This qualification reflects the skills and knowledge required for skilled and paraprofessional work in conservation and ecosystem management. Workers with this qualification perform in operational managerial and/or technical positions often with specialist skills and knowledge in a range of sectors.

Examples of areas of specialisation include:

• Indigenous land management
• ecosystem restoration, rehabilitation and renewal
• conservation works
• parks management and/or administration
• wildlife management
• marine and/or coastal management
• water and catchment management.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.