Career Guides

We are working with the Development Board to build these Guides which we hope will act as a useful resource for service leaders and veterans researching land-based employment opportunities.

We’ve started with the most requested outdoors opportunities and we will be adding new items every week.

If you are particularly interested in a guide that’s not yet available (or if you think there is a guide missing) please get in touch – we can give you some early information.

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Arboriculture

Arboriculture

There is a pressing need all over the UK for individuals with chainsaw tickets.
From the private homeowner who needs one tree in their garden removed, to utility and rail companies who need a full vegetation removal service all year round, the world of Arboriculture offers many opportunities.

Forestry

Forestry

The UK’s Forestry industry encapsules many visions including climate change, sustainability, net zero and green recovery.
Woodland management is at the heart of all this and there are opportunities for woods people, engineers, large and expensive machinery operators, educators, surveyors and more with military skills and experience shining through all of the above.

Game keeping & Country Sports

Game Keeping & Country Sports

Whilst the world of game shooting can often seem impossible to access, there are many and varied opportunities in the allied industries including shoot management, Fishing, Deer Management and allied areas such as tuition, Health & Safety and event management including game fairs and clay pigeon shoots.

Gardening and Amenity Horticulture

Gardening and Amenity Horticulture

There are many and varied opportunities for those who seek to earn a living in gardens.
Whether a self-employed mower of lawns or an individual who is part of a team managing a large garden and grounds which is open to the public, HighGround helps you work out what fits you best and how to find the tickets and experience.

Smallholding

Smallholding

There are many definitions of Smallholding, but most involve animal husbandry with food production and commerce on different scales from the egg run in a van, to meat boxes sent around the world.
Being green and sustainable has never been more relevant for those with ambition and energy.

Equine & Thoroughbred Management

Equine & Thoroughbred Management

The thoroughbred breeding and racing industry in the UK has a long and proud history and in 2021 was worth £4.1bn to the UK economy.
There are excellent opportunities in racing integrity, racecourse administration and on the many studs throughout the UK where horses are bred and raised before they start their racing careers.

Forest school

Forest School

Forest School is all about taking the classroom outdoors to deliver holistic, learner-led regular sessions where children can learn social and technical skills in their natural environment.
Being outdoors in a safe, controlled environment encourages mindfulness for adults too and Forest Schools are a growth area where military skills really come into their own.

Agriculture

Agriculture Arable & Livestock

Farming can be divided into growing crops and raising animals for the purpose of food production.
Post Brexit the landscape is changing and opportunities to work in the industry as Environmental Land Management Scheme is rolled out to address nature recovery, food security and climate change are opening up all the time.

Animal Health & Welfare

Animal Health & Welfare

Britain is a nation of animal lovers and the care and welfare of our furry and feathered friends is big business.
As conservation of endangered species becomes more important and public appetite for zoos diminishes, wildlife parks and other conservation initiatives need rangers and welfare inspectors will sadly always be needed…

Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

This involves landscape, habitat, and species-specific conservation with volunteering as the recommended route into this growing sector.
Educating people about the environment has never been more important as climate change affects our planet.
Learning heritage skills to protect and preserve the environment is of huge importance.

Heritage Gardening

Heritage Gardening

Britain has over a thousand privately owned historic houses, castle and gardens which are open to the public.
Preserving, conserving and caring for the nation’s heritage requires many skills and gardening is only one of them!
Masonry, joinery and other heritage skills all add up to varied and interesting roles.

Landscaping Commercial & Domestic

Landscaping – Commercial & Domestic

No matter how large or small the task is, Landscaping can be defined as the planning, laying out, construction and maintenance of gardens and green spaces.
The green environment has never been more important to mankind and creating and maintaining green spaces needs skills from site survey to plant nursery via water features, lawn care and much more.

Land-Based Service Engineering – Construction and Plant

Land Based Service Engineering – Construction & Plant

A wide variety of machinery from tractors for agriculture to diggers for Landscaping.

Outdoor Sports and Recreation

Outdoor Sports & Recreation

This area of the land-based sector is mostly focused on education and young people.
It requires the skills of a teacher, leader, mentor and innovator and military skills of motivation, adaptability and discipline can be mapped successfully to lead expeditions, teach Scouts, run school sports programmes and teach fitness to adults.

Rural Estate Management

Rural Estate Management

The UK is home to a vast array of estates from dukes with parkland and castles, to private homes and everything inbetween.
Tenants, deer parks, farm shops, fishing lodges and solar panels all need managing and people skills, attention to detail and flexibility will take you a long way.

Viticulture and Oenology

Viticulture & Oenology

The wine, beer and cider industries in the UK are all expanding exponentially.
Opportunities to work in growing, production, and marketing these fantastic products exist all over the UK and abroad and are well suited to military people who are used to getting stuff done.

Aquaculture

Aquaculture

Hydroculture

Hydroculture