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Acorn to Oak Courses
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Originally established in 2000 in partnership with the BTCV in Durham, Acorn to Oak courses aim to provide professional development training, delivered by practising countryside management professionals, for those who wish to improve and develop their skills and knowledge in the practical elements that form the basis for managing the countryside for recreation, education and conservation.
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| All our training courses are carefully prepared learning experiences following a focused learning system with clear goals involving information provision, assimilation and application for reinforcement. Using professional practitioners as trainers ensures knowledgeable, practical and up to date information and guidance.
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| The Training Programme for 2009 |
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| Click on the link to a course for more detailed information in pdf format |
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| Community Consultation |
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30th June to 1st July |
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| Visitor Surveys |
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13th to 14th July |
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| Interpreting Environmental Heritage |
21st to 23rd September |
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| Understanding and Identifying Trees |
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5th October |
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| The Management of Broad-Leaved Woodland |
12th to 14th October |
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| Project Management for Countryside and Environmental Staff |
16th to 17th November |
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| Booking form (pdf) |
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Booking form (word) |
Terms and Conditions |
Courses leaflet |
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Participants feedback
Invertebrates: identification, conservation and monitoring
"Excellent-really enjoyed it. I felt that I learnt lots and have lots of practical ideas to take away."
"Good mix, starting at basics and progressing at a sensible pace to quite detailed ideas"
Education in the Countryside
"Very useful, well presented, relevant."
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Training Courses at your own venue
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The training needs of your staff can be met most cost effectively on your own site. Courses can be tailored to focus on local needs and issues. All aspects of countryside management are covered. Residential training courses are an inefficient way of spending hard won training budgets. Why train only one when we can train the whole team for only a little bit more?
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Project example
Greenstart training programme
Greenstart is a central government initiative linked to Surestart, piloted in the northeast of England. The aim of Greenstart is to promote social participation and active use of the natural environment by parents and pre-school children; improved health and general well-being are key targeted outcomes.
Countryside Management Services [UK] Ltd was commissioned to develop and deliver a programme of training for the new Greenstart leaders. The aim of the programme was to develop skills, knowledge and confidence to deliver activities (and to develop new activities) that involve pre-school children and their parents in use of the natural green space on their doorstep.
The training programme has since been extended and repeated with new leaders in the northeast of England .
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