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The Westcountry Rivers Trust believes everyone
should have ‘wet feet’ and to this end all our staff actively
work with stakeholders and landowners, providing advice and
information on many aspects of land and river management. It is the wealth of knowledge and hands on experience of the Trust staff where our real strength lies. This is reflected in the fact that all staff are involved to varying degrees in education, whether it be running vocational courses, community talks, advisor training or college modules.  One
of the main remits of the Trust is to advance the education of
the public in water management. Here at the Westcountry Rivers
Trust we believe that education should span across generations
and as such we have developed a wide varitey of educational
activities. The Trust was recently fortunate enough to receive funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for it's Cornwall Wet Feet programme.  Educational development at the Trust is co-ordinated by Dr Laurence Couldrick who believes that by providing education not just for adults and mature students but for the younger members of the community that a responsibility for the environment is nurtured in the next generation of land care managers, advisors and policy makers. It is for this reason that the Trust works at many levels offering a variety of educational activities including: » The 'Wet Feet' junior programme » Schools visits and riverside activity sessions » A series of one day vocational courses » Continued Professional Development courses » Further Education courses and activities with local colleges » A Higher Education Foundation Degree in River Conservation Management |