Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 2 is the most recognised.
Typical pay: £19,000 to £30,000Level 2 most recognisedOpen entry
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
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Qualifications employers recognise (Level 2)
Any of these strengthens your application.
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Add-on certificates
Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.
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Where this can take you
With experience you could: become a head gamekeeper, work self employed or as a contractor and move into countryside estate management.