LEMUR Training Programme
The LEMUR Project offers a combination of 'on-the-job' training and formal training workshops for its Bursary Placements. The training workshops cover a wide range of subjects and are designed to give trainees the essential skills and knowledge required by employers.
Hub Core learning
At the very beginning of each group of 12 placements, all trainees undergo a block of ten days of ‘Hub Core Learning’, which is specific to each Hub. This learning reflects the nature of each placement and is organised and delivered by each Hub. The nature of these training workshops is likely to be as follows: (numbers in brackets refer to duration of specific learning in days):
Hub Core learning |
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SWT |
HNT |
AMBIOS |
Tree Planting (1) Woodland Mgt (1) Practical Wood Mgt (1) Hedge Laying (1) Woodland Flora (1) Outdoor Play (1) School Grounds (1) Environmental Art (1) Consultation for Kids (1) Youth Participation (1) Financial Management (1) |
Phase 1/NVC Woodland (1) Vegetative Grass ID (1) Flower Grass ID (1) Sedges and Rushes (1) Aquatic Species ID (1) Woodland Species ID (1) Planning and Dev (1) Wildlife Law (1) Management Planning (1) GIS (2) |
Bird ID (1) Inter-tidal Survey (1) Marine Mammal Medic (1) Protected species (1) Ornithological Surveys (1) Botanical survey (1) Forest skills (2) Earth Education (1) Financial Management (1) |
Optional Hub Learning
These core learning courses are then followed by a 'pick and mix' arrangement of a further five days of training from the Optional Hub Learning. This learning is also organised and delivered by each Hub. It is possible for Bursary Placements to attend courses at any of the three Hubs, thus vastly increasing the range of learning opportunities available. These provisional courses are likely to be:
Optional Hub Learning |
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SWT |
HNT |
AMBIOS |
| Teach & Learn Styles (1) Access Management (1) Biodiversity Action Plans (1) Community Skills (1) Volunteer Management (2) Environment Law (1) NVC Surveys (2) Evaluation activities & techniques (1) |
Phase 1 & NVC Grassland Survey Skills (2) Tree ID (1) Veg. Grass ID. (1) Working with Floras (2) Flowering Grass ID (2) Sedges & Rushes ID. (1) |
Teaching/Learning Styles (1) GPS/GIS (4) Community Skills for Interpretation (1) Environmental interpretation (2) ICT in context (1) Volunteer Management (1) |
External Training Allowance
Additionally, each bursary Placement will have the opportunity to attend some external training courses, if a specific training need is identified within their Individual Learning Plans. A central ‘external training budget’ with an initial allowance of £250 per beneficiary has been included within the project budget to cover the cost of any essential external training.
Please note: External training will only be encouraged where the Bursary Placement’s Individual Learning Plan has identified a specific need that cannot be covered by Hub courses. For example, specialist courses in lichen or fungi identification.
