland and woodland; all perfect
environments for you to develop your skills and knowledge. Uniquely
situated in a conservation area, the estate has a working farm, a
fishery, a plant nursery, and formal parklands with many specimen
trees.
Be more employable
Through our industry partnerships you will have chance to gain
valuable work experience in addition to working on the College’s
own farm estate. Some organisations that past students have been
involved with include the Woodland Trust, CASE IH, Frosts garden
centres, the Environment Agency, Domoney Designs and Woburn
Estates. All of this experience will stand you in good stead when
applying for jobs or for further study.
All our courses involve transferrable skills and elements of
business that employers are looking for, so you can be reassured
that you will develop good team working, communication and customer
service skills too.
Enjoy your studies
We expect you to work hard, but you will also have time to make
new friends and enjoy the fun side of your course. We regularly
organise educational trips to ensure that you broaden your
knowledge and experience of the subject area you are studying. Some
recent visits include trips to the Eden Project and The Lost
Gardens of Heligan and the flower markets in Holland.