Continuing Professional Development
The Westcountry Rivers Trust is pleased to offer a programme of
high quality, intensive one- to three-day courses providing
Continued Professional Development (CPD). The courses are
suitable for planning officers, school teachers, environmental
organisation staff, countryside project officers, national park
staff, rivers trust staff as well as anyone with an interest in
the ecology and management of waterways.
One
day courses usually run from 9:30 or 10:00 am to 4:30 or 5:00
pm; two and three day courses typically run from 9:30 am to 9:00
pm on the first (and subsequent) day(s); 9:30 am to 4:30 pm on
the last day. Each training course usually accepts between 12 –
18 participants. Places are allocated on a first come, first
served basis, therefore, early booking is advisable.
Certificates of attendance are provided for each course For
further information about the courses please call 0870 7740704.
For
information about availability or to book a place please contact
the Westcountry Rivers Trust, 10 Exeter Street, Launceston,
Cornwall. PL15 9EQ or phone 01566 784 488 or email
wrt@wrt.org.uk. Or you can
download a booking form and send it to us with the appropriate
amount.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
CPD01 - RUNNING PRIMARY SCHOOL RIVER SESSIONS
Date:
TBA.
Venue:
TBA.
Fee:
£150
A one-day course providing the necessary skills to run a
water-wise session that covers aspects from both the Geography
and Science KS 1 and 2. The course includes an invertebrate
identification workshop, water-wise activities, environment
exploration games, risk assessment issues and running river/pond
field trips. There will be an opportunity to purchase a
discounted set of river dipping equipment and the assistance of
a WRT advisor on your first river event.
Lecturer:
Dr Laurence Couldrick
CPD02 - RUNNING IN-HOUSE RIVERS ADVISOR TRAINING
Date:
TBA.
Venue:
TBA.
Fee:
£880
An intensive three-day residential course providing the
necessary skills to run in-house training sessions. The course
is designed for emergent Trusts who wish to train their own
advisors and gives an overview to Sustainable River Basin
Management and writing Integrated River Basin Resource
Management plans. The course also provides the teaching and
training skills necessary to create interesting and effective
ways to transfer knowledge to in-house staff. Through the course
and continued contact with the Westcountry Rivers Trust
subsequent tailored training sessions can be organised if
required.
Lecturers:
Gillian Dixon & Dr Laurence Couldrick
CPD03 - THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
Date:
TBA.
Venue:
TBA.
Fee:
£150
An intensive one-day course explaining the up and coming Water
Framework Directive (WFD), including how it will look, how it
will be implemented and most importantly how it will impact on
businesses, planning and catchment management. This course is
advisable for anyone working within catchment or water resource
management as well as local and regional planners. The
Westcountry Rivers Trust has seen the WFD development over past
years and has been involved in national workgroups.
Lecturer:
TBA.
CPD04 - GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
Date:
TBA.
Venue:
TBA.
Fee:
£150
A one-day course highlighting the use of Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) in modelling the catchment thus
providing a future management tool. The course is suited to
those interested in using GIS to highlight high-risk areas
within a catchment. The course details several effective
examples where GIS has been used to target habitat management
and river basin management advice.
Lecturer:
Anna Cook & Dr Laurence Couldrick
CPD05 - SOCIAL SURVEYING TECHNIQUES AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
METHODOLOGIES
Date:
TBA.
Venue:
TBA.
Fee:
£150
A one-day course reviewing the techniques used to survey public
opinion and participation in order to gather information. The
courses highlights examples used by consultancies and those used
to canvass opinion for the up an coming Water Framework
Directive.
Lecturer:
Alex Inman
