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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Below is a list of all courses linking to a brief description. If a course is scheduled it will appear below in bold. If the course you are interested has not been scheduled and is currently listed as TBA (to be arranged) please inform us of your interest (laurence@wrt.org.uk) and we will try our best to organise it, where demand is sufficient:

:: RUNNING PRIMARY SCHOOL RIVER SESSIONS
:: RUNNING IN-HOUSE RIVERS ADVISOR TRAINING
:: THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
:: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
:: SOCIAL SURVEYING TECHNIQUES AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION METHODOLOGIES

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