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October 2007 ….. Immediate Release Local Training
Initiative Succeeds as Participants Find Dream Jobs
A training course in
Conservation Skills run by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust in partnership with
The 8 week course
provided training in pond creation and management, habitat management,
footpath maintenance and fencing. Since
the completion of the course 66% of the participants have gone on to work
in the environmental field or gone into further environmental training in
colleges and universities. Heather Ball completed
the 8-week course in February 2007 “I enrolled on the course to gain
practical experience. I’m
studying for a BSc in Environmental Studies but I know I will need
practical work experience to enable me to get an environmental job.
The course helped me gain some practical skills, which together
with my degree will help me get into conservation work in the future.
I enjoyed it so much that after the course I continued volunteering
with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.”
Luke Warburton explained
how the course helped him, “The
course I have undertaken was really useful; it gave me the opportunity to
improve my practical skills in nature conservation, which I have been
implementing in my job. Working in nature conservation is what I have
always wanted to do, but I didn’t have much technical knowledge; these
types of courses are a great opportunity to develop hands-on skills”. The success of the
course has inspired Warwickshire Wildlife Trust to develop another
conservation skills training course which will run from April 2008 to
September 2008. These
workshops will be advertised in the new year or see website for details www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk
Warwickshire Wildlife
Trust is the leading local charity for wildlife and the environment.
The Trust currently cares for over 55 nature reserves throughout
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