Employment & Training
To help anyone who wants to gain the knowledge and skills to improve their environment, we run a wide variety of employment programmes and training.
Employment programmes
Unemployed, Employed Young people and Employers!
Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland is offering places on the two new DEL training programmes, Training for Success and ApprenticeshipsNI, as well as Training for Employment.
So, if you are unemployed, employed or have just left school and you want to work outdoors, there should be something for you. Employers will have the opportunity to develop a workforce with the specific skills to drive their business forward.
Training
Training is available in a wide range of subjects including different practical skills, habitat management skills, people management skills and wider environmental knowledge. There are also many opportunities to gain accreditation through NVQ’s or other forms of accredited training.
We can offer:
- Community Environmental Leadership
- NVQ
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Chainsaw Training
- Green Team Events
- One-day courses
Training for the individual
For somebody wanting to learn more about the environment, for either their hobby or as a way of advancing their career, there are numerous opportunities to attend one of our short courses or to become involved in gaining an NVQ or by undertaking voluntary work with Conservation Volunteers.
Training to meet the needs of organisations and groups
Any of the training and accreditation opportunities listed here can be delivered to meet the specific needs of other organisations such as business, community groups or training providers. Most of our courses can be run at a venue to suit the needs of the participants. It is also possible to deliver programmes tailored to meet the specific needs and time requirements of the participant group.
Accreditation and recognised training
Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland provides training and assessment opportunities approved by the following awarding bodies:
- City & Guilds
- National Proficiency Tests Council
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Institute of Leadership and Management
- Open College Network
Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland is also approved as a training provider by Lantra and some of our training staff are members of the Lantra Professional Register as trainers or assessors or both.
Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland is also approved as a Jobskills provider by the Department of Employment and Learning.
For further information on any of the training opportunities listed here, please contact us.