Ecologist (integrated degree)

From 1 January 2026, Level 7 apprenticeships will only be government-funded for apprentices who, at the start of their apprenticeship training, are either aged 16-21, or aged under 25 and have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan and/or have been, or are, in the care of their local authority. Any individual who started a level 7 apprenticeship before 1 January 2026 will continue to be funded through to completion.

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Version Change detail Earliest start date Latest start date
1.2 Occupational standard, end-point assessment plan and funding band revised. 25/02/2026 Not set
1.1 Updated SSA 09/12/2025 24/02/2026
1.0 Approved for delivery 28/06/2019 08/12/2025
Employers involved in creating the standard: Aecom, Anglia Ruskin University, Baker Consultants Ltd, Bath and Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), Cornwall College, Cornwall Environmental Consultants Ltd, Cranfield University, DEFRA, Derby University, Durham County Council, East Sussex County Council, Elite Ecology, Environment agency, Exeter County Council, Greenspace Ecological Solutions, Harper Adams University, HS2, Jacobs, Kirklees Council, Lincolnshire County Council, Middlemarch Environmental, Nature Bureau, Nature England, Northumbria University, Oxford Brookes University, Southampton City Council, Sparsholt College, Steelite International Ltd, Swift Ecology, University of Greenwich, Warwickshire County Council, Wood plc, Woodland Trust, WSP, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire Water

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