This is at a more advanced standard and provides the level of knowledge required by persons employed in positions such as area fisheries managers in the water industry. The course extends over two years, with freshwater biology, fisheries management, fishery law & fisheries administration and environmental management covered in one year, and fish husbandry, fish disease, water quality and recreation and amenity in the other year.

Short field courses are held each year and completion of a project, tutor marked assessments as well as passes in the exams are required for award of the Diploma. This course has been through a credit rating exercise with the Open University, and carries points which can be used by successful students to contribute to a University degree.

Note that enrolment to the course starts in October and applications must be received by 15 September.

For more information on the course, including an application form, you can download the diploma course leaflet here as a MS Word document or a pdf.

For further details, please contact the Training Secretary, Paul Coulson at: training@ifm.org.uk or tel 07960 939836.