Testimonials

Comments from our current career accelerators (cohort #5)

Week 1 review

Craig Basford

First week was definitely at the right pace and easy to follow, personally I would not change anything there.

Week 2 review

Lynden Reed

This was a surprising useful week. Lots of useful information some of which I applied in work this week. Having a list of all EPS and domestically protected species was useful. It was also really useful having the changes following Brexit explained clearly. There was so much information I certainly haven't retained all of it so going forward I am going to go through my notes from week 2 and try to cement in as much of the info as I can.

Week 3 review

Alison Harrell

I didn't know much about bat roosting sites so this information has been really useful. I will be more observant of buildings/trees I pass regularly to get my mind in the habit of assessing their suitability.

Reviews of our accelerator courses

Cohorts 1 - 4

5 star rating

This course will put you on the right path

Guy Ostler

To cut a long story short, this course has provided me with a roadmap with which to gain a career in ecological consultancy. When I started the course, I bar...

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To cut a long story short, this course has provided me with a roadmap with which to gain a career in ecological consultancy. When I started the course, I barely knew where to start as regards building skills that an employer would desire. Now, after taking the course, I feel I have a 'direction' to travel in, and have a focussed, targeted plan to put into action. An excellent course that I would hugely recommend to anybody looking to start a career in ecological consultancy.

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5 star rating

Excellent course

Chris Rhodes

This provided a wonderful grounding for understanding what is required to gain a role in ecological consultancy and how to do a good job once that goal is ac...

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This provided a wonderful grounding for understanding what is required to gain a role in ecological consultancy and how to do a good job once that goal is achieved.

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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    2. How to use this course

    3. Before we get going...

    4. Next steps

    5. Course Community

    6. Further Reading

    1. Weekly Live Lessons

    1. Toolbox - Week 1

    2. The role of a consultant ecologist

    3. What is it like to work for an ecological consultancy?

    4. Ecology and Environmental Management Employment and Salary Survey 2022

    5. Health, Safety and Wellbeing considerations

    6. Consultant Ecologists Skills Wheel

    7. Complete and submit your baseline skills wheel

    8. Week 1 Quiz

    9. Week 1 Survey

    1. Toolbox - Week 2

    2. Wildlife Legislation

    3. Wildlife Planning and Policy

    4. Week 2 Quiz

    5. Week 2 Survey

    1. Toolbox - Week 3

    2. The importance of bat conservation in the UK

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    3. Potential bat roost features in buildings

    4. Potential bat roost features in trees

    5. Potential bat roost features in other structures

    6. Negligible and Low Bat Roost Suitability

    7. Moderate Bat Roost Suitability

    8. High Bat Roost Suitability and Confirmed Bat Roost

    9. Week 3 Quiz

    10. Week 3 Survey

    1. Live Q&A recording from 07 November 2022

    2. Toolbox - Week 4

    3. Habitat Classification Systems

    4. Introducing the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal

    5. The Desk Study

    6. Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey Methodology

    7. UK Habitat Classification System Methodology

    8. Podcast: UK Habitat Classification System and the Digital Ecologist: interview with Paul Losse

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    9. Week 4 Quiz

    10. Week 4 Survey

About this course

  • £400.00
  • 98 lessons
  • 10.5 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Director Richard Dodd

I have worked as a professional ecologist since 2000 within the public, voluntary and private sectors. I'm Managing Director and Principal Consultant at Wildwood Ecology, an Award Winning 'purpose-led' Certified B Corporation company. I'm also a Chartered Ecologist and full member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).