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Develop your understanding of soil health with our online training.

Environmental Land Management (ELM): Improving soil quality

Environmental Land Management (ELM): Improving soil quality

This e-learning course is designed for anyone looking to improve soil quality. It brings together resources, tools and guidance from a range of leading industry organisations.

Develop your understanding of soil health with our online training.
Our soils are among the most important resources we have. Find out how you can strengthen them in TIAH's online training.

Aims

Our Environmental Land Management: Improving soil quality online course aims to:

  • Build on your understanding of soil structure and function
  • Improve your knowledge of how to complete a soil assessment
  • Help you identify additional risks relating to soil
  • Empower farmers to produce a soil management plan
  • Give farmers and growers the knowledge they need to test and add organic matter to soil

This course was developed with expertise from:

AHDB logo.
Defra logo

Overview

Designed for farmers, growers, and land managers, this course brings together trusted guidance, videos, tools and real-world farm examples to help you better understand, assess and improve your soils.

Explore topics including soil structure, soil health assessments, erosion risks, organic matter, cover crops and creating a soil management plan. You’ll also discover practical actions that can support productivity, protect water quality and improve environmental outcomes across your land.

This course is particularly useful for anyone completing, or considering completing, actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Arable and Horticultural Soils Standard.

What will I achieve?
6 TIAH CPD points
How long will it take?
Two hours.

How this relates to the Capability Framework

The learning objectives in this online training relate to the capabilities inside the Environment and Business areas of our Capability Framework.

Environment competencies
Business competencies.

Thanks to our partner organisations

Our Essential Skills learning has been made in collaboration with:
Adrow logo.
Agricultural Business Training logo.
Agricultural Industries Confederation logo
Agricultural Universities Council
AHDB logo.
Basis registration logo
British Growers Association logo.
British Pest Control Association.
Cedar Associates logo.
Defra logo
Environment Agency
Farm Safety Foundation logo.
Farming Community Network logo.
Forestry Commission logo
Fresh Produce Training & Development logo.
Harper Adams University logo.
Health & Safety Executive logo.
Livestockwise logo.
National Farmers Union logo.
Natural England logo.
The Succession Alliance.
UK Agri-Tech Centre logo.
Vicky Anderson Training logo.