**check back frequently for additions to this list

TYPE OF TRAINING
Community-Based Ecotourism and Forest Management training courses and postgraduate programs

MEANS OF CONTACTING THE AGENCY
Contact: Grace Saenz or Jose Campos Arce
Email: gsaenz@catie.ac.cr or jcampos@catie.ac.cr

Telephone:  (506) 556-6431
Fax:  (506) 556-1533
Address: CATIE 7170  Turrialba, Costa Rica

QUALIFICATIONS ATTAINABLE
- Masters Degree in Ecological Agriculture, Environmental Socioeconomics, Biodiversity and Tropical Forest Management and Conservation, Tropical Agroforestry or Management of Hydrographic Watersheds.
- PhD Tropical Agroforestry or Tropical Forestry Sciences

COURSES (taught in Spanish)
 Core Master’s Courses
-Ecological bases for sustainable Production (3 credits)
-Economic bases for sustainable Production (3 credits)
-Intermediate Statistics (3 credits)
-Experimental Design (3 credits)
-Sampling Techniques (3 credits)
-Technical writing (0 credits)
-English (0 credits)
***thesis may be written in Spanish or English

Training Courses
Protected Areas
Cost: US $3,600
Dates: 3 May- 2 June, 2000
Instructor: MSc Eduardo Carrillo J.

Improvement: Research Methods in the Field of Agriculture and Natural Resources
 (Modules I & II)
Cost: Module I: US$450. Module II: US$450
Dates: Module I:  28 August - 1 September
            Module II: 4 -8 September
Instructor: Christoph Kleinn

Improvement: Sampling Techniques for Researchers in the Field of Natural Resources
Cost: US$450
Dates: 25- 29 September, 2000
Instructor: Christoph Kleinn

Tropical Agroforestry Systems Course
Cost: US$1000
Dates: 17 July - 4 August, 2000
Instructor: Alberto Camero

Land Economic Evaluation: Concepts, Management and Applications
Cost: US$1250
Dates: 14 - 25 August, 2000
Instructor: Jose Arze

Environmental Economics And Valuation of Environmental Assets and Services
Cost: US$1250
Dates: 3-14 July, 2000
Instructor: Estelle Motte and Robert Hearne

Geographic Information Systems (Module I Basic)
Cost: US$1650
Dates: 3-14 July, 2000
Instructor: Sergio Velásquez

Geographic Information Systems (Module II Applications)
Cost: US$1650
Dates: 17-28 July, 2000
Instructor: Sergio Velásquez

*** for individuals who enroll in more than one module:
Two modules: US$3000
Three modules US$4200
Four modules US$5000

Geographic Information Systems (Module III Introduction to Teledetection)
Cost: US$1650
Dates: 31 July- 11 August, 2000
Instructor: Sergio Velásquez

Geographic Information Systems (Module IV Applications of Teledetection)
Cost: US$1650
Dates: 14-25 August, 2000
Instructor: Sergio Velásquez

XII International Course of Diversified Management of Tropical Latifoliate Forests
Cost: US$3000 (includes field trips, accommodation, travel, cafeteria etc.)
Dates: 21 August-22 September
Instructor: Javier Zamora

Economic and Financial Identification, Formulation and Evaluation of Forestry and Environmental Projects
Cost: US$1200
Dates: 18-29 October, 2000
Instructor: ?

Economic and Financial Identification, Formulation and Evaluation of Forestry and Environmental Projects
Cost: US$2000
Dates: 30 October- 24 November, 2000
Instructor: Gabriel Robles

** Special International Training Course**
Cryopreservation techniques: new options for the conservation of tropical plant germplasm
Sponsored by: CATIE - IPGRI
Dates: 25-29 September, 2000
Coordinators:  María Elena Aguilar (CATIE), Florent Engelmann (IPGRI)
Costs of participation:
US$ 555 per participant - includes enrolment, training material, certification,
medical insurance, accommodation, meals, transport from the airport to CATIE.
The cost DOES NOT include flight ticket, visa expenses and airport taxes.
or
US$ 268 per participant - includes enrolment, training material, certification,
medical insurance, transport from the airoport to CATIE. The cost DOES NOT
include meals, accommodation, flight, visa expenses and airport taxes.

Financial support can be provided to a limited number of participants

COSTS:
- Masters Academic Fees= US$16,730
- Total PhD registration Fees=US$25,200.

PREREQUISITES
-students taking training courses must meet specific requirements for each course (see website for details)

  Master’s students:
-must have a bachelors degree from a recognized university in related field.
 -pass the admissions requirements (exam 60% and curricular evaluation 40%)
 -must have at least two years professional experience in a related field.
 -must have a working relationship with a public or private institution or
 -university involved in farming/forestry.
 -accept the position of Research Assistant during his or her program of study.
  PhD students:
 -must have a minimum of a Ms degree in in biology, agronomics, forestry, natural resources or any
   related subject; or an equivalent professional diploma received from a recognized institution of higher
   learning.
 -are given preference if they are younger than 35 years of age, who have university grade point averages,
   at the Licenciatura and Masters level, higher than 85 % on a 100 % basis or higher than 3.2 on a 4.0.
   scale.

OTHER INFORMATION
Accident and illness insurance is available to students

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Financial support is available to some Postgraduate students (from member countries) by means of institutional grants, through an application to the Center’s Director General.
Partial scholarships are available for (mostly female) Masters students under 32 years of age upon admittance.
 

MEANS OF CONTACTING THE AGENCY:

www.aber.ac.uk/~icpwww/index.htm

Address: ICPL, Unit 8E, Science Park, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3AH

Telephone +44 (0)1970 622620
Fax +44 (0)1970 622619
Email: icpwww@aber.ac.uk

Country: United Kingdom

Overview - The International Centre for Protected Landscapes is an independent organization that provides advice, training and consultancy services to governments and non-government agencies worldwide. Based at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (UWA) and linked to the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, it also has an expanding postgraduate taught course and research program.

ICPL's commitment is to build programs appropriate to the needs of professional colleagues with a concern for sustainable resource management.

The protected landscape approach demands skills in a complex range of disciplines, since its management style is multi-dimensional and holistic. The training provided therefore embraces an appropriately wide range of subjects.

Practical programs for policymakers and practitioners

Training for Policymakers includes

• Protected areas - IUCN designation, purposes and management styles

• Land use planning - the principles - formulation of planning policy

• Environmental Assessment - the EU Directive – the World-wide application

• Environmental law - a European and UK context

• Sustainable tourism - the FNNPE principles and their application – planning

• Visitor management - planning for recreation and tourism - evaluation of impacts - integrating the needs of conservation and recreation

• Techniques in assessing landscapes for conservation

• Management planning - the area to site plan hierarchy

• Business planning for protected area managers - funding and budgeting - assessing performance

Full-time Studies

Distance Courses

MEANS OF CONTACTING THE AGENCY
 asio.jde.aca.mmu.ac.uk/fielding/inform.htm

Address: P.O. Box 3031, Moshi, Tanzania
Telephone: 0811 520360
Fax: 255 55 51113

Post Graduate Diploma: (one year)
Degree in Biological Sciences or Selected Social Sciences. Two years work experience in
Wildlife Conservation Management.
Advanced Diploma: (one year)
Two passes in Biology, Geography, Chemistry or Ordinary Diploma in Wildlife
Management.One year work experience in Wildlife Conservation Management.
Ordinary Diploma: (two year)
One pass in Biology, Geography or Chemistry. Two years work in Wildlife Conservation
Management or second class Cert. in Wildlife Management.
Certificate: (one year)
Four credit passes in Biology, Geography, Mathematics, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics; or two years work experience in Wildlife Conservation Management
Special Course: (one year)
Variable but not below Ordinary Level Secondary Education. Two years work experience in Wildlife Conservation Management.

MEANS OF CONTACTING THE AGENCY
http://www.peakdistrict.org/

Losehill Hall, Peak District National Park Centre

Contact: Sue Davies or Lyn Horan
Email: training@losehill.u-net.com

Address:  Losehill, Peak District National Park Centre, Castleton, Hope Valley, S33 8WB.
Telephone (01433) 620373
Fax (01433) 620346

QUALIFICATIONS ATTAINABLE:
-Certificates of Attendance are available for all approved courses by the IEEM (Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management)
-Rights of Way Courses approved by the Institute of Public Rights of Way Officers (IPROW) and count towards IPROW members continuing professional development (CPD)
-Courses also count towards Countryside Management Association’s (CMA) CPD.

Courses Offered:

Project Management
Cost: L 405
Date: Jan. 17-19, 2000
Instructors: John Mackmersh (Universal Improvement Company), John Stannard (Losehill Hall)

Fundraising
Cost: L 405 (L 202.50 subsidized)
Date: March 1-3, 2000
Instructors: Richard Witt (YDMT Consultants Ltd.), Mandy Sims (Losehill Hall)

Into Management (Management Basics)
Cost: L 330
Date: Oct 18-20, 2000
Instructors: Judy Adams (Lee Valley Regional Park Authority), John Stannard (Losehill Hall)

Contract Management Skills
Cost: L 415
Date: May 17-19, 2000
Instructors: John Campion (Freelance Associate), Brian Williams (Chartered Quantity Surveyor), John Stannard (Losehill Hall)

Interpretation
Cost: L 499 (L 249.50 subsidized)
Date: January 17-21, 2000
Instructors: Susan Cross (Losehill Associate) and TellTale

Making Partnerships Work
Cost: L 130 (L 65 subsidized)
Date: September 11, 2000
Instructors: Helen Bovey (Losehill Associate)

Visitor Centres (Planning, Design and Operation)
Cost: L 130
Date: June 5, 2000
Instructors: Fiona Grove (Losehill Associate), Catherine Bowmer (Peak District National Park Authority, Interpretation Officer)

Introducing Rights of Way
Cost: L 509 (L 254.50 subsidized)
Dates: August 7-11, 2000
Instructors: Stephen Jenkinson (Losehill Associate), Nikki Wright (Losehill Hall)

Taking Forward Your Interpretation
Cost: L 260 (L 130 subsidized)
Dates: October 2-3, 2000
Instructors: Susan Hill (Losehill Associate and Telltale Interpreter) and Yvonne Hosker (Independent Facilitator)

Surveying and Map Interpretation Skills
Cost: L 454 (L 227 subsidized)
Dates: April 10-12, September 4-6, 2000
Instructors: Mike Moroney (Consultant, ex Civil Engineering Surveyor and Rights of Way Manager) and Nikki Wright (Losehill Hall)

New Paths to Better Access
Cost: L 415 ( L 207.50 subsidized)
Dates: June 28-30, 2000
Instructors: Stephen Jenkinson (Losehill Associate), Nikki Wright (Losehill Hall)

Access for All
Cost: L 370 ( L 185 subsidized)
Dates: March 27-28, 2000
Instructors: Graham Attridge (Fieldfare Trust)

Breaking Down the Barriers
Cost: L 415 (L 207.50 subsidized)
Dates: September 18-20, 2000
Instructors: Graham Attridge (Fieldfare Trust) and Nikki Wright (Losehill Hall)

Organising Programmes of Guided Walks and Events
Cost: L 225
Dates: November 27-28, 2000
Instructors: Yvonne Hosker (Independent Facilitator)

Cashing In?
Cost: L 260 (L130 subsidized)
Dates: February 14-15, 2000
Instructors: Fiona Groves (Losehill Associate)

Site Management Planning
Cost: L 509 (L 254.50 subsidized)
Dates: April 10-12 + June 22-23, 2000
Instructors: David Mount (Losehill Associate) and John Campion (Losehill Associate)

Creating New Woods
Cost: L 415 (L 207.50 subsidized)
Dates: April 12-14, 2000
Instructors: Fiona Groves (Losehill Associate) and Nikki Wright (Losehill Hall)

Habitat Creation
Cost: L 415
Dates: July 17-19, 2000
Instructors: Chloe Palmer (Losehill Associate) and Nikki Wright (Losehill Hall)

Countryside Character
Cost: L 490
Dates: June 19-23, 2000
Instructors: Steven Warnock (Landscape Planner)

Grassland Management for the Nature Conservation
Cost: L 442
Dates: June 26-30, 2000
Instructors:  Peter Phillipson (Losehill Associate and Consultant Ecologist)

Mooreland and Heathland Management for Nature Conservation
Cost: L 442
Dates: May 15-19, 2000
Instructors:  Peter Phillipson (Losehill Associate and Consultant Ecologist)

Wetland Management for Nature Conservation
Cost: Undecided
Dates: Undecided
Instructors: Peter Phillipson (Losehill Associate and Consultant Ecologist)

Agriculture into the 21st Century
Cost: L 265 (L 132.50 subsidized)
Dates: September 7-8, 2000
Instructors: Chloe Palmer (Losehill Associate) and Nikki Wright (Losehill Hall)

Woods that Work
Cost: L 509 (L 254.50 subsidized)
Dates: September 25-29, 2000
Instructors: Ted Talbot (Losehill Associate and Sheffield Countryside Service) and Nikki Wright (Losehill Hall)

Wildlife Law
Cost: L 442
Dates: November 20-24, 2000
Instructors: Peter Phillipson (Losehill Associate and Consultant Ecologist)

Working with Communities-tools and techniques
Cost: L 409
Dates: February 2-4, 2000
Instructors: Dave Carr (Community Work Consultant) and Helen Bovey (Losehill Associate)

Developing Community Strategies
Cost: L 405 ( L 202.50 subsidized)
Dates: March 6-8, 2000
Instructors: Lynn Wetenhall (CAG Consultants) and Helen Bovey (Losehill Associate)

People and Place
Cost: L 405 ( L 202.50 subsidized)
Dates: February 7-9, 2000
Instructors: Cate Clark ( Losehill Associate and community environmental artist) and Nikki Wright (Losehill Hall)

Education in the Countryside
Cost: L 499 (L 249.50 subsidized)
Dates: March 27-31, 2000
Instructors: Denise Ludlam (Losehill Associate and Education Manager, Blackburn Meadows Trust) and Mandy Sims (Losehill Hall)

Community and Environment
Cost: L 415 (L 207.50 subsdized)
Dates: November 8-10, 2000
Instructors: Chris Eames (Community worker and consultant) and Helen Bovey (Losehill Hall)

Advanced Ranger Training
Cost: L 405 (L 207.50 subsdized)
Dates:  February 14-16, 2000
Instructors: Ted Talbot (Losehill Associate and Sheffield Countryside Service) and Helen Bovey (Losehill Hall)

Education for Sustainability
Cost: L 415 (L 207.50 subsdized)
Dates: December 4-6, 2000
Instructors: Jon Cree (Losehill Associate and Education Officer, Bishops Wood Environmental Education Centre) and Mandy Sims (Losehill Hall)

Getting “Best Value” from Your Ranger Service
Cost: L 65
Dates: May 22, 2000
Instructors: Ted Talbot (Losehill Associate and Sheffield Countryside Service)

Foundation Ranger Training
Cost: L 509 (L 254.50 subsidized)
Dates: November 13-17, 2000
Instructors: Steven Jenkinson (Losehill Associate), Ted Talbot (Losehill Associate and Sheffield Countryside Service) and Helen Bovey (Losehill Hall)

TARGET GROUPS
public, professional countryside staff, teachers and educational groups
 

OTHER INFORMATION

Financial support

Countryside Agency may subsidize individuals
-employed in England or Wales in countryside conservation or recreation
-employed by National Park, local authority or voluntary body or a private owner of a site managed for public recreation
-that are on government funded countryside training programmes or volunteers working on countryside recreation or conservation

MEANS OF CONTACTING THE AGENCY
http://www.wildlifecollege.org.za/

Contact: The Director
Address: Southern African Wildlife College, Private Bag X3015, Hoedspruit, 1380, South Africa.

Email: sawc@iafrica.com
Telephone/Fax: +27 (15)793-2621

The mission of the College is to provide protected area managers from Southern Africa with the motivation and relevant skills to manage their areas and associated wildlife populations sustainably and in co-operation with local communities. To achieve this aim, the College offers customised, modular, short and long term residential courses which cover environmental, conservation and natural resource management issues as well as community capacity building in the various disciplines. In promoting the sustainable use of biodiversity, the training courses cover the latest thinking in conservation principles and practices thereby facilitating the synergistic relationship required between people and parks.

COURSES
The College website offers a previous course calendar (1998) as an example of the type of short courses that they offer.  For an updated calendar, use the contact information above.

Fees

The course fees cover all course expenses, materials, field trips, accommodation, meals and teas.

TARGET GROUPS
Protected area managers from Southern Africa

OTHER INFORMATION

Financial Support

A limited number of bursaries are available, and supervisors should submit motivations for candidates they nominate. Refund structures do apply but no refunds will be given if the College is notified of a cancellation 14 days or less before the start of a course.

Indemnity

All course participants will be required to sign an indemnity form on arrival at the College. It must also be noted that the College is located in a malaria area and that the necessary precautions should be taken.

MEANS OF CONTACTING THE AGENCY
 http://www.wii.gov.in/

Address: Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, Chandrabani, Dehra Dun-248 001 (U.P.), India

Telephone: 91-135-64012 to 640115,
Fax: 91-135-640117
Email: wii@wii.gov.in

Country: India

Overview - Wildlife Institute of India (WII) at Dehra Dun, mandate is to -

• Train personnel at various levels for the conservation and management of wildlife resources as well as provide orientation to all those concerned therewith;
• Carry out research relevant to management including the development of techniques appropriate to Indian conditions;
• Build up a body of scientific knowledge on the wildlife resources of the country;
• Provide information and advice on specific wildlife management problems;
• Provide a basis for cooperation with international organizations concerned with wildlife management, research and training;
• Work towards developing an autonomous institution of university status which provides graduates in natural resource conservation and management for both government and non- government institutions including university faculty and wildlife and conservation organizations. It should ultimately become a regional centre of international importance in studies of Asian wildlife and natural resource management.

Professional Diploma Programs available