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Partnership Lifecyle

• Project approved: July 2010
• Project start: 1 August 2010
• Progress report: by 30 June 2011
• Project end: 31 July 2012
• Final report: 30 September 2012

Project Objectives

The five key objectives of the partnership were as follows:

• To undertake a two-year programme of information exchange between each partner organisation
• To undertake a top-line analysis of the current vocational education and training situation in the national conservation sector for each participating country
• To develop and disseminate a best practice training toolkit framework for use by nature conservation site managers and other key stakeholders who look after wildlife in the participating countries
• To provide study visit/training opportunities (mobilities) in another EU Member State for key staff and volunteers of each partner organisation
• To raise awareness and understanding of the climate change challenges and opportunities facing the nature conservation sector and the new skills required for managing sites.

The approach the partnership took to achieving these objectives was by exchanging information and experience, via three face-to-face partner meetings and 18 teleconference meetings, joint development of a partnership website and associated communication strategy and a programme of nine field study visits to each of the four European host partner countries.

Expected Impact

This partnership is expected to help improve the professional skills and knowledge of conservation staff and volunteers from all five of the organisations directly involved in this project. With more than 370 years of nature conservation experience, approximately five million members, over 6 000 staff and more than 90 000 volunteers between them, the potential to raise standards, knowledge and competencies in vocational education and training for staff and volunteers in the field of nature conservation both within and beyond the boundaries of these five organisations is immense.