Training
TCV Cymru provides a wide range of training courses, in community initiatives, organisational and practical skills.
All TCV Cymru centres have comfortable, well-equipped training areas and access to a wide range of tools and technical equipment.
We have a wealth of practical knowledge in conservation skills with huge experience in training individuals with these training needs to work in this area.
- Dry stone walling
- Tree felling
- Tree planting
- Coppicing
- Fencing
- Hedgelaying
- Chain saw qualifications
- Brushcutter qualifications
- Wood chipper qualifications
- Post & Wire Fencing
- Basic landscaping
- Habitat Management
We also offer knowledge and training in community initiatives and organisational skills in areas like:
- Leadership
- Equal Opportunities
- Fundraising
- Communication
- Planing for Safety
- Publicity
- Costing
- Development
- Networking
- Team Building
TCV Cymru offers individuals and groups with training opportunity’s to gain the nationally recognised Open College Network awards (OCNs), and the chance to gain work experience in conservation work.
Many more awards can be achieved when volunteering or working with TCV Cymru.
Qualifications through volunteering
TCV Cymru can now offer better than ever opportunities to gain qualifications in conservation activities. Open College certificates enable volunteers and project workers the chance to gain recognition based on their practical experience and on-the-job learning. Over the last three years, over 100 people have achieved certificates. Now, working in partnership with the Open College Network, TCV has developed a new range of awards covering many of our most popular conservation activities.
Who are the qualifications for?
Clearly, qualifications are useful for anyone is planning on a career in conservation. The craft skills are also relevant to the landscaping industry, horticulture, forestry and arboriculture and even some construction jobs. OCN awards are now recognised by many employers and by all colleges.
These are quite basic level practical awards, and are useful for demonstrating practical skills to underpin an academic qualification - maybe as part of a “year out”.
Or you may simply be keen to enhance your conservation skills and to receive some recognition of your skills - just for the fun and satisfaction of it.
What activities are covered by the new range of qualifications?
- Repair and maintain hand tools
- Establish Plants
- Seed collection and propagation
- Tree nursery operations
- Control woody plants
- Control soft vegetation
- Hedgelaying
- Construct or repair fences
- Construct and repair boundary walls
- Path construction and repair
- Install gates and stiles
- Pond construction
- Construct landforms
- Construct habitat boxes
- Construct/install ancillary structures
- Simple paving
- Simple brickwork
Each unit is individually certificated, so you can do as many or as few units as you want.
We have recently introduced 8 new units, designed to help you to gain that ideal job. Units 5-8 are individually certificated, whilst units 1-4 are half units, so you have to complete two to receive a certificate:
- Workplace Skills - Attendance and Targets
- Workplace Skills - Communication Skills
- Workplace Skills - Health and Handling Skills
- Workplace Skills - Team and Individual Skills
- Jobsearch and Interview Skills
- Applying for Jobs
- Confidence Building
- Job Interviews
Contact
For more information on any training needs please contact the Training Co-ordinator at Forest Farm, Cardiff:
TCV Cymru
The Training Unit
The Conservation Centre
Forest Farm Road
Whitchurch
Cardiff
CF14 7JJ
Tel: 029 2052 4274
Fax: 029 2052 2181
If you are looking for publications on practical conservation try BTCV Handbooks or take a look at our online shop.
